Monthly Archives: June 2010

World Refugee Community Festival

By David Douglas Stuart | Published: Sunday, 27th June, 2010

Today JC and I went to the World Refugee Community Festival in Annerley to chase down some stories. There were stories everywhere. It was just a matter of deciding what to cover. I started chasing a councillor regarding an announcement she made there. The event organiser kindly introduced me to a man who represented a [...]

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Internship: Final thoughts (and advice for the next mob)

By Anthony Gough | Published: Saturday, 26th June, 2010

I thought I’d share a couple of final thoughts about my experience, especially to help any 2011 Jscholars that are more sensible than me and actually checked the blog out before starting. I’m not sure how successful I was there. The editor was quite generous in his assessment, but we’ll have to wait to see [...]

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A week at the Redcliffe and Bayside Herald

By Crystal Davies | Published: Saturday, 26th June, 2010

When I first walked through the door of the Redcliffe and Bayside Herald I was relieved that it did in fact look like a newspaper office. The previous week’s papers were piled up in every corner and story plans and ideas were scribbled over the white boards. It gave me a little tingle to be [...]

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CHECKLIST FOR A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PHOTO:

By John | Published: Saturday, 26th June, 2010

1) If the story is about someone annoyed about something they must stand, arms crossed, with shoulders offset at 30 degrees but still looking at the camera. 2) they must look “pissed off” 3) They must be in the close foreground with more people way back in the background. (10m should be enough) 4) Photo [...]

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The Nun Hunt Part 2

By John | Published: Saturday, 26th June, 2010

First stop the church. It was was abandoned today but evidence of recent use was all around. We fanned out to find signs of the elusive source. Thorough heavy detective work we traced the numbers of the gang leaders. “The contacts for the church administrators are: Kerry McDonald Ph 0748448484, Paul McIntire 5577575757,” the sign [...]

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