Jschool 2006

Student day 27/07/06

As you will have gathered from my clasmates’ entries, last Thursday saw Jschool attend the MEAA’s student day. Held at the Brisbane Art Gallery, the series of forums gave Journalism students the chance to meet and get advice from industry insiders. Not wanting to repeat my classmates’ observations, i found the day interesting, useful and(…)

trauma night

I remember – for awhile at least – the content of the photo or the broadcast, and sympathise for the people who have lost their homes or loved ones in the thousands of disasters, accidents, incidents or battles that go on in the world every day. But to be honest, the majority of the time(…)

A slap in the face

Last Thursday’s Media Pass Student Day was two things: a slap on the face, and a truly motivating awakening. I came to realise that a career in the media is not merely exciting and challenging but also one of great responsibility. It takes huge tenacity, sheer hard work and most importantly a burning passion to(…)

Congratulations Andrew, Danni

Congratulations Andrew on your page 1 story in the latest Independent — “Just too sexy for the mall”, plus your page 4 story on the CBD construction chaos, and also to Danni for your dazzling review of the “Splendour in the grass” music festival.  Well done to you both!

Hi!

Hi everybody, I look forward to sharing my experiences over the next few months with you all!

Intern jitters

Hi all, this is my first time writing a blog so I am really not sure what to say! It is a week before we are all sent off to our first internship so the class is operating on nervous anticipation. No doubt you will hear more about this in a few weeks.

Blog’s away

Hello everybody, Andrew here. This is the first time I’ve ever been published on the internet. It certainly marks a milestone in my life. Stay tuned for more fascinating insights.

Media Watch

Media Watch should leave poor Justin Koschitzke alone, hasn’t he suffered enough? Although I understand their argument, it is pretty misleading on Media Watch’s behalf. It wasn’t a VFL reserves game, but a VFL senior game. And it wasn’t just any VFL player, it was the AFL star Justin Koschitzke. Because it was Koschitzke (Koz-it-ski)(…)