With a rising online presence, politicians are now using social media as a means to push their message. La Trobe University’s Alumni Series Event on Wednesday
La Trobe University’s Media and Communications program, in conjunction with the Alumni and Advancement Office, is holding a public seminar titled: “The game changer: was
Tom Cowie will commence work with the Melbourne newspaper next month.
With a rising online presence, politicians are now using social media as a means to push their message. La Trobe University’s Alumni Series Event on Wednesday
La Trobe University’s Media and Communications program, in conjunction with the Alumni and Advancement Office, is holding a public seminar titled: “The game changer: was
Tom Cowie will commence work with the Melbourne newspaper next month.
A year after Black Saturday, upstart editor Tom Cowie recalls how he learned about the ordeal those close to him suffered in the fires while he himself was in South America.
Upstart editor Tom Cowie returns to the keyboard in 2010 with a new column entitled ‘Fridays in February’. Today he takes aim at Facebook and the ever-evolving cult of celebrity.
It’s happy half-birthday to us. Send us your comments, your criticisms, and even your congratulations – we want the lot.
A few months ago, Meredith Music Festival was lumped in with a list of festivals taking music-loving punters for a ride. After experiencing the festival for the first time last weekend, Tom Cowie realises that comparison may have been a little unfair.
It’s been a strange old week in politics for the Federal Opposition. Tom Cowie looks back at the week that was and examines what comes next for the Liberal Party.
It was one of the most devastating political detective stories of the 20th century and helped bring down a President. After 35 years, Tom Cowie discovers why “All The President’s Men” is still a great read.
Here at upstart we’re very pleased to welcome Tom Cowie as our summer editor. Tom is taking over the reigns from Erdem Koc, who has just completed his Law/Media degree and a successful stint as this publication’s inaugural editor.
In the first of a series of stories filed from a journalism study tour of Kuwait, Tom Cowie gets the chance to experience one of the Arab nation’s oldest customs.
The Arab Times in Kuwait has featured the journalism study tour from Australia, which includes upstart’s Erdem Koc, Tom Cowie and Kelly Theobald.
As semester two draws to a close, outgoing upstart editor Erdem Koc reflects on his experiences at the editor’s desk.
It’s been more than half a century since “cultural cringe” snuck into our national lexicon. And according to Tom Cowie, there’s no sign that the term has reached its use-by date.
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.
After numerous delays digital radio has finally launched in Australia. But as Tom Cowie explains, not everyone in the community broadcasting sector is celebrating.
Who do you barrack for? Whether we’re talking politics or footy, Tom Cowie believes there’s not a lot of difference between how we makes our choices, and in the case of politics, all too little to choose from.
After a weekend at the first of this season’s out-of-town music festivals, Tom Cowie is feeling somewhat less than flush – and not just financially.
Once he was a Twitter sceptic. But after making some friends in high places Tom Cowie has discovered there’s NoSpace for turning back on the power of tweet.
Nostalgia is big business, and its getting bigger. Tom Cowie says society has embedded itself so deeply into post-modern culture, that we no longer have time to make our own memories. Instead, we buy them.
