Brigid McCarthy is a senior lecturer in Journalism and Course Coordinator of the Bachelor of Media and Communication. She is a former sports writer and radio presenter. She loves nothing more than a really good feature article. Her dream interview would be either writer Janet Malcolm or South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley.
Angelina Giannis is a third-year Bachelor of Media and Communications student, majoring in Journalism and Politics at La Trobe University. She is interested in opportunities in journalism, politics and publishing and is seeking a career that involves variety and written communication. Her dream interviewees are Greta Thunberg, Sally Rooney and Hozier.
Charlie Jones is a third-year Bachelor of Media and Communications student majoring in Journalism at La Trobe University. He is passionate about storytelling, music and popular culture and hopes to build a career exploring a wide range of topics. His dream interviewee is Paul McCartney, to hear firsthand stories from The Beatles.
Milla Webster is a third-year Bachelor of Media and communications student, majoring in Journalism at La Trobe University. Milla aspires to work in the media industry across multiple forms of journalism, creating content that informs and inspires. Her dream interview is with filmmaker and actress Taylor Russell.
Aleksandr Prikhodko is a third-year Bachelor of Media and Communications student, majoring in Journalism at La Trobe University. His interests are international politics, data and investigative journalism. His dream interviewee is Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, former Turkmen president, who has built a brutal regime in Turkmenistan. It would be interesting to look at how a man like him sees the world, how he explains his brutality and justifies repression.
Ainslie Munro-Lawrence is a third-year Bachelor of Laws(Honours)/Media and Communications student, majoring in Journalism at La Trobe University. He is interested in opportunities in journalism, particularly investigative journalism relating to politics and crime. His dream interviewees are Tony Mokbel, Lachlan Murdoch and Nicola Gobbo.
Ariana Cosatovic is a third-year Bachelor of Media and Communications student, majoring in Journalism. Her goal is to report, document and investigate affairs from all over the world and pursue feature writing in that realm. Although they are no longer here, her dream interview would be with Princess Diana or Carolyn Bessette Kennedy as she thinks they were both intriguing individuals with a lot to offer to the world.
Nathan Falkner is a third-year Bachelor of Media and Communications student, majoring in Journalism and Sport Media. He is interested in sport commentary where he models himself on his idol Clinton Grybas, and hopes to one day commentate sport at the highest level. His dream interviewees are Bruce McAvaney, Anthony Hudson, and Harry Sheezel.
Adam Ceola is a third-year Bachelor of Media and Communications student, majoring in Sports Media and Media Industries at La Trobe University. He is interested in working in the sport media industry in any capacity. His dream interviewees are Patrick Cripps, Steph Curry and Rafael Nadal.
Alex Whewell is a third-year Bachelor of Media and Communications student, majoring in Sports Media and Media Industries at La Trobe University. He is interested in working as a sports journalist and writer among a multitude of sports, but particularly basketball. His dream interviewees are Tony Jones, Daniel Ricciardo, and Derrick Rose.
Cristian Esposito is a second-year Bachelor of Media and Communications student that is majoring in sport media. He is interested in pursuing a career working in Sports Journalism and writing about all different types of sports. His dream interviewees include Dustin Martin, Cristiano Ronaldo and Novak Djokovic.
Kai Smith-Pycroft is a third-year Bachelor of Media and Communications student, majoring in Journalism. He is deeply interested in the future of Australia’s domestic and international economic policy, and is pursuing a career in policy development and strategic communication. If given the opportunity, his dream interviewees would be Gough Whitlam, Barack Obama, and Tim Cahill.
Kiara Holt is a third-year Bachelor of Media and Communications student at La Trobe University. She is passionate about telling human stories across the arts, culture, the environment and sports. She is interested in opportunities in the media and social media industries. Her dream interviewees are David Attenborough, Jane Goodall and Dua Lipa.
Kristian Cavallo is a third-year Bachelor of Media and Communications student majoring in sports media. He is interested in sports reporting, writing and commentating particularly on AFL and Cricket. His dream interviews include Marcus Bontempelli, Ben Stokes and Dylan Buckley.
Michael Gerace is studying a Bachelor of Media and Communications, Majoring in Sports Media. He dreams of being on radio or tv within the AFL space or any other sport. A dream interview will be with Marcus Bontempelli, who is so well spoken and respected within the community who has been in the top 3 players in the competition for most of his career and can truly breakdown what it takes to stay at the top.
Monique Giordano is a second-year Bachelor of Media and Communications student, majoring in Journalism. She has interests in both the entertainment industry as well as travel and lifestyle, and hopes to pursue her passion for writing in these areas. Her dream interview would be with Greta Gerwig, as she is a highly successful filmmaker who talks about her craft in such a personal and enamouring way.
Rayan Rashid is a third-year Bachelor of Media and Communications student majoring in Sports Media and Journalism. She is passionate about sports storytelling and exploring the intersection of sport and identity. She hopes to work on football’s biggest stages. Her dream interview would be with Marta, the queen of football.
Samira Khoder is a second-year Bachelor of Laws and Media and Communication student majoring in Sport Media at La Trobe University. Her goal is to become one of the most reliable sports journalists, covering a variety of different sports across the world. Her dream interview would be Micheal Jordan, Roger Federer, Serena Williams and would love to appear on ‘SubwayTakes’ hosted by Kareem Rahma.
Wafa Abdallah is a third-year Bachelor of Media and Communications student at La Trobe University, majoring in Journalism. She aspires to tell stories that explore the connections between fashion, beauty, art, and culture, while amplifying creative voices and the diverse identities behind them. Her dream interview would be with Huda Kattan, exploring her journey as a makeup artist and entrepreneur, and how she transformed her passion for beauty into a globally recognised brand.