Earlier today (Saturday, August 31, 2013), I caught an excellent BBC World Service radio interview replayed here in Australia on ABC News Radio. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at how two […]
Traditionally, news was in many respects a one-way conversation – media organisations disseminated their coverage as they saw fit and you either liked it or went elsewhere for your news. […]
Social media uptake still spins our heads and stuns our well-honed news sensibilities. After more than three decades working in and with the news business I still find it rather […]
OCTOBER 2015 UPDATES: #1 The smart social media editor Sarah Marshall from The Wall Street Journal has recently posted some useful quick tips about how to use Twitter effectively as […]
SLATED to run at least three years, with an interim report due in mid-2014 after initial public hearings, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse presents Australian […]
Reporting disasters is a complex, demanding and sometimes risky activity for journalists. However, the amount of workplace preparation for such coverage can sometimes be limited. Over the past few months, […]
Want to polish your writing style? Need to improve your grammar? Want to understand more about English writing rules? Then check out Towards a working grammar for journalists, a handy booklet co-written […]
