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Head of the class

By Paul Cully

Awards beckon for subs who take time to reckon with words that rhyme...

It's -gate time again

By Susan Butler

Australian politics is yet to rate a genuine lasting -gate, says Susan Butler

Blogging Visa Pour l'Image: Part III

By Dave Tacon

Our intrepid blogger reflects on international photojournalism festival Visa Pour l'Image from a Fin

Blogging Visa Pour l'Image: Part II

By Dave Tacon

Our second report from a freelance photojournalist wandering the cobblestone streets at internationa

  • Blogging Visa Pour l'Image: Part I

    1 September 2009

    By Dave Tacon

    A freelance photojournalist's experiences at international photojournalism festival Visa Pour l'Image in Perpignan, France.

  • Lore and order

    14 July 2009

    By Susan Butler

    Most of us feel strongly about things at times. The war in Iraq, the fate of the planet, who took the last biscuit. But not many of us get worked up over alphabetical order, writes Susan Butler.

  • Red and yellow isn't black and white

    14 July 2009

    By Ron Corben

    Thailand’s colour-coded political wars have shown the potency of new media and led to a new debate on freedom of the press, writes Ron Corben

  • Murder in Mexico

    13 May 2009

    By Antonio Castillo

    South of the border is the deadliest place to be a journalist in the Americas, writes Antonio Castillo. Illustration by Ray Hirst.

  • Partying hard

    13 May 2009

    By Rowan Callick

    The cadres have made China a manufacturing powerhouse, and now they want the "soft power" of global media influence. Rowan Callick looks at the prospect. Artwork by John Tiedemann.

  • Beirut and beyond

    13 May 2009

    By Sophie McNeill

    In-depth foreign reporting is becoming a luxury that few TV news organisations can afford, so Sophie McNeill has taken the solo option.

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    Walkley Foundation Training Programme

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Editor's Choice

  1. 15 August 2011
    Growing old – from bad news to good news

    By Anne Ring

    With society growing older by the day, media needs to play a larger role in breaking down ageist barriers....

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    11 August 2011
    Where to from here?

    By Walkleys

    Walkley Foundation Advisory Board chair Laurie Oakes discusses the public crisis of faith in our trade,...

  3. 5 August 2011
    10 things you need to know about literary journalism

    By Stephen Romei

    Stephen Romei reveals the ungenteel side of book reviews

Projects

  1. Life in the Clickstream Vol II read it here....

    Following the success of volume one, two years ago, here's the latest Future of Journalism Report.