journalism

Interview: Will Ockenden

Submitted by Elizabeth Redman on Tue, 22/11/2011 - 11:13
tags: ABC rural, Arts and Entertainment, Erin Handley, Four Corners, hendra, Jess O'Callaghan, journalism, QLD floods, Scott Whinfield, suspension of live exports, Will Ockenden

 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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Interview: John Silvester

Submitted by Elizabeth Redman on Tue, 22/11/2011 - 11:02
tags: Arts and Entertainment, collaboration, crime reporting, criminals, Erin Handley, Jess O'Callaghan, John Silvester, journalism, police, Scott Whinfield, underbelly

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

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Episode 6: Shameless Self Promotion

Submitted by Elizabeth Redman on Mon, 21/11/2011 - 18:08
tags: Arts and Entertainment, City2Sea, crime writing, Erin Handley, Jess O'Callaghan, John Silvester, journalism, queensland floods, Scott Whinfield, Will Ockenden

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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Photojournalism through the lens of Adam Ferguson

Submitted by Arts Mitten on Sat, 10/09/2011 - 00:45
tags: Adam Ferguson, Afghanistan, Arts and Entertainment, Arts And Entertainment, Arts Mitten, Finbar O'Mallon, journalism, photography, photojournalism

Finbar O'Mallon spoke to Australian photojournalist Adam Ferguson from Kabul, Afghanistan.
 
Adam talked about how he got into photojournalism and how he feels about capturing confronting scenes on camera.
 
Photo by Adam Ferguson from: adamfergusonphoto.com/

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Screen Futures Youth Fest - Simon Goodrich Interview

Submitted by SYN Bloggers on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 13:18
tags: Interview, interview, journalism, media, student futures youth fest
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SYN Bloggers is today at the Screen Futures: Youth Festival at Federation Square.
 
Simon Goodrich? The name may not ring a bell, but it should. Today he runs a global media company with offices from New York to Sydney, but a few short years ago he was working at, and listening to, SYN like our humble selves. Caught before the cameras of his old media group at Screen Futures: Youth Fest, Goodrich takes us through his humble roots and proud present.
 

Bron and Dean socialise with Lucy Dayman

Submitted by bethca on Thu, 02/06/2011 - 10:53
tags: Dean and Bron, get cereal, Interview, journalism, Lucy Dayman, online media

Bron and Dean chat to journalism student Lucy Dayman about her controversial opinion piece on The Punch and the realities of contemporary journalism.

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Preparing for Interviews

Submitted by Tahlia Azaria on Wed, 27/04/2011 - 16:13
current affairs, Interviews, journalism, radio, reports, Television

Preparation is key to a successful interview. This guide includes some simple tips to remember before you start and some handy suggestions to consider while the interview is being conducted.
 
FACT SHEET (PDF): SYN Guide to Preparing for Interviews

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Radio & Audio Skills
TV & Screen Skills

Current Affairs Reporting

Submitted by Tahlia Azaria on Tue, 26/04/2011 - 09:00
tags: current affairs, interviewing, journalism, News, reporting
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Get some tips on effective current affairs reporting through this video, hosted by Ali Hickerson.
 
To find out more about current affairs reporting, we think this external site could be handy:
 
Media Helping Media - Assembling a News Story
 
Disclaimer: SYN is not formally affiliated with the above website and is not responsible for the currency, accuracy or content of this site.

Radio & Audio Skills
TV & Screen Skills

Katie went to Haiti, then she chatted to Get Cereal!

Submitted by samanthal on Wed, 09/03/2011 - 10:16
tags: aid, Haiti, journalism

21 year old Melburnian Kate O’Connell. Kate is fresh off the plane from Haiti where she spent her summer working with an aid organisation as a freelance journalist. She spoke to Adam and Beck about what it was like.

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Young Journo: Online Music Journalism Workshop

Submitted by nicole on Tue, 14/09/2010 - 12:03
tags: journalism, music journalism, online journalism, signal, workshop

Online music journalists Rene Shaefer, Ben Gook and Jeremy Story Carter discuss their experience as online music journalists and answer question about how young journos can get involved.  Facilitated by SYN Music manager Jason Moore.

 

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