By Zane | Published:
Sunday, 24th December, 2006
Sorry John, I dont have grad pictures but I’m organising for my mum to send me some. I thought an update would be just as good though.
Well first full-time job and it’s go go go. Seem to be at work for a fair chunk of the day but I’m really enjoying it, can’t complain [...]
By Leysha | Published:
Wednesday, 8th November, 2006
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Media Awards
On Saturday night our class, including our auspicious leaders John and Delsey, rocked up to the Queensland Media Awards to cause some havoc.
It was a bit of an end of year hurrah as we were to graduate the following Monday.
I have to say it is quite sad to think that we will now all [...]
By Zane | Published:
Monday, 9th October, 2006
I would like to speak on behalf of all Jschool students in congratulating our peer Merrin Jagtman on securing a cadetship at the BBC in Essex. What an awesome achievement! Its not me, and I’m excited.
However, its sad (albeit exciting to) that Jschool will be finishing soon and some of our classmates will be [...]
By Leysha | Published:
Tuesday, 26th September, 2006
“>Day One 18/9
I have enjoyed a great weekend in the region trying to get acquainted with the locals and the region including going to a local historic racing festival where I interviewed a couple of the drivers.
This office is smaller than during my last intern and with that also friendlier. Surprisingly this time [...]
By Zane | Published:
Monday, 25th September, 2006
When I last posted about my DEX work experience it was on a Wednesday, so here is all of the Thursday/Friday action that followed.
Well actually Wednesday night was pretty full on, couldn’t sleep all night due to kids playing up outside on bikes, made even worse by their parents shouting out gems like “You f*#$ing [...]
By Andrew | Published:
Sunday, 24th September, 2006
So, here’s a bit of a rundown of my time at the Brisbane News. Being a weekly publication, there was a bit of a different vibe to the place. Each day just sort of petered out, rather than ending in the flurry that daily papers do. Mind you, things got a bit frantic on Friday [...]
By Zane | Published:
Thursday, 21st September, 2006
I know he will be embarrassed by my posting this but I think it’s great kudos from a well-known man in the media industry.
-> have a look here
Politically, I don’t agree with the vast majority of what Bolt says (Liberal Party spokesman, Howard and G.W Bush champion, blaming the harmless Judas Priest on playing a [...]
By John | Published:
Thursday, 21st September, 2006
What makes a good school of journalism
Sally Jackson
The Australian, September 21, 2006, p.17
JOURNALISM courses run by the University of the Sunshine Coast, the University of Western Sydney and the private Brisbane college Jschool have been judged the best by their students.
All the graduates of those courses who returned questionnaires in the annual Graduate Careers [...]
By Zane | Published:
Wednesday, 20th September, 2006
Hi all, just thought I’d put a quick few words up about my last few days here at the Grafton Daily Examiner (DEX if you’re in the know).
Nothing dramatic like a bomb scare (sounds cool Merrin) but I have been kept pretty busy. The editor here is a cool guy and the news conferences in [...]
By Merrin | Published:
Tuesday, 19th September, 2006
Yesterday I arrived at the Queensland Times at 10am. Three hours later, I was witnessing the police bomb squad remove a suspicious item that looked like a silver cylinder with a timing device and wires attached being removed from inside the roof of a unit. About five minutes later, I heard a surprisingly loud [...]
By Greg | Published:
Friday, 8th September, 2006
The Newsroom is getting back to ‘normal’ after Steve Irwin’s death on Monday.
The reporters have been flat over the past couple of days fileing stories for not only Nine News Brisbane but also for the international media, mainly CBS News America.
Other reporters have also done LIVE crosses to CNN International from the Newsroom and outside [...]
By Greg | Published:
Tuesday, 5th September, 2006
Last week, while an intern with Channel Nine’s Extra Program, I witnessed the shock depature of Extra host Rick Burnett after 15 years in the chair.
I thought things couldn’t get any bigger, until yesterday 4th September 2006 – a day Australians will never forget.
Yes – I was in the National Nine Newsroom when the first [...]
By Zane | Published:
Monday, 4th September, 2006
For those who missed it, St Kilda made a mockery of their 15 year losing streak at the Gabba to annihilate the hapless Brisbane Lions by 51 points. St Kilda dominated from start to finish, but potential last gamer Michael Voss can hold his head up high after a great performance for the losing team. [...]
By Zane | Published:
Monday, 28th August, 2006
From Britain’s The Guardian:
It is a sport where men are men, players who go down injured are derided as ‘poofs’…
…Yet Manchester City (English soccer team) have decided to challenge football’s taboo by becoming a champion of equal rights, hiring gays to work at its stadium and training ground and attracting new supporters from the city’s [...]
By Leysha | Published:
Tuesday, 22nd August, 2006
Day 6 Monday Ecstatic day
Today I come into work to see my big two page feature. Nothing like it for the ego. Feels like finally all the work is worth it yeaaahh. Best thing is I wrote 1400 words instead of 900 (asked the editor to tell me which parts she wanted [...]
By Zane | Published:
Monday, 21st August, 2006
Well Monday was the quietest day I had at the GCB, and that’s saying something! Nothing was happening on the scanner, nothing major from the weekend and nothing on the rounds. Because it was quiet, after doing some vox pops I trawled through hansard and found some good stories. They didn’t get a run but [...]
By Danni | Published:
Sunday, 20th August, 2006
meanwhile if anyone wants to become a professional roadie with me, just give me a bell
By Danni | Published:
Sunday, 20th August, 2006
well here it is, sorry it’s taken me so long. the chronicles of my two weeks begins..now
So on the first day I was nervous as hell. I woke up around 6 and caught the train out to Ipswich, they didn’t want me intill 10 but I was about an hour early so I could [...]
By Zane | Published:
Friday, 18th August, 2006
If Sir Paul developed a pokie machine gambling addiction costing him millions, could he say he had been robbed by the one armed bandit and a one legged bandit?