Today was my final day at Quest Newspapers North Lakes. I worked on a 50th wedding anniversary story in the morning. It was such a romantic tale and the happy couple were as in love now as they were when they first laid eyes on each other. The husband said, “She was beautiful. She still is.(…)

Today I gained more insights into newspaper interviews, over the phone and face-to-face. In the morning I did two phone interviews. The first call went well but the line was crackly with the second call. Fortunately, I was able to email the remaining questions to the person and she replied almost immediately. I wrote up(…)

Today I gained a glimpse into a few more aspects of the local newspaper business. I spent the first half hour working on a 60th Wedding Anniversary story that Emma Williams gave me. I spoke to the happy couple who are in their 80s and seemed taken aback that Quest were going to run the(…)

Today was a very busy day after another exhausting drive. I don’t know how people do highway driving every day and then manage to put in a full-days work for 5 days/week. & then going home again! I’ve nearly had three accidents trying to change lanes and not noticing cars there. I think I’ll take(…)

I began my internship today at Quest Newspapers at North Lakes. I arrived at about 9:30. North Lakes is located north of Brisbane and is a rapidly growing region. We know this by virtue of the fact that Ikea will be opening out there soon! From where I live it was a 35 minute drive,(…)