Frances Bell (ABC State Politics Reporter) on reporting state politics, the issues involved, and her experiences covering peak events such as state elections. Copyright 2014 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Richard Baker (investigative journalist, The Age) talks about the long game of developing stories, maintaining sources, and issues of confidentiality. Copyright 2014 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Zoe Daniel (former foreign correspondent, ABC, current presenter of The World on ABCNews24) on her career as a correspondent for the ABC in both Africa and Asia. Copyright 2012 Australian Fabians / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

As part of La Trobe University’s School Partnerships Program, year 10 and 11 students from John Fawkner College and Charles La Trobe College have taken part in a collaborative sports journalism activity. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Assoc Professor Li Kun (Journalism and Communication, Peking University) on the portrayal of China and Chinese issues in the Australian media. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

ABC election analyst Antony Green on the cyclical nature of politics and how the numbers are reported on election night. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

We are now in the middle of perfect storm of miscommunication about climate change. Various factors have converged to confound rational public conversation. Public opinion polling indicates that although there is widespread acceptance of climate change resulting from human activities, the public's preparedness to pay for action to mitigate climate change is actually declining - even as climate scientists warn of the increasing urgency for action. These results signal a serious problem in the...

Eric Beecher (publisher, Smart Media Company) discusses Crikey, and the future of quality journalism. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Paul Ramadge (editor-in-chief, The Age) discusses The Age newspaper, and the future of quality journalism. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Robert Manne (Politics, La Trobe University) and David McKnight (University of NSW) discuss the integrity of the Australian media, and the need for vigilance in pursuit of a healthy democracy. This talk was the February 2012 Forum of the Victorian Branch of Australian Fabians. Copyright 2012 Australian Fabians / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Professor Robert Manne (Politics, La Trobe University) looks at The Australian, the country's only broadsheet newspaper and Rupert Murdoch's lead political voice. Is it an ethical newspaper? How does it shape debate? Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

ABC Managing Director Mark Scott talks about the Murdochs and the phone hacking scandal, journalism ethics, the media in Australia, and the ABC. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Jonathan Green got his start in journalism in 1979 through a cadetship at the Canberra Times, ‘falling into’ what he saw as the family trade. Since then he has written for and edited several newspapers, including the now defunct Melbourne afternoon broadsheet, The Herald, and he worked for 15 years at The Age in a range of roles. He later made the move to the web, becoming the editor of Crikey, before taking up his current position as the founding editor of the ABC’s online opinion and...

John Bergin (Digital News Director, Sky News Australia) on the rise of digital news, the strategy of Sky News Australia, and how he got his start in journalism. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Jason Whittaker (Deputy Editor, Crikey) became an editor at the age of ten, when he commissioned the family newspaper, The Whittaker Express. After completing a journalism degree some years later he set out to fill in the gaps in his knowledge, freelance writing and eventually working as a managing editor for ACP Magazines. He now holds the position of deputy editor at online news publication Crikey, an online news publication, where he also oversees the theatre blog, Curtain Call. Matt...

Antony Funnell (ABC Radio National) was drawn to journalism as it was the only career that made sense to him. His career began with a cadetship at the ABC, where he’s spent most of the last two decades working for news and current affairs programs. While he currently presents Future Tense on ABC Radio National, he has worked for a number of other programs including AM, PM, the 7.30 Report, Media Report, Radio National Breakfast, and Background Briefing, for which he won a Walkley Award for...

Dr Lawrie Zion (journalism, La Trobe University) speaks to Erdem Koc on how social media is changing journalism. Introduced and edited by broadcast journalism student Kate Scarff. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Raja Petra Kamarudin is a pioneering blog activist and political agitator from Malaysia, currently in self-imposed exile in the UK. He talks about the difficulties of opposing the Malaysian government, and the power of alternative media in this struggle. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Lawrie Zion (Journalism, La Trobe University) discusses how to use social media to develop a brand and build an audience, using the example of upstart.net.au, a website for emerging journalists. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

David Lowden (Jouralism Program, La Trobe University) on the ins and outs of journalism and what sets it apart from conventional journalism. Copyright 2011 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

What is Twitter? How are people using it? Is it a good idea? What does it all mean? This audio documentary gives the academic perspective on this micro-blogging platform. Featuring Dr Lawrie Zion (La Trobe University), Dr Chris Scanlon (La Trobe University), Dr Nenagh Kemp (University of Tasmania), Dr David Prentice (La Trobe University), and Andrew Crook (Crikey News). Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Please contact for permissions.

Tom Cowie (Crikey) on what it takes to survive as a journalist in modern media, and how he garnered attention with his social network sensation 'Tom Wants a Job'. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Waleed Aly (Monash University) on How should journalists report on ethnic minorities, as well as racial and religious controversies. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Dr Chris Scanlon (Journalism, La Trobe University) offers thoughts on social media, Facebook, Twitter, iTunes and blogging, and what place they have in teaching the future journalists of the world. Copyright 2009 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Journalism is changing, and the methods used to teach current students, have to constantly evolve as a result. Dr Lawrie Zion from the media studies department discusses the different aspects of 'keeping up with students'. Copyright 2010 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.