SPITBALL
The blog where we ponder on the state of the industry, chat with pros, and muse over trends
On The Leaders' Lounge with Vitoria Triboni
There are a lot of rumours in the industry that a cold and “cool” attitude is the way to behave. Trust me when I see that it is not!
6 ways to enhance your career in journalism
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Game changers: Louise Bourgeois
I need to make things. The physical interaction with the medium has a curative effect. I need the physical acting out. I need to have these objects exist in relation to my body.
Teach journalism in Bhutan
Take a step up in your career and help improve the quality of journalism in Bhutan.
On The Leaders' Lounge with Pauline Linton
As important as it is to look forward and keep a pulse on the ever-evolving arts and media landscape, it’s also as critical, if not more, to have sound knowledge of relevant theory in the space.
Game changers: Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Do you know that I don't have any artworks that exist? They all go away when they're finished.
On The Leaders' Lounge with Ian Hopkinson
I've always been inherently creative and flowing with ideas, the big challenge has been to find focus and be consistent. It's taken me most of my life to develop the ability to hyper focus and see an idea through or to discard it if it lacks viability.
Game changers: Kwame Brathwaite
A New York City based photographer, Kwame Brathwaite is best known for capturing the early stages of, and helping cement, the development of the ‘black is beautiful’ movement, in the 1960s in the USA. He was born in Brooklyn in 1938.
On The Leaders' Lounge with Paul McGilvery
I think the term ‘media’ is most often used to refer to mass communications or journalism…but anything can be media if we want it to be.
Does a ‘media narrative’ exist?
This is interesting.
Sharyl Attkisson, American author, tv host, and former investigative correspondent for CBS News, recently penned a piece in the epoch times claiming that the media industry has over the years increasingly operated to establish, build and maintain ‘narratives’ at the expense of facts, pointing to her own experiences within the media industry to back up her claims.
Low entry standards are a rip off for Australian students
Last night, Four Corners’ special on the lucrative cash cow that is the international student market for Australian universities should be concerning for any Australian considering gaining a university education.