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When not to report

As the global press holds off on reporting the name of an Australian ‘star’ arrested by Scotland Yard detectives last week, Harvey Biggs explores the media’s role in informing the public sphere.

Explainer: Copyright and fair dealing

Under the Copyright Act, ‘Fair dealing’ allows for copyrighted material to be used without permission in certain circumstances. Isabelle Laskari explains the principles.

Alan Attwood: Working journalist profile

As current editor of The Big Issue and former foreign correspondent for The Age, Alan Attwood has had a varied career. Suzannah Marshall Macbeth talks to him about the street magazine and about not specialising as a writer.

When not to report

As the global press holds off on reporting the name of an Australian ‘star’ arrested by Scotland Yard detectives last week, Harvey Biggs explores the media’s role in informing the public sphere.

Explainer: Copyright and fair dealing

Under the Copyright Act, ‘Fair dealing’ allows for copyrighted material to be used without permission in certain circumstances. Isabelle Laskari explains the principles.

Alan Attwood: Working journalist profile

As current editor of The Big Issue and former foreign correspondent for The Age, Alan Attwood has had a varied career. Suzannah Marshall Macbeth talks to him about the street magazine and about not specialising as a writer.

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When not to report

As the global press holds off on reporting the name of an Australian ‘star’ arrested by Scotland Yard detectives last week, Harvey Biggs explores the media’s role in informing the public sphere.

Explainer: Copyright and fair dealing

Under the Copyright Act, ‘Fair dealing’ allows for copyrighted material to be used without permission in certain circumstances. Isabelle Laskari explains the principles.

Alan Attwood: Working journalist profile

As current editor of The Big Issue and former foreign correspondent for The Age, Alan Attwood has had a varied career. Suzannah Marshall Macbeth talks to him about the street magazine and about not specialising as a writer.

Ella Ebery – Working Journalist profile

At an age when most people consider retirement, Ella Ebery was forging her career in journalism. Ashley Fritsch caught up with the now 95-year-old editor for our Working Journalist project.

Writing for free: exposure or exploitation?

Is exposure enough of a reward for writers who blog for free, such as bloggers at The Huffington Post? Celia Murray considers the fine line between exposure and exploitation.

Farah Farouque – Working Journalist profile

Farah Farouque, a senior writer at The Age, has a passion for social issues which has shaped her career in journalism, as Vivien Durant discovers for our Working Journalist project.

Guest Lecture – Waleed Aly

Writer, broadcaster and academic Waleed Aly will join La Trobe University’s Dilemmas in Journalism class on today at 4pm at the Economics Lecture Theatre. All are welcome.

100 articles – ‘No wrong way to write. Right?’

Journalists aren’t normally lost for words. But do we sometimes lack the vocabulary to fully appreciate the diversity of our own craft? That’s an issue raised by Matthew Ricketson in this latest instalment our list of the ‘100 articles’ about journalism that every journalist should read.

Copyright 101

Confused about copyright? Then watch this guide by La Trobe journalism student Glen Clancy.

The language of prejudice

The media coverage of Liep Gony’s death made Matt de Neef wonder; why are some words censored in newspapers and not others?