The last five days has been an excellent experience which will most probably take a while to absorb fully. A brief of the week including highlights. Day One – just being there was a highlight. My first day was settling in and getting used to the new environment. Reading all the different division newspapers and(…)
Internship at Bowen Hills “Quest Community News”
I’ve been blessed to have one week at the main centre of News Corp. Talk about a massive building; it’s like people everywhere. Working the “Quest” news section has been really…well it’s been, challenging, rewarding, tiring, enjoyable, I’m sure there’re more words I could add to the list, but I am too tired to think(…)
First four days at the Gold Coast Bulletin
A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to intern at the Gold Coast Bulletin. It was a tough two weeks as I still had to work, so I was busy for 6 days of the week! However, I absolutely loved the experience and it made me realise that I could be a journalist,(…)
Report at student rally
Earlier this year for JR101 students were assigned to go out and experience first hand what it’s like to report on a real life story. I chose to report on a rally held by a university anticapitalist group known as the “Social Alternative”, and on this particular day they held a student protest in a(…)
Day four, Sunshine Coast Daily.
Day four: Something different today as I was able to get out and about with the photographer. We drove around and photographed a few bits for different stories, and also did a photo essay on a local business. It’s been cool to be able to see all the different sides to the newspaper industry, not(…)
Sunshine Coast Daily: Day three
Day three: Today I got to go out and about, I drove to Sippy Downs to conduct an interview with a great source for a story I am writing. It was nice to have an interview face-to-face for a change, when usually they are just over the phone. Also nice to get out of the(…)
Second day at the daily
Day two: An early start to the day was worth it as I was able to sit in on a staff meeting to start off the day. It was very interesting sitting among reporters and journalists as they spoke of current events and ideas of how to create an exciting newspaper for the day ahead.(…)
Day one at Sunshine Coast Daily
Day one: Nervous and not knowing what to expect I started the first day of the week with an orientation of the Sunshine Coast Daily, the offices and where everyone works. This has been my first stint working in the field of Journalism, so I had absolutely no idea what to expect. The offices are(…)