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Journalists wanted at Seven

The Seven Network is putting the call out for reporters, producers and researchers to join its news and current affairs team.

RBI Editorial Cadetship Program

Reed Business Information is looking for a junior journalist for its Editorial Cadetship Program in Sydney.

Journalists wanted at Seven

The Seven Network is putting the call out for reporters, producers and researchers to join its news and current affairs team.

RBI Editorial Cadetship Program

Reed Business Information is looking for a junior journalist for its Editorial Cadetship Program in Sydney.

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100 articles – ‘Why is sports journalism an oxymoron?’

Sports journalism has often been lampooned as the ‘toy department’, a distinct entity from ‘real journalism’. As Evan Harding explains, E.W Mason went one step further when he labelled sports journalism as an oxymoron.

In one of the 100 articles that all journalists should read, E.W Mason labels sports journalism an oxymoron. Evan Harding explains.

100 articles – ‘And then they came for me …’

A tragically prophetic piece by the assasinated editor of a Sri Lankan newspaper is one of the 100 articles every journalist should read, according to journalist and La Trobe Master of Global Communications student Shashini Gamage.

100 articles – ‘Censorship’ by Karl Marx

What do Karl Marx and Tony Abbott have in common? You guessed it – they’ve both worked as journalists. And for Sarah Green, Marx’s 1842 musings on censorship have some surprisingly modern resonances.

upcast: episode 3

Episode three of upcast continues our journey into the world of blogging as we speak to 3 student bloggers.

Heart finds love at La Trobe

La Trobe’s Bundoora campus is now home to the Melbourne Heart FC. Ben Waterworth reports on the newly announced partnership between the university and the soccer club.

Calling all bloggers…

If you have a blog, upstart wants to hear from you. Get in touch with us at contact@upstart.net.au.

Media Pass student industry days

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) and the Walkley Foundation are presenting their annual ‘Media Pass’ student industry days in May. Read on if you’re interested in advice about applying for jobs, and workshops led by professional journalists.

upcast: episode 2

In the second episode of upcast we talk to La Trobe’s digital media officer Matt Smith about his ‘bucket list’ and to Lawrie Zion about the upcoming sports journalism symposium on April 8.

Northern Football League seeks media volunteers

Interested in a developing your skils as a sport journalist? Melbourne’s Northern Football League are seeking media volunteers to help provide content for their website and weekly NFL record during the 2010 season.

upcast: episode 1

upstart has learnt to speak! In episode one of upcast we talk sport with Ben Waterworth, learn about Chatroulette with Laura Carroll and talk Green Zone with Michael Calle.

Wanted: Design writer

Are you interested in product or industrial design? Then you may be just the person that Design Droplets magazine is looking for.

Between the Lines is seeking contributors

Inspire Foundation’s new website, Between the Lines, is looking for contributors to produce words and images. Between the Lines is a forum where people can discuss and debate issues relating to drugs in an environment that doesn’t take a zero-tolerance approach.

Will you be named student journalist of the year?

Had any pieces run on upstart lately? Think that assignment you scored an ‘A’ for might be up there with your best work? Then maybe you should think about entering the Media Super Student Journalist of the Year awards. But get moving, your submission has to be in by 3 May.

Upstart in the USA

The history of upstart, all eight months of it, has been the subject of an article by Lawrie Zion that was published this week in an a newsletter run by the US-based Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.