390 Newspaper Jobs Go As Economy Slows

FAIRFAX Media, owner of The Age, is to cut 390 jobs because of a pessimistic economic outlook, drawing criticism that it could undermine its journalism.

550 Newspaper Jobs Go As Economy Slows

FAIRFAX Media, owner of The Age, is to cut 550 jobs because of a pessimistic economic outlook, drawing criticism that it could undermine its journalism.

Fairfax To Cut 550 Jobs Across Business

FAIRFAX Media will cut 550 jobs in Australia and New Zealand, including about 50 editorial positions at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald.

Course Road Test - Bachelor Of Communication (journalism) At Rmit University

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Dramatic Licence Can Reach Beyond The Stage

Drama studies apply to a range of skills and jobs, Trevor Robbins discovers.

Citizen Journalism Poses A Challenge To Conventional Newspapers

AMERICAN Al Gibes welcomes the advent of convergence journalism in the modern newsroom - journalists reporting across more than one medium - but warns that the concept could easily fail.

Skills Will Open Doors

Jobs can be found in Melbourne's advertising industry if you have some specific skills. By Claire Halliday.

The Reporters

Their bylines have appeared on some of Australia's most memorable journalism. Jane Holroyd and Kerrie O'Brien spoke to the people behind the stories of our time.

Spotlight On ... Public Right To Know

Are journalists doing their jobs properly?

Out Of India

Call centres aren't the only thing that are cheaper to run in India. Now jobs in IT, accounting and journalism are joining them. Kate Nancarrow reports.

Expatriates Who Still Call Australia Home Face A Disheartening Return

Australians returning from jobs overseas face poor salaries, a lack of recognition of their qualifications and experience, and are denied easy access to benefits.

Mike Kennedy Has A Double Life.

He does some jobs he doesn't like very much in order to finance his passion.

Hype Aside, Arnie's A Serious Contender

This might be giving away one of journalism's little secrets, but those intimate interviews you read with Hollywood's stars whenever the big new movies are coming out, well, they're almost always put-up jobs.

My 50hr Week

Name: Siobhan Christian Age: 26. Studying: Master of Journalism. Has a double degree in creative arts/arts, with honours in English literature.

Whistle Down The Witches

One of my first jobs as a junior journalist was to go to a remote village in Lancashire and interview Hayley Mills and Alan Bates about their roles in a new film.

Hold The Front Page

Kate Bice, 45, is a Sydney-based training editor for John Fairfax and Sons Pty Ltd, publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald. With 17 years' experience in journalism, she assists with the recruitment and education of journalism trainees and guides their career development when they secure a permanent position. Amanda Keane, 21, is a graduate of the University of Western Sydney's communications course. She is keen to pursue a career in journalism.

Studying For Life

Most jobs require formal qualifications these days and, John Dagge reports, there are many study options available.

Recipe For A Degree: Soy Sauce And Rice

Emma O'Brien has four jobs totalling 40 hours. She is also studying journalism full-time at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). For two months, she tried to live on the youth allowance, but found the money just did not go far enough and there was no way to save.

Cuts To Archive Act Of Vandalism: Abc Staff

The axing of up to 38 jobs in archives and library services at the ABC in Sydney was ``an act of vandalism" by a management with a lack of commitment to making programs in-house, a senior ABC union figure has claimed.

Ex-win Reporter New Face On 60 Minutes

Who would have guessed a lanky young reporter around the traps in Wollongong in 1991 would go on to land one of the best media jobs in Australia. Tara Brown's appointment to the Nine network's top-rating 60 Minutes program was announced yesterday only days after the controversial axing of reporte