Mitchell Crawley From: The Courier-Mail June 20, 2011 8:25PM Cr David Hinchliffe with art he is donating for the Cerebral Palsy League auction. Picture: Bruce Long Source: The Courier-Mail FOR an artist who recently held his first sold-out exhibition in New York’s SoHo district, the foyer of a Brisbane office might be the last place(…)
Changing times for Judas
Mitchell Crawley From: The Courier-Mail June 17, 2011 10:47AM Luke Kennedy as Jesus in Harvest Rain’s Jesus Christ Superstar Source: The Courier-Mail Paul Watson promises to bring a fresh approach to the role of Judas in the latest run of Jesus Christ Superstar, writes Mitchell Crawley. It’s a show that first premiered on(…)
Painting the town blue
MEN IN BLUE: A new Smurf 3D movie will premiere on July 29 with characters Grouchy, Papa and Clumsy Smurf. Source: Supplied Mitchell Crawley From: The Courier-Mail June 23, 2011 12:01AM EVERY dog supposedly has his day. And so do Smurfs. To correspond with the birthday of its creator, Peyo, this Saturday will mark(…)
In the jungle
North Queensland wilderness hike I flew up to Cairns for a holiday. Not to hang out in Cairns which is a tourist factory designed to fleece everyone, but to go hiking in the untamed tropical jungle for a week or so. Airfares were booked months before to save money and the rest of the trip(…)
WYNNUM HERALD
MY WEEK AT WONDERFUL WYNNUM HERALD DAY 1. Good… Editor Jeni has given me some stories to work through – no rush, just work through them at my own pace. She is very busy as deadline looms – a bit stressed but still open to communication. Apologetic, even, that she hasn’t been more ‘there’ for(…)
Hitch
So far, my internship has gone without a hitch. I’ve added entries into my contact book, overcome my fear of ringing sources and befriended one of the primary photographers. I’ve finished articles, interviewed the paper’s editor and learnt how to use various new computer programs. I’ve resisted the urge to check Facebook, kept my phone(…)
Learn the Courier In A Week
Day 1. Arriving at the office of the Courier Mail, I surprisingly find the revolving door isn’t revolving and all other entry points are locked. A security guard eventually opens a door for me and I meet with the other interns (including Harry from class) while our contact is notified. First we attend training which(…)
I shook the Mayor’s hand today
Funnily enough, I wasn’t as nervous as I had expected. My first internship just felt like a natural progression – I had done vox pops, written council articles, followed up media releases and improved my shorthand. I was ready to try out my newfound skills in a real print newspaper. So, with only one or(…)
End of Internship… Yay holidays!
Friday was the day to finish off all my stories, and not ask anyone for any more. I didn’t want to be stressed at the end of the day trying to finish everything. This approach kind of didn’t work as it was a slow morning with no one answering their phones. But it did give(…)
Internship – Halfway point: Better Days
Wednesday was hectic! All that work that couldn’t get done on Tuesday was piled up for a nice and busy Wednesday. Being busy is nice. You get that buzz that feels like you’re doing something and enjoy crossing things off the list. At lunch Oliver and I worked out I had around nine stories to(…)
Day 3 – Phew, we made deadline
I arrived at Quest HQ today with a hot coffee and a curiosity of what would happen today. Yesterday, I didn’t blog as it was chaos in the office as deadline was looming. I finished a few stories and submitted them. Recieved one back today and was happy that it wasn’t subbed to the point(…)
Internship – the midway mark
Its interesting to read about everyone else’s early internship experiences. It seems everyone has had a slightly different couple of days. And here I shall insert the “wow, expectations are so often off the mark”speech. I really should have learnt that lesson by now. So far, days 2 and 3 of my Springwood Quest experience(…)