Liam Quinn, Henry Belot, Eric George and Erdem Koç liveblog the US Presidential race.
Kony 2012 has become the latest viral media phenomenon. Brendan Lucas interviews Kony 2012 campaigner Timmy Harris to answer the critics.
Kevin Rudd’s failed attempts to appeal directly to ‘the people’ look crazy-brave, but the Member for Griffith used this strategy to win the leadership and the Prime Ministership. Christopher Scanlon traces the roots of Rudd’s populist strategy.
Liam Quinn, Henry Belot, Eric George and Erdem Koç liveblog the US Presidential race.
Kony 2012 has become the latest viral media phenomenon. Brendan Lucas interviews Kony 2012 campaigner Timmy Harris to answer the critics.
Kevin Rudd’s failed attempts to appeal directly to ‘the people’ look crazy-brave, but the Member for Griffith used this strategy to win the leadership and the Prime Ministership. Christopher Scanlon traces the roots of Rudd’s populist strategy.
You would have seen them in movies, on television, or even gliding around at the Australian Open. Natalie Savino finds a new riding companion in the Segway.
Is it the hum of the engine, or the rush of the ride? George Galanis explores the obsession with doughnuts, burnouts and complete disreguard for the law.
Fairfax Community Network is hiring.
The Age is looking for highly motivated journalists with a passion for sport, photography or general news
After an extended break, upcast is back with new host Ryan Jon presenting episode 8. Meghan Lodwick demonstrates a new interviewing technique and Ben Waterworth tells us about his recent experiences covering the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
Hear one of the leading thinkers on the future of journalism, Jay Rosen, in conversation with Melbourne’s emerging journalists.
Image is everything in politics, particularly if you’re a woman. But what about the men? What constitutes a well-dressed politician, the double-breast, pinstripe or perhaps an outrageous tie? Upstart decided to tweet all the male MPs we could think of to see what’s the most popular choice of attire.
Fairfax Community Network has advertised two positions for journalists — one for a passionate sport journalist and another for a journalist with a passion for a bit of everything.
A satirical piece by Charlie Brooker from BBC’s Newswipe program about the visual cliches of TV news reporting is the latest addition to our ‘100 articles’ project.
The stoush between Apple and Adobe over Adobe’s Flash technology has hit Melbourne’s streets with Adobe nerds launching a strike on Apple’s iPad advertising.
Whoever wins Labor’s leadership spill will be in a precarious position, writes Christopher Scanlon.
If you’re an emerging journalist looking for a new challenge, here are two reasons to smile.
It’s a meeting of the Who’s Who of the world’s rich and powerful, but the press aren’t welcome. Cyber-binoculars in hand, Glen Clancy climbs up a cyber-ladder and peers over the cyber-hedge to see what all the fuss is about with Bilderberg — and why it’s not in the headlines.
In episode seven of upcast, hosts Kelly Theobald and Meghan Lodwick talk to final year journalism student Ally Forward about her recent media success, and marine biologist David Collins about sharks and why they’re endangered.
In episode six of upcast, Kelly Theobald talks to Marian Blythe about her documentary project on moral panic, and Dr Rachel Buchannan about her book The Parahaki Album, which explores an interesting aspect of Maori New Zealand history.
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.
‘Journalism ethics, to remain relevant, must undergo a radical change – a philosophical revolution in how it sees itself and understands its values.’ So says Stephen J. A. Ward in his new journalist creed, which has been selected for our ‘100 articles’ project by Sarah Green.
Join Press and Society this afternoon to hear frankie magazine editor Jo Walker talk about the art of journalism.
In her latest selection for our ‘100 articles about journalism that every journalist should read’ project, Jane Hosking recommends this account of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy about the media – and the contribution he made to it.
