Tonight is my middle sister’s high school graduation. Last night was my little sister’s birthday. I hate to be cliché, and yet it’s sad how it’s true: They grow up so fast. It’s very saddening for me to be bedridden, and a continent away from them during moments such as these. Last year, likewise, I(…)

Tim streaks ahead at Noosa Half Marathon

Tim streaks ahead at Noosa Half Marathon

Hundreds of runners, from the elite to the general public, took part in the sponsored Noosa running festival based at Noosa Sound on Sunday morning. The scenic route takes the runners along Noosa Parade through to the café and green precincts of Gympie terrace as it winds along the Noosa river. Clear skies saw the(…)

Excellent advice in abundance- The MEAA Student Industry Day

Free advice from respected journalists, a free lunch, and free membership to the MEAA yesterday: absolutely priceless. Puns aside (and cliché’s condemned), the speakers at yesterday’s Media Pass Student Industry Day gave an inspiring insight into the profession of Journalism. To call Journalism a profession is in fact misleading. As one of The Courier-Mail’s political(…)

Journalism is a cold harsh war

Journalism is a cold harsh war

Disclaimer: Please be advised that I’ve only had about 10 hours of sleep for the past 3 days. If this post sounds like incoherent babble, it’s probably because it is. Bear with my first post. I pray for your souls when you read this. May your retinas not be burned completely off your eyes and(…)

Media: Voice of the people or gag of the masses.

Media: Voice of the people or gag of the masses.

-By John Corlett They call it mass media but in the end the only mass it represents is mass money. No matter how strong your integrity as a reporter, how fair your writing and how strong your morals, in the end we are all expressing the opinion of one person: the editor, the producer, and(…)

JACS/UNSA Student Cocktail Party

JACS/UNSA Student Cocktail Party

I went to a cocktail party last night, organised by the University of Queensland’s Journalism and Communications Students (JACS) and the UQ United Nations Student Association (UNSA). The party was at Era bistro on Melbourne and Merivale Sts in South Brisbane. I was quite nervous when I arrived; I don’t like approaching people in the(…)

Parliament House visit, Tuesday May 11 2010

Parliament House visit, Tuesday May 11 2010

Government front bench, Legislative Assembly   On Tuesday May 11, JSchool students visited the Parliament of Queensland, when we toured Parliament House and attended three seminars. First of all was the tour of the former Legislative Council chamber, the Legislative Assembly chamber, and the O’Donovan Library and Collection. Brett Nutley, the Indigenous Liason Officer, led(…)

Thank you, Mr Rudd

When KRudd announced he would put a massive tax hike on cigarettes I actually applauded him. Money. It truly is everything. I was already scrounging through the coin box in my car to pay for my next packet of cigarettes without thinking twice. It had never crossed my mind how ridiculous and desperate I would(…)

Giant Rabbits at the Gallery of Modern Art

Giant Rabbits at the Gallery of Modern Art

One of the great things about the Gallery of Modern Art at Southbank is that photography is encouraged. I went in yesterday to have a look around, and Michael Parakowhai’s giant rabbits Cosmo McMurtry and Jim McMurtry caught my eye.   Cosmo McMurtry sits, head cocked to one side, to your right as you walk(…)

The ANZAC Test.

This post has nothing to do with an exam about ANZAC Day. Neither does my “last post”. This post refers to a game where people try to place a ball under posts and then kick the ball through the posts. Rugby League, not union. Looking ahead through our JSchool schedule I noted we must write(…)

Is TV to blame for our increasingly violent society?

Often we hear complaints that our television airwaves are full of violence and that it is harming our society. They argue we are becoming so desensitised to violence in our entertainment that we are becoming more violent in our behaviour as a result. While it may be true that our airwaves are indeed full of(…)

Are IPods killing radio?

There is little doubt that radio is one of the most intimate forms of media. It is accessible at any time, and nearly any place. It equally informs and entertains us, without any effort on our part. Best of all, it is free. Up until a decade ago it was an expensive, limiting, and sometimes(…)

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