By MARK WILLOUGHBY
JOURNALISTS should sell themselves better, according to journalist and author Chris Masters.
By GEORGIA BURNS
MOST of 2009’s would-be journalism graduates are probably panicking, submitting last-minute stories as well as juggling other subjects. But perhaps we should just relax a little more? According to previous University of Canberra journalism graduates, getting good grades has had very little to do with securing a great job.
Renee Konig, 22, graduated in [...]
By JESSICA ROBERTS
Saturday. 11 pm. Civic, Canberra
Taxis and buses line Northbourne Avenue bringing people in from all over town. The drivers settle in for the long night ahead with a lukewarm McDonald’s coffee and their favourite radio station tuned in.
The doors of the nightclubs are wide open. Their dingy day exterior transformed by the guise [...]
By SAIRA MUELLER
The floor shakes from the bass as dance music pumps from the speakers at a low volume. The club is dark while the lighting technician practises his cues for the runway. An assembly of tall, slender girls flutter around the backstage entrance making light conversation while looking around, often lingering on the runway.
One [...]
By BRENTON MILLER
THE flashing lights, the vibrant colours, the high pitched screams of excitement and the groans of disappointment.
The loud bangs, the carnival music, the happy tunes and the dancing graphics tantalising your senses.
Yeeee Haaaar sounds in an old style West American voice, followed quickly by the sound of exploding dynamite. It’s feature time.
The heart [...]
By KATE WALKER
It’s a cold Friday night in Canberra. A man in a fluorescent vest patrols the entrance to the Australian Institute of Sport dirt carpark. “$5 entry fee, guys.” The car park doesn’t look like a sporting event is taking place tonight. Cars line the first, second and third rows and then stop.
The entrance [...]
