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Kelly Theobald

Where are they now? – Kelly Theobald

La Trobe graduate Kelly Theobald took her degree in journalism and moved to outback Australia, where she recently published a children’s book. Chani Unger caught up with her.

upstart turns one

Upstart is one year-old this Saturday. Co-founders Lawrie Zion and Chris Scanlon look back on the first twelve months of an experiment that’s resulted in dozens of students and journalists publishing more than 500 items on the site.

Where are they now? – Kelly Theobald

La Trobe graduate Kelly Theobald took her degree in journalism and moved to outback Australia, where she recently published a children’s book. Chani Unger caught up with her.

upstart turns one

Upstart is one year-old this Saturday. Co-founders Lawrie Zion and Chris Scanlon look back on the first twelve months of an experiment that’s resulted in dozens of students and journalists publishing more than 500 items on the site.

more from Kelly Theobald

A Golden Weekend at the Plains

Golden Plains has a reputation as one of Victoria’s best music festivals. It’s family friendly, BYO and, as Kelly Theobald discusses, always serves great music.

Good night and good luck

As he packs up his things and departs the editor’s desk, Tom Cowie looks back on a long, hot summer as editor of upstart.

In Cold Blood: Review

Sometimes it’s tough choosing between the ‘goodies’ and the ‘baddies’. In the latest addition to our list of #topjournobooks, Kelly Theobald examines Truman Capote’s true crime classic ‘In Cold Blood’.

Women’s rights changing in Kuwait

As part of a series of stories filed from a journalism study tour of Kuwait, Kelly Theobald talks to Muslim women about suffrage, liberation and wearing the hijab.

Music Review – Girls: Album

It’s been a long time since the much celebrated summer of love in 1967. But Kelly Theobald can hear a possible soundtrack for our own upcoming summer in a new release called “Album” from a couple of blokes from San Francisco who call their musical act “Girls”.

Bound for Kuwait

It’s been a big week for a number of upstart contributors. Editor Erdem Koc and final-year students Kelly Theobald and Tom Cowie are off to Kuwait to join a study tour for Australian journalism students. And our sports section is ramping up for the summer with new features about Melbourne’s spring carnival and the resurgence of roller derby.

A great grape crisis

One of the things Australia is known for internationally – apart from its strange wildlife and beaches – is its wine. But as Kelly Theobald writes, one sector of the industry is weathering a serious crisis.

Fame: no pain, no gain

Dance was her first true love. But when Kelly Theobald saw the new movie, Fame, it evoked more than mere nostalgia.

A blogger’s tale – Music Meets Girl

In the first of a series of articles where upstart writers talk about their blogs, Kelly Theobald shares her experience of setting up Music Meets Girl.

When fashion doesn’t quite fit

Melbourne Spring Fashion Week is all about designers showing off their latest and upcoming collections. But as Kelly Theobald explains, in a city that already takes itself pretty seriously as a fashion capital, not everyone was bedazzled at this year’s event.

Hearing the pop, crackle and hiss

As the age of technology continues to change our consumption habits, Kelly Theobald says there’s one industry where earlier products are actually more appealing.