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Serial
As a journalist (or team of journalists) you know you have done well when other organizations start writing stories, doing interviews and making videos to add to or further your story. It can be frustrating (especially when someone agrees to … Continue reading
It’s ugly – Fighting in hockey
In an arena half full – I was surrounded by adults cheering for teenagers fighting. It wasn’t controlled fighting, like karate, MMA, or boxing, but the fighting that comes with anger and frustration. We don’t let teens drink until they … Continue reading
At a tipping point: making sure no one is left behind
I met a nurse from Ukraine on a bus to visit the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (more on that later), she said that only 25 per cent of people who need ARV (anti-retroviral treatment of HIV) are getting them. Later … Continue reading
Journalism is not a crime
This was the news today “Two Al Jazeera English journalists have been sentenced to seven years in jail and one to 10 years by an Egyptian court on charges including aiding the Muslim Brotherhood and reporting false news.” One of … Continue reading
One for the whales
People who work with whales say, “when you look into their eyes, you know somebody is home.” Ever since I was a kid I’ve been fascinated with whales – for a while I thought I might be a marine biologist, … Continue reading