These days journalists have to know how to do everything — video, audio, text. But not many people would add song-writing to the list of desirable skills — let alone suggest that the newsroom investigative team should get a lead singer and a video clip.
Journalism educators
Fairfax fails graduates and the industry
The new boss of newspapers at Fairfax, Brian McCarthy, is taking the industry backwards and setting it up to fail, according to the head of one of the country’s leading journalism education programs.
Fairfax betrays journalism education
Fairfax has struck a devastating blow to journalism education and the future of the profession by radically cutting back on the number of its trainees, and altering the requirements for its intake, writes Margaret Simons.
Coles ends Supreme Court action against sacked executive
Coles yesterday ended its Supreme Court action to seek information from sacked executive Peter Scott. The action related to alleged breaches of confidentiality in March this year, after an email (between Mr Scott and Coles Corporate Affairs Manager, Sarah McNeil) was leaked to the media.
