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Can two dozen subs reverse the rot?

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By Trina McLellan Downsizing has done few favours for Australia’s newsrooms. In fact, it has been a wicked joke that became a self-fulfilling prophecy. While it might satisfy bean-counters and […]

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Handy stuff, Journalism, Opinion, Reporting & editing, Training for journalists
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Steer clear of costly social media stings

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Why you should be careful about what you post about others by Trina McLellan | Reporting4Work | March 25, 2019 WHEN someone publishes derogatory or false statements about another living […]

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How do you confront trauma in non-fiction writing?

August 12, 2017by reporting4work Leave a comment

It’s been quite a while since I last posted here, but full-time work at a busy consultancy has kept me otherwise engaged. However, this weekend I presented to a wonderful […]

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20 years on from a senseless massacre, what has our media learned?

March 16, 2016by reporting4work Leave a comment

by Trina McLellan _____________________________________________ TRIGGER WARNING: Specific news and current affairs coverage of multiple-death crimes, including Australia’s 1996 massacre in Tasmania and Norway’s 2011 killing rampage in and around the […]

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Journalism, Opinion, Reporting & editing

Let’s talk about four ‘r’ words

August 13, 2015by reporting4work Leave a comment

racism: (1) the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to […]

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Opinion

Don’t just sit there and grumble, Mabel, have your say!

August 13, 2015by reporting4work Leave a comment

Many older Australians say they are deeply unhappy about issues and changes that impact their lives or the lives of their loved ones but about which they have had little […]

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Opinion
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Open letter to Egypt re inexplicable jailing of journalists

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TO: Mr Omar Metwally Mohamed Tawfic Metwally, Egypt’s Ambassador to Australia FROM: Trina McLellan Journalist and educator, Queensland Australia RE: The wholly unfounded conviction of Australian journalist Peter Greste and […]

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Journalism, Opinion

Look beyond veils to discover women of substance

February 2, 2014by reporting4work 2 Comments

What is it like to wear a hijab, the veil covering so widely worn by devout Muslim women? I’ve asked a friend this question on more than one occasion, along […]

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Journalism

Military lawyer battles tide of discrimination

January 31, 2014by reporting4work Leave a comment

Rabia Siddique’s story is unique, stunning, sad, brave and compelling simultaneously. In her 2013 book, Equal Justice, Siddique chronicles her “journey as a woman, a soldier and a Muslim”, roles […]

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All hail the sweet survivors of a sweltering summer

December 28, 2013by reporting4work Leave a comment

You know when summer has set in where we live in south-east Queensland. In the aftermath of protracted Christmas celebrations, the crickets are now nearly deafening in the surrounding bushland, […]

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