Photo from Barack Obama’s Instagram Instagram, most people think its just an app which has fancy filters to make your photos look cool. But it’s so much more than that. It’s a media platform which could be eating up the very career path I intend to follow. As an aspiring photojournalist, it concerns me when…
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Dear future news editor, Congratulations on your great appointment. You will love and loathe your new role. I don’t mean to burst your bubble early but, to save you from a real-life nervous breakdown and the thoughts of a change of career before it’s even started, you need to know your initial fantasy of leading…
DetailsAs smart phones dominate the world’s pockets, an invention dubbed the smart light may infiltrate and illuminate our houses. Able to program and coordinate its functions with other smart lights it can highlight a “landing strip” to the bathroom, indicate the status of a server network or synchronise with an e-book to accentuate parts of…
DetailsPhoto by Mitch Duncan Journalism graduates need to get online and write about their passions to fast track their media careers, according to leading Sydney IT writer and ex-Fairfax journalist, Nate Cochrane. Mr Cochrane delivered a lecture yesterday to Macleay College journalism students, who will graduate next month. The freelancer said the traditional method of internship and cadetship…
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Pedestrians are an obstacle; bus and taxi drivers their arch enemies. They’re the cities’ silent two-wheeled road warriors. Enter the Sydney bike messenger. Riding their light aluminium steeds, they weave in and out of traffic, moving with the beat of the city. The dim hum of chain on cog is the only indicator that they’re…
DetailsNovember 25 is White Ribbon Day – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. As Anna opens the door, slips off her heels and walks through her spotless waterfront mansion, all she can hear is silence. With every step, anxiety grows until she is confronted by her husband. Pressing a large kitchen knife against the…
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Duane Langley visited one of Islam’s great houses, attended by thousands across Greater Sydney after an invitation from Levent Gunaydin, director of media at the Gallipoli Mosque of Auburn. This is what he experienced… Removing one’s shoes is not just an act of respect for a holy building, not just an emulation of Moses approaching the burning bush,…
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