Tonight’s Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs clash is shaping up as one of the highlights of the season. As we head ever closer to the finals, Ben Waterworth previews round 14 of the AFL season.
With a match-free night, we have a chance to look back on the events of the last three weeks with some measure of calm, which isn’t exactly how Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, has seen things.
You’d hope that a show that aims to do its bit to stop inebriated Australians getting behind the wheel would be up there with the best of public service television, while driving up the ratings of course. But will it? Matt de Neef applies the random breath test treatment to Nine’s new offering, RBT.
Tonight’s Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs clash is shaping up as one of the highlights of the season. As we head ever closer to the finals, Ben Waterworth previews round 14 of the AFL season.
With a match-free night, we have a chance to look back on the events of the last three weeks with some measure of calm, which isn’t exactly how Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, has seen things.
You’d hope that a show that aims to do its bit to stop inebriated Australians getting behind the wheel would be up there with the best of public service television, while driving up the ratings of course. But will it? Matt de Neef applies the random breath test treatment to Nine’s new offering, RBT.
Finance journalism has come under a lot of scrutiny since the onset of the global financial crisis. And Daily Show host Jon Stewart pulled no punches in his analysis of the CNBC pundit Jim Cramer. Evan Harding explains why their exchanges made the cut of our 100 articles project.
What is search engine optimisation and why do journalists need to know about it? For our 100 articles project, James Briggs selects this seminal explanation by Shane Richmond of how SEO is changing journalism.
Is celebrity gossip going to replace “real” news? In this selection for our 100 articles project, Kelly Theobald wonders if the scenario portrayed by Chris Hanson is in danger of becoming a reality.
In episode five of upcast we spoke to a couple of La Trobe students who are involved in some new and exciting projects.
Objectivity is always cited as a core value of quality journalism. But is objectivity actually stifling quality journalism as Chris Hedges suggests? Anamaria Krunes reports on Hedges’ piece; one of the 100 articles that every journalist should read.
With the rise of social media and the accessibility of media-making tools, a ‘new media’ age is well and truly upon us. Gail Shister’s piece about ‘backpack journalism’ is one of the 100 articles that every journalist should read, says Aiman S. Ahmad.
It’s never a bad thing when print media outlets start looking for trainee journalists. If you are looking for a way into a journalism career, News Limited might be looking for you.
In an ever-changing media landscape, the role of the audience has shifted dramatically. Once passive consumers can now become active content producers. Jay Rosen’s piece about media audiences of today is one of the 100 articles every journalist should read, says Maike Winters.
Round six of this year’s AFL season is rivalry round and sparks are set to fly. Ben Waterworth previews the weekend’s big clashes and take a look at the likely leaders in the race for the Brownlow Medal.
In the fourth episode of upcast we spoke about media ventures taking place at La Trobe University – some new and some not so new.
Few journalists will ever experience the horror that George Gittoes did while in Rwanda in 1995. Gittoes’ moving piece ‘The Preacher’ is one of the 100 articles that every journalist should read, says Jane Hosking.
The news of Melbourne Storm’s salary cap breaches is one of the biggest stories in Australian sporting history. Ben Waterworth reflects on the issue and asks the question, can the Melbourne Storm survive this scandal?
Outside of the finals series, the ANZAC Day clash between Collingwood and Essendon is the most anticipated match of the season. 90,000 will turn up to see a great contest, says Ben Waterworth, as he previews round 5 of the AFL season.
The Melbourne Storm were yesterday stripped of their 2007 and 2009 premierships due to salary cap breaches, but they had been under investigation since March. Could the story have been broken earlier? Did the sports media drop the ball? Evan Harding investigates.
Around 90% of the most popular video games contain some form of violence. Significantly less contain nudity or sexual activity. So is violence more acceptable than sex? Matt de Neef investigates.
Politicians have a knack for being outlandish, as well as insanely boring. Nicole Mills looks back at her evolving opinion of the political circus, from her days waiting for Sesame Street to start, to her current love affair with the political media.
Tasmanian Jeremy O’Wheel was denied a clean sweep in the recent Australian Footbag Championships thanks to the efforts of reporter Daniel Boyle. The footbagger from Canberra took out the ‘Routines’ event in a tight finish thanks to some insightful words from his grandfather.
What’s the significance of chocolate Easter eggs? What’s the deal with the Easter Bunny? Why does a secular nation continue to celebrate Easter every year? Matt de Neef investigates the meaning of Easter – past and present.
At the end of every AFL season lower-placed clubs are invariably accused of ‘tanking’ in order to attract better draft picks. As Michael Pell reports, a NBA-style ‘lottery draft’ system would provide clubs with incentive to push for higher ladder positions.
You might well have played ‘hacky sack’ before but did you know that it is recognised sport with it’s own world championships? Daniel Boyle previews the upcoming Australian Footbag Championships which are being held in Sydney over Easter.
