Walkley Media Conference 2011: November 25-27
Save the Date:
This year we will be taking the Walkley Media Conference to the sunshine state with a three-day program in Brisbane from November 25-27, 2011.
As well as offering masterclasses and specialist training, this year's Walkley Media Conference will be a meeting of the brightest minds from the Australian and international media community - read all about the 2011 conference at walkleyconference.com.au.
Speakers and Panels -
With workshops, masterclasses, discussions and international keynotes, the conference will appeal broadly to media creators, presenting a program that links artists, authors, journalists, online media-creators, screen-writers, film-makers and others around story-telling and defining new media for ourselves. For a quick glimpse on what's on offer this year, click here.
2011 speakers so far include:
- Mark Bahnisch, sociologist and blogger
- Bharat Bhushan, editor in chief, Mail Today (India)
- John Birmingham, author and journalist
- Christy Boyce, head of industry engagement, NBN Co
- John Bracken, director of journalism and media innovation, Knight Foundation (US)
- Axel Bruns, associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
- Tim Burrowes, editor/founder, mUmBRELLA
- Annabel Candy, social media marketing specialist
- Marni Cordell, editor/founder, New Matilda
- Shona Cox, director of video content,Queensland Newspapers
- Annabel Crabb, chief political writer, ABC
- Bob Cronin, editor-in-chief, WA News
- Trent Dalton, assistant editor, Courier-Mail
- Julian Disney, chair, Australian Press Council
- John Donegan, freelance photographer
- Colleen Egan, assistant editor, The West Australian
- Richard Fidler, host of Conversations with Richard Fidler, ABC
- Amanda Gome, chief executive officer, Private Media
- Alison Green, chief executive officer, Pantera Press
- Wendy Harmer, writer/founder, The Hoopla
- Jerry Harris, managing editor, QLD News
- David Higgins, innovations editor, News Ltd.
- John Hunter, publisher, Queensland University Press
- Jane Huxley, digital publisher, Fairfax Media
- Andrew Jaspan, editor/co-founder, The Conversation
- Susan Johnson, journalist and author
- Benjamin Law, journalist and author
- Louise McElvogue, founding partner, Macleod Media
- Gaven Morris, head of continuous news, ABC
- Laurie Oakes, chief political correspondent, Channel 9
- Mark Scott, managing director, ABC
- Chris Smythe, dean of the school of media, communcations and culture, Murdoch University
- Bhimanto Suwastoyo, chief editor, The Jakarta Globe
- Graeme Wood, founder, WotIf and The Global Mail
