Lots of years ago, (1989-1994) I rode my pushbike around Australia and New Zealand (with my dog) for something to do and now I am attempting to put the stories onto paper. The thing is, this time I have ditched the sequential part of writing the story and am finding the they come out much(…)

I’ve see all sorts of advertising and media stories on Legacy week. An interview I saw on a morning news program a returned service man was talking about his involvement in Legacy and his reasons for doing so. In combat he had lost a good friend who, while he was dying, had asked his friend(…)

The beheading of American journalist in Syria was tragic news. James Foley’s story, although horrific, also serves as a reminder of the important work a journalist does. At least 69 have been killed in the conflict in Syria, including some who died over the border, which is believed to be the deadliest country in the(…)

  The world abhors the senseless deaths of the children shot down in the MH17 air tragedy. International condemnation is levelled at the hundreds of fatalities in the Gaza conflict, many of whom are reported to be children. Yet Australia, arguably still the world’s “lucky country” with its high standard of living, wide open spaces(…)

The human mind is capable of many things. Comprehending, learning and improving being some of the many. And as journalists we must be capable of perfecting the art of communication, so to speak. There are many disputes and discrepancies on how to divulge our information. (I’m assuming that the audience is intelligent, as I shouldn’t(…)

The Journalism industry is fast-approaching the turnover to technology. With social media becoming mainstream, publishers are now urged to convert from their “ancient” method of delivery to online. Although this has already happened, what challenges will we – as journalists – face in the coming change of delivery? The average reader spends 25 minutes a(…)

The recent job losses of 30 photographers from Fairfax may come at a cost to the quality of journalism in Australia. In May Fairfax Media cut 80 full-time positions across newsrooms, with Melbourne offices being hit the worst. It’s expected that by the end of the year 35 editorial jobs were likely to be lost,(…)

Media coverage of the MH17 air disaster has been many things but above all it has been extensive. The public’s thirst for information has been insatiable and journalists from a variety of media have been quick  to provide stories as they unfold. News coverage has raised some ethical issues.  The newspaper which ran with pictures(…)

For a while now there has been an endless stream of big news stories breaking around the world, with some stories taking centre stage, making a point or illuminating some issue or event before finally fading away, eclipsed by the next new news story. However, and as we have seen most recently with turmoil in(…)