Graced with Lace – The Royal Wedding

Graced with Lace – The Royal Wedding

Well who can believe it? The royal couple Prince William and Kate Middleton, finally tied the knot yesterday … In what was a world wide event spectators across the globe and celebrity guests were awestruck by such a grand event. It was clear that Kate set the stage. As the world anticipated what our beautiful future(…)

Big Brother – North Korea edition

Big Brother – North Korea edition

    After watching a fascinating documentary recommended by David Douglas Stewart (a regular on Newsbytes and former student of Jschool) I got to thinking about the way the notoriously private world of North Korea is run. In the doco titled ‘Red Tape and Comedy in North Korea’ it follows three men on their journey(…)

The decline of the ‘overnight celebrity’

The decline of the ‘overnight celebrity’

  I’ll admit it. I’m a reality TV addict. You name it. Following the hectic (and staged) lives of the Kardashians, the many cooking shows and of course the recently departed brainchild of them all – Big Brother. Before we continue with the rapid decline of the once booming empire of reality television, I have(…)

Journalism. Seriously.

Journalism. Seriously.

I’m on a quest to be a better person. I’m also on a quest to be a great journalist. Good thing these two things are compatible. Shortly after starting JSchool, I was catching a bus home, when the guy next to me decided to strike up a conversation. “Just finished work?” he asked. I replied(…)

MURDER TRIAL

MURDER TRIAL

I sat through a murder trial today – the end of it really. The first part was last week. It wasn’t dramatic like on Law & Order. The murder was discussed so matter-of-factly that in my head I’m going ‘this person might be locked up for a very long time. How can you be like(…)

Sex, lies and webcam.

Sex, lies and webcam.

With the story getting bigger and bigger by the day, the Defence force and its latest Skype sex scandal has many people wondering  just how long this behavior has been going on for? The woman at the centre of it all, named ‘Kate’ to protect her identity was brave to share her story to the(…)

Ready for the weekend

What is it about the weekend? It has inspired many a song (Rebecca Black’s ‘Friday,’ anyone?), it is the first topic to be discussed on a Monday morning and the last topic talked about on a Friday. It even makes an appearance in conversation on a slow Wednesday afternoon. The hangover that everyone, young and(…)

TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

The expression ‘15 minutes of fame’ comes from Andy Warhol’s book A-Z and Back Again (1975). It obviously struck a chord. Why? With an artist’s vision, he captured and mirrored back to people something they instinctively felt to be true. He tapped into the zeitgeist. Everybody wants an audience. The ordinary, the retiring, the unremarkable.(…)

Cows with guns heard in West End

It was a quintessential Brisbane night…warm enough for short shelves, yet cool enough for jeans. Something I really appreciate after spending some ‘cold time’ during Melbourne’s summer recently. My friend, Ashley invited to a gig where she was displaying some of her art. It was at 10 Laura St, Highgate Hill in the basement of a house.(…)

Cyber Dating Craze

Cyber Dating Craze

The use of internet dating sites being a craze for singles globally  could be similarly the new form of online shopping. Let’s face it, cyber dating has been around for a while now. But with the internet age that we currently live in and a bombardment of major social networking sites like facebook, myspace and twitter, online dating sites i(…)

Parliament, at a glimpse.

Parliament, at a glimpse.

Standing from the outside, or even from the public gallery, the parliamentary procedures can seem utterly overwhelming. We, as up-and-coming journalists of tomorrow, have been training in the field by observing and attempting stories from the Queensland state parliament happenings in Brisbane. The intimidating the green, lower house is filled with billowy men and women(…)

Getting an Education…

Getting an Education…

Well then. I just narrowly avoided a spot of blogging embarrassment. I just finished writing up a piece about great music – I have a theory on this, but it’ll have to wait for another day – when I realised that the bubbly Britt has already covered this fantastic subject. Sigh. I’m glad I noticed(…)

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