‘We are living in a golden age of media’
By Dinushka Gunasekara Some see Harry Styles, Kim Kardashian and Home and Away as pop culture puff. Wendy Syfret sees modern-day...
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Dec 1, 2015
Persistence pays off when chasing that dream job
A typical workday for Brooke Campbell Bayes begins at 5.45am, getting herself and her young daughter Edie ready so she can be at the Nine...
Dec 1, 2015
‘Benefits of being a difficult woman in a difficult world’
The bloke crossed the wide, open floor of The Age newspaper Christmas party — smart-arse smile, arms wide, that 2am sway. Chin up, chest...
Dec 1, 2015
What I learned from an incredible mentor
By Alexandra Bernard Laura Chalmers’ skill as a writer took her to the prime minister’s office but it was her love of journalism that...
Dec 1, 2015
Lost in Larrimah, obsessed with podcasts
By Tatiana Carter Two writers, with a young baby in tow, have taken the story of a small outback town in Northern Australia to a global...
Dec 1, 2015
Call to see more women in senior roles
By Emily Bradfield ABC journalist Cathie Schnitzerling always had a nose for a good yarn or should that be ears? Schnitzerling’s mother...
Dec 1, 2015
No easy route to the ‘family business’
By Alexandra Bernard Claire Harvey calls journalism the “family business”. Her father, the late Peter Harvey, was a giant of the...
Dec 1, 2015
Compelling storytelling is and will remain at the heart of journalism
By George Lysnar As editor of the Brisbane Times, a lover of politics and a Women in Media committee member, Danielle Cronin is on the...
Dec 1, 2015
Knowledge is power in legal disputes
By Emma Senior When journalists aren’t writing about John Laxon’s clients, they are his clients. The criminal lawyer is also an expert...
Dec 1, 2015
‘A huge honour’ to anchor the news
By Eliza Reilly When Narelda Jacobs was first asked to speak at the 2018 Women in Media Conference, she replied along the lines of:...
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