The Don't Cut Aid campaign was started by The Oaktree Foundation last week in response to reports that the May 8th federal budget could see reductions to Australia's foreign aid commitment. Australia currently donates 0.35 per cent of the federal budget to foreign aid and the government has committed to donating 0.5 per cent of the federal budget by 2015. The Don't Cut Aid Campaign, run by the Oaktree foundation, aims to pressure members of parliament, including Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Foreign Minister Bob Carr to maintain foreign aid.

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 This week's Shameless Self Promoters are those who chose to dress up in costumes while running the City2Sea. The only reason can be to get themselves on camera. Simply shameless. 

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SSPOTW 6 - Dressed up runners in City2Sea.mp3

 Jess, Scott and Erin speak to Will Ockenden, ABC rural reporter and Walkley Young Journalist of the Year nominee, about rural reporting, the Queensland floods, and getting media experience while studying. 

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 Scott, Erin and Jess speak to John Silvester about getting started in journalism, crime reporting, and bad jokes. 

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This week, Scott, Jess and Erin speak to real live journalists John Silvester and Will Ockenden. And a new Shameless Self Promoter of the Week is crowned.

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Episode 6 - John Silvester, Will Ockenden, City2Sea.mp3

Lip Magazine wins the prestigioustitle of  Shameless Self-Promoter of the Week, for their extraordinary effort of raising $1000 in a single week to print their next issue. The fundraising, through Pozible, will continue until December, and if they raise $2000, Lip will have enough to print two issues. If they raise $2,500, they will be able to print two issues AND pay their contributers. We will speak to Lip's editor, Zoya Patel, next week.  

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Erin, Sarina and Jess chat with Zora Sanders, Deputy Editor of Meanjin, about how she started her career in the publishing world, the Internet (it's the next big thing, guys) and about what she looks for in a submission. 

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 Erin, Sarina and Jess talk about how death is handled in the media, and interview Deputy-Editor of Meanjin, Zora Sanders. They also talk about how to write what you don't know, and crown Lip Magazine Shameless Self-Promoter of the Week. 

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SSP Podcast 1.mp3