Tom Cowie took all the right steps, and they are paying off. Julia McDonald talks with the Power Index journalist about education, internships and what it takes to be professional.
Tom Cowie – working journalist profile
Tom Cowie – from graduate to today’s guest lecturer
A few months ago Tom wanted a job as a journalist. Then he landed one. Now La Trobe Uni has asked him back as a guest lecturer to tell the story behind his diary as a graduating journalism student..
Welcome Tom Cowie – upstart’s new editor
Here at upstart we're very pleased to welcome Tom Cowie as our summer editor. Tom is taking over the reigns from Erdem Koc, who has just completed his Law/Media degree and a successful stint as this..
‘Tom wants a job’ update: It’s over – Tom offered a job at Crikey
The 'Tom wants a job' campaign is over. Tom has been offered a job as a junior reporter at Crikey.
#tomwantsajob: the live tweet
From our correspondent deep within Crikey HQ, the full live tweet of the #tomwantsajob interview. The chronology is back to front - so scroll down and then tab up to read it in sequence.
Former upstart editor joins The Age
Tom Cowie will commence work with the Melbourne newspaper next month.
Reviewers wanted for Melbourne Writers Festival
Heading to the Melbourne Writers Festival? Then why not write something yourself - this year's program includes an array of international speakers and recently graduated former upstart editor, Tom..
Good night and good luck
As he packs up his things and departs the editor's desk, Tom Cowie looks back on a long, hot summer as editor of upstart.
Today’s ‘me-first’ culture only impedes our will power
Australians are good at making wills. But as former upstart editor Tom Cowie reports, family members who survive a loved one often find themselves at loggerheads, with lawyers the only certain..
Buck’s nights have become a parody
In today's 'Fridays in February' column, Tom Cowie has his sights set on the age-old tradition of the buck's party.
Wanted: Little white lies
In today's 'Fridays in February' column, Tom Cowie looks at the web of lies spun between applicants and agents in the rental market.
Black Saturday from afar
A year after Black Saturday, upstart editor Tom Cowie recalls how he learned about the ordeal those close to him suffered in the fires while he himself was in South America.
Fridays in February: Post-Paris Hilton
Upstart editor Tom Cowie returns to the keyboard in 2010 with a new column entitled 'Fridays in February'. Today he takes aim at Facebook and the ever-evolving cult of celebrity.
The Meredith Gift
A few months ago, Meredith Music Festival was lumped in with a list of festivals taking music-loving punters for a ride. After experiencing the festival for the first time last weekend, Tom Cowie..
And the winner is?
It's been a strange old week in politics for the Federal Opposition. Tom Cowie looks back at the week that was and examines what comes next for the Liberal Party.
All the President’s Men: Review
It was one of the most devastating political detective stories of the 20th century and helped bring down a President. After 35 years, Tom Cowie discovers why "All The President's Men" is still a..
Coffee and cardamon Kuwaiti style
In the first of a series of stories filed from a journalism study tour of Kuwait, Tom Cowie gets the chance to experience one of the Arab nation’s oldest customs.
Australian journalism students visit Kuwait
The Arab Times in Kuwait has featured the journalism study tour from Australia, which includes upstart's Erdem Koc, Tom Cowie and Kelly Theobald.
Just a tinge of cultural cringe
It's been more than half a century since "cultural cringe" snuck into our national lexicon. And according to Tom Cowie, there's no sign that the term has reached its use-by date.
Bound for Kuwait
It's been a big week for a number of upstart contributors. Editor Erdem Koc and final-year students Kelly Theobald and Tom Cowie are off to Kuwait to join a study tour for Australian journalism..
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