David Stuart, thank you for making us do those vox pops in Queen Street Mall. I felt well practised on my first day at The Courier-Mail when I was sent out with photographer Jono to find people for the The Word on the Street section. “Do you think you’re healthy enough?” was the question of(…)
About Patrick Begley
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The Age (Part 2)
In my second week at The Age, I felt a bit more confident and at home. Even though there was a “hot desking” system in which people were supposed to sit at different places each day, I went to the same spot each time and I didn’t see anyone else shift very far. I was(…)
The Age (Part 1)
It began with AFL. I’d gone down to Melbourne thinking that I should know a little bit more about the state’s religion but had not put in the time. Then, my very first task at The Age was to write a story about a glitch on one of the ticketing websites ahead of the final(…)