Arm wrestling at the Parklands

It only seems appropriate to reflect back on the weekend on a Wednesday, it motivates you to get excited for the weekend ahead. Last weekends adventures saw me learn a lot about a… Continue reading →

The world is your oyster

Our news is no longer solely sourced from 6pm news. Our favourite recipes don’t necessarily come from the recipes of famous chefs or Gourmet Traveller. And our travel advice is decreasingly obtained from… Continue reading →

A news story that actually made the news

Coming into this assessment I didn’t expect the story to turn out the way it did…I mean this in a good way! But before we get to that, lets start at the beginning.… Continue reading →

Protecting the messenger

The barbaric and tragic deaths of American freelance journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and now UK aid worker, David Haines by IS militants has catalyzed public outcry to better protect innocent workers… Continue reading →

Definitely harder than it looks: Live Blogging

My first in-class live blogging experience has given me a new appreciation for live bloggers. Transcribing, reporting, analysing, adding commentary in various forms (tweets, Facebook posts,etc), weaving in article links to form context…all… Continue reading →

Van Vignettes: The Californian Coast (Part 3)

Pit stops   As we road-tripped down the Californian Coast, we found ourselves some lovely little pit stop towns to refuel and freshen up for the next legs of our trip. Highway 1:… Continue reading →