By Ben | Published:
Friday, 25th September, 2009
Also known as going to work with out getting paid! Yes, it is a strange idea, especially seeing at least half of the journo’s here are noticeably younger than I am. I have been waiting for someone to ask me to make coffee for them so I can roundhouse them. SNAP!
What I have learnt is [...]
By Reija | Published:
Friday, 25th September, 2009
So my first internship week turned out to be another holiday week for me. The Sunshine Coast Daily couldn’t take me so instead I was supposed to go to Brisbane News for three days. After my first afternoon they didn’t need me anymore… how nice. But the one afternoon that I did was very exciting. [...]
Yeah, works well huh? Being my return to the blog as well as the final wrap up. So I didn’t do well at the blogging in the last week, but no-one else did so I don’t feel too bad. So I’ll condense the week down for you.
Monday September 14. ‘Twas a long time ago now. But [...]
By 09-wadamine | Published:
Monday, 14th September, 2009
As I entered the newsroom as usual and Shirley told me the article I wrote was published in today’s Sunshine Coast Daily.
I could not make sense of what she said, but I found it was true!
As is often the case with me, 30-percent happiness and 70-percent shame covered my mind as I read through it [...]
By 09-wadamine | Published:
Monday, 14th September, 2009
Fridays are happiest and busiest days every week.
Blue and white collar workers works as hard as possible to finish their Friday’s jobs as well as Saturday’s and Sunday’s and to enjoy happy and relaxing weekdays.
The staff at the Sunshine Coast Daily are also working so hard that they cannnot chat with their colleagues and meet [...]
By 09-mcrae | Published:
Monday, 14th September, 2009
Not being able to come up with a new idea is a major hassle.
Scratch that. Not being able to come up with a good idea is a major hassle.
Everything I follow up just doesn’t seem to go anywhere. I’m starting to think I’m cursed.
Although bylines aren’t coming thick and fast I am learning a lot. [...]
By 09-wadamine | Published:
Saturday, 12th September, 2009
On the fourth day, I had an interesting opportunity to go out to follow the photographer John to take some photos of people who enjoyed nice and warm spring days of the beach.
Some people seemed to have fun having ice creams, picnicking, or swimming at a bit cold water with their family, steadies or friends.
John [...]
Yeah, sticking with the Star Wars theme, no particular order, no particular reason, it just seems better than numerically listing them.
So, the last day of the first week. Day Cinco. The ol’ Friday at the mill. The last dip at the swimmin’ hole.
So I turn up and to my delight I am once again joining [...]
By Brett | Published:
Friday, 11th September, 2009
You may have seen me on the street
Tripping over my own two big feet
On my very own news beat
I’m the real life Norman Gunston, Gunston, Gunston, Gunston Yeah
I’m the real life Norman Gunston
What’s that you want a proof?
Mate your camera’s got no flash!
Oops Sorry Excuse me madam,
Im the real life Norman Guuunston
Im the real [...]
I sit here now, toasty by the fireplace, dog asleep at my feet, typing about one of the most extraordinary, and seemingly, shortest weeks of my life.
Day Five over. More press releases and story ideas given to me. More given right back after being researched, cut, slabbed, and pasted. Another sports team, another community report, [...]
By Tim Eakins | Published:
Friday, 11th September, 2009
Internship – Day Two
It’s Perth Royal Show judging time and this morning it’s all about a local German baker and his award winning breads. Germany and bread both make my things that are awesome list so this story is right up my alley.
Talking to the chief bread judge on the phone makes me incredibly hungry [...]
Yeah. I went there. Star Wars reference, check.
So, Days Dos, Tres and Quattro today (still going Spanish, I think its sinco tomorrow? after that I’m gone). Lets start at the start of the spot where I ended at the end of the last blog and not start at the start of my internship because that’s [...]
Bad flight, worse landing, off the tarmac and down the loneliest highway on the coast. Family waiting in the home with open arms in class-two mansion.
And then, after two days getting pampered, off to the Express Advocate for a week’s internship. Arrival in the front hall and greeted warmly. PA blares in the newsroom that [...]
By 09-wadamine | Published:
Wednesday, 9th September, 2009
On the third day, I have lots of fun at the Sunshine Coast Daily.
I had a look at an interesting process of the photo modification and newspaper design.
Very kind and gentle staff gave me detailed explanations.
I had wrote a story on my life and perspectives to Australian culture and customs.
The expression of my article seemed [...]
By 09-mcrae | Published:
Wednesday, 9th September, 2009
Working on my stories today.
Two have fallen through so that’s leaves one which is being held up by PR people. Hopefully I can make it through their barrier and get the gold.
Got an interesting talk from the CoS about how to lay out a newspaper; mixing it up the content especially with a Sunday paper that [...]
By 09-mcrae | Published:
Wednesday, 9th September, 2009
Not much to say.
Tuesday is the start of the working week for the crew at the Sunday Herald Sun and it was to see a massive turnout.
It wasn’t till about two in the afternoon that the room started to fill and the eager click-clacking of keyboards was heard all around.
Got to pitch a few stories [...]
By 09-wadamine | Published:
Tuesday, 8th September, 2009
The second day of my internship challenge started with covering a Scouts story, which my supervisor Shirley gave me in the morning.
Simultaneously, I have to chase another story about the difficulties the international students of University of the Sunshine Coast.
I spent all the day making phone calls and writing those articles.
Those processes seemed to lead [...]
By Brett | Published:
Tuesday, 8th September, 2009
A great dying time is completed. It is time for rebirth and positivism. It is time for footy finals, it is time to make the Australian cricket team, it is time to write, the time is 5.52pm.
I am here wrapped woolen yet brisk, the outside chill of Naracoorte has forced me to quit smoking.
On [...]
Adrian’s QT Experience. Day Uno (I’m only going to do the Spanish thing for the first… 5 days, then I’m out. I might try Latin after that.)
So, My first day. I rock up. Editor isn’t there. CoS isn’t there. Today is their first day in their new office so everyone is at their new desks [...]