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London Writers' Salon#156: George Walkley – Understanding AI: A Practical & Positive Guide for Writers, Creators & Publishers, Plus Ethics, AI vs Human Imagination.George Walkley, AI strategist and former publishing executive at Hachette, on what writers need to know about artificial intelligence, how it’s reshaping the creative and publishing industries, and how to use it responsibly in your writing life.We discuss:How George transitioned from traditional publishing to AI consultingThe difference between AI probability and human creativityWhy everyone should develop “prompt literacy”How publishing houses and bookselling platforms are already using AIThe challenges of AI detection, authorship disclosure & ethical sourcingThe environmental cost of AI — and how it compares to other toolsWhy AI is already embedded in tools we use e...
2025-08-031h 16
The Glass CeilingMarina Walkley - From Russia to Australia: A Decade of Entrepreneurial Spirit
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Marina Walkley, a resilient entrepreneur who's approaching a decade of running her own business. Born in Russia, Marina moved to New Zealand at 12 and later settled in Australia. She shares her remarkable journey of navigating a new language, school, and culture, all while building a successful business.
In this episode, Marina opens up about:
Her childhood in Russia and the challenges of relocating to a new country
How she adapted to a new language, school, and culture in New Zealand and Australia
The lessons she's learned from her entrepreneurial journey so far
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2024-11-2724 min
FSN - Freo LifeInterview with Sophie McNeill - Walkley Awards Winner, Would-be Greens PollieSophie McNeill is probably best known as a television reporter for the ABC’s investigative program Four Corners and as a Middle East Correspondent for ABC News delivering prime time reports from Afghanistan, Israel, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Egypt, Turkey and Gaza.Sophie has twice been awarded Australian Young TV Journalist of the Year and in 2010 won a Walkley Award for her investigation into the killing of five children in Afghanistan by Australian Special Forces soldiers. She was also nominated for a Walkley in 2015 for her coverage of the Syrian refugee crisis. In 2016 she won two more Wa...
2024-09-0244 min
Rooted ConferenceRooted Conference: Philip Walkley, "Place, Proximity, Posture"In his workshop at the 2021 Rooted Conference, Philip Walkley helped us rethink youth ministry using the concepts of place, proximity, and posture... and the differences between a soup kitchen and a potluck. Philip Walkley is the Executive Director of SOS Memphis.Register for the 2022 Rooted Conference.
Follow us @rootedministry on Instagram.Join us for Rooted 2024 in Dallas, October 24-26.
2022-06-1549 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastMedia training #4 : Diversity and ethicsThe Walkley Foundation and Scanlon Foundation present - Media training: Inclusive reporting that represents Australia's diversity
Session 4: Diversity and ethics
This is the fourth and final session in a series of professional development webinars for Australian journalists to bring greater diversity and inclusion to their reporting, presented by the Walkley Foundation and the Scanlon Foundation. #4 focuses on diversity and ethics, with a conversation between Dr Hass Dellal AO, Russell Anderson and Juan Paolo Legaspi.
Over the past decades, Australia’s diversity has increased considerably as has Australia’s pride in being a multicultural society. Similarly, over this time, our understanding of h...
2021-12-0753 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastMedia training #3 : Expanding your audienceThe Walkley Foundation and Scanlon Foundation present - Media training: Inclusive reporting that represents Australia's diversity
Session 3: Expanding your audience
This is the third in a series of professional development webinars for Australian journalists to bring greater diversity and inclusion to their reporting, presented by the Walkley Foundation and the Scanlon Foundation. This session focuses on expanding your audience, with a conversation between Jen Sharpe and Asanti Abubakar.
Jen Sharpe is currently the B&T Executive Leader, PRIA Industry Leader of the Year and Mumbrella CommsCom PR Leader of the Year and Founder of ThinkHQ which has championed inclusive communications...
2021-11-301h 03
WalkleyTalks PodcastMedia training #2 : Engaging with communitiesThe Walkley Foundation and Scanlon Foundation present - Media training: Inclusive reporting that represents Australia's diversity
Session 2: Engaging with communities
This is the second in a series of professional development webinars for Australian journalists to bring greater diversity and inclusion to their reporting, presented by the Walkley Foundation and the Scanlon Foundation. This session focuses on engaging with communities, with a conversation between Julie Szego and Jieh-Yung Lo.
In this session we explore how media reporting and storytelling can encompass cultural nuance and the authentic representation of Australia’s cultural diversity. This is increasingly important, as evident by the challenges fa...
2021-11-2340 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastMedia training #1 : The language of storytellingThe Walkley Foundation and Scanlon Foundation present - Media training: Inclusive reporting that represents Australia's diversity.
Session 1: The language of storytelling
This is the first in a series of professional development webinars for Australian journalists to bring greater diversity and inclusion to their reporting, presented by the Walkley Foundation and the Scanlon Foundation. This first session focuses on the language of storytelling, hosted by Walkley-winning feature writer James Button and featuring community and youth worker Nor Shanino.
Storytelling is about listening and then getting out of the way so that the personalities and experiences can be heard. In this session...
2021-11-161h 24
WalkleyTalks Podcast2021 Gold Walkley-winner Mark Willacy in conversation with Chris MastersThe 2020 winner of the Gold Walkley Award, the highest prize in Australian journalism, was ABC’s Mark Willacy and the ABC Investigations team, Four Corners, for the shocking program “Killing Field” revealing alleged war crimes committed by Australian SAS soldiers.
Working tirelessly to find sources within the secretive ranks of the Special Air Service Regiment, the SAS, and spending weeks verifying allegations with family members of alleged murder victims on the ground in war zones, Willacy produced gut-wrenching reports too powerful for the public and the defence hierarchy to ignore.
Willacy was interviewed by Chris Masters, Gold Walkley award-winning journalist and au...
2021-03-1233 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastWalkleys Live 2021: Kate McClymont: Digging up the underbelly of Sydney's upper echelonListen back to this podcast from live talks series “Walkleys Live: The Journalism Gene” at Sydney Festival 2021, with host Jan Fran delving into the countless massive investigations broken by The Sydney Morning Herald‘s investigative journalist Kate McClymont, a multiple Walkley-winner and hilarious storyteller.
This “Walkleys Live: The Journalism Gene” podcast was produced by Sydney Festival in collaboration with the Walkley Foundation.
2021-01-271h 00WalkleyTalks PodcastWalkleys Live 2021: Laura Murphy-Oates & Lorena Allam: The Killing TimesListen back to this podcast from live talks series “Walkleys Live: The Journalism Gene” at Sydney Festival 2021, with host Jan Fran exploring Walkley-winning work “The Killing Times” – an investigation tracking the state-sanctioned massacres of Indigenous people across Australia – with Guardian Australia’s Lorena Allam and Laura Murphy-Oates.
This “Walkleys Live: The Journalism Gene” podcast was produced by Sydney Festival in collaboration with the Walkley Foundation.
2021-01-271h 00
The Dep PodcastWalkley Community Centre Director (Sandra Serrano)Sandra Serrano
In this episode, Sandra Serrano, Director of the Walkley community centre, sits down with us and shares how she got involved in the NDG community. She talks about her love for the Walkley centre and how an internship got her the seat as the Walkley community centre director.
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2020-12-0122 min
Streets of Your TownLeigh Sales adds Walkley-winning book to her repertoireThis three-time Walkley award winner anchors one of the ABC’s flagship television programs 7.30, presenting the current affairs show for a decade in one of Australia’s most competitive work environments.And in this episode of The Journo Project, Leigh Sales still proudly introduces herself as a journalist first.“I think the power of journalism is that we’re telling stories that either give you an insight into somebody’s experience that is not your experience, or giving an insight into an experience which is universal and it’s everybody’s experience, and it helps you understand...
2019-12-0338 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastThe Yarn SpinnersJournalism helps shine a light on injustice and changes our world for the better, but it can also be really entertaining. Hear from some of Australia’s great storytellers and yarn-spinners about the narrative techniques they use to make sure their message resonates with readers, listeners and viewers. From research to sparkling prose, you won’t want to miss this discussion about how to make great stories.
Speakers:
Kirsti Melville, documentary producer with ABC RN’s Earshot and The History Listen
Helen Pitt, Sydney Morning Herald journalist & 2018 Walkley Book Award-winner for The House
Michelle White, journalist, filmmaker & Community Arts Network
Modera...
2019-11-2047 minWalkleyTalks PodcastPress freedom & investigative journalismThis year in Australia we’ve seen unprecedented attacks on journalists: from raids and digital surveillance to court suppression orders and pressure to reveal sources. Hear from an all-star panel of award-winning journalists about how important sources and whistleblowers are to investigative journalism; why this kind of reporting is critical to our democracy; and the risks journalism faces in the current climate.
Speakers:
* Hedley Thomas, The Australian, 2018 Gold Walkley-winner for The Teacher’s Pet
* Oliver Gordon, ABC Alice Springs & 2019 Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year
* Alison Sandy, Freedom of Information Editor, Seven News
Moderator: Dr Joseph Fernandez, Associate Professor, Curt...
2019-11-101h 07WalkleyTalks PodcastTelling our stories: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander journalistsIn this episode you’ll hear a panel of brilliant Black journalists and editors discussing the issues and stories of Indigenous Australia, and the journalism that covers it best. They’ll talk about why it’s essential to have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices in Australian newsrooms, where we’re currently at with representation, how things can be improved and the pathways into media for young Indigenous journalists.
Speakers:
Natalie Ahmat, presenter, NITV News (moderator)
Shannan Dodson, UTS & Media Diversity Australia
Rae Johnston, editor, Junkee
Yale Macgillivray, producer, ABC
This talk was recorded at the State Library of New South Wa...
2019-10-0144 minWalkleyTalks PodcastWhat Price Would You Pay? A Conversation about why journalism mattersPresented by the Walkley Foundation and RMIT
Journalists work relentlessly to give the most vulnerable people in society a voice, but at what price? The Walkley Foundation developed a national public awareness campaign themed “What Price Would You Pay?”, asking Australians to re-evaluate the price they’d pay for quality journalism that impacts everyday lives. It highlights the price journalists pay, from legal pressure to death threats, and features award-winning journalists.
In this feature-length episode you’ll hear from award-winning journalists, about what it takes to make great journalism and why this work matters.
The panelists are:
Zena Chamas, cross-platform journali...
2019-08-251h 05WalkleyTalks PodcastChanging the conversation on violence against womenStatistics show that in Australia, on average, one woman a week is murdered by her current or former partner. With gender-based violence at such critical levels, how influential can the media be in educating Australians, and ultimately changing behaviours to prevent violence?
In this episode you’ll hear from journalists who are leading the way in this space:
* Gina Rushton, Buzzfeed News, 2019 Our Watch Fellow
* Sarah Malik, SBS Life, 2019 Our Watch Fellow
* Alison Dance, 10 Daily, 2019 Our Watch Fellow
Moderator: Eryk Bagshaw, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, 2017 Our Watch Award winner for Best journalism campaign
You’ll also hear intr...
2019-07-2338 minWalkleyTalks PodcastWhat Price Would You Pay?Carrying the trauma of reporting on death, destruction and abuse. Being pursued through the courts to reveal a confidential source. Going up against the biggest institutions in the country to reveal the truth.
Journalists work relentlessly to give the most vulnerable people in society a voice, but at what price? The Walkley Foundation is running a national public awareness campaign, developed in partnership with Naked Communications, across TV, print, online and outdoor advertising. The campaign is themed “What Price Would You Pay?” and asks Australians to re-evaluate the price they’d pay for quality journalism that impacts everyday lives. It highli...
2019-06-2848 minWalkleyTalks PodcastNew voices in Australian JournalismWhat does it take to break in to a media career in 2019? How important is it that our media includes voices from a range of backgrounds and perspectives? You’ll hear from a panel of talented young journalists about opportunities and pathways into the industry. Speakers include:
● Samara Gardner, Journalist, WIN News Wollongong
● Nour Haydar, NSW Political Reporter, ABC News
● Lydia Bilton, Associate Producer, 9 News
● Moderator: Rob Stott, Managing Editor, Junkee Media
This talk was recorded at the State Library of New South Wales on April 11, 2019, as part of our regular Walkley Talks series there.
This podcast is produced by Kevin Suar...
2019-04-1633 minWalkleyTalks PodcastWalkley Fund Dinner PanelA star-studded panel of senior Australian journalists take you behind the scenes of some of their biggest stories… and explain the difference that quality reporting can make to our nation and our people.
Content warning: This podcast contains explicit language.
Speakers:
● Mark Burrows, Walkley-winning senior correspondent, Nine News
● Joanne McCarthy, Gold Walkley-winning journalist, Newcastle Herald
● Caro Meldrum-Hanna, Gold Walkley-winning investigative journalist, ABC
● Helen Pitt, Walkley Book Award-winner for The House & Sydney Morning Herald journalist
● Hedley Thomas, Gold Walkley-winning journalist, The Australian/The Teacher’s Pet podcast
● Moderator: Emma Alberici, Chief Economics Correspondent, ABC
This talk was recorded at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydn...
2019-04-0953 minWalkleyTalks PodcastKerry O’Brien on journalism’s successes and failures“Every year at the Walkley Awards, we honour a craft that holds power in its various manifestations big and small, to account. We should also, all be prepared to reflect on our own failures.”
The chair of the Walkley Foundation directors, senior journalist Kerry O’Brien, had a powerful message to share at the Walkley Fund for Journalism Dinner. You can also read a text version of Kerry’s speech here: https://medium.com/the-walkley-magazine/we-cant-let-ourselves-off-the-hook-100a4474afcc
This talk was recorded at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney on April 5, 2019, at the Walkley Fund for Journalism Dinner. If you’d like to su...
2019-04-0920 min
Writes4FestivalsMudgee Reader's Festival 2018 "Walkley Award Winning Stories"Two Walkley Award winning journalists and a Young Walkley nominated satirist discuss the job of unearthing and dissecting the news. Kate Wild, James Colley and Caroline Overington talk hard hitting revelations, political intrigue and stories ripe for satire with ABC Western Plains manager, Nick Lowther. NOTE: Apologies on the audio quality on this episode. The conversation was so interesting and funny we released it regardless and it's totally worth a listen. #MudgeeRF18 #MRF19 #Mudgee #writing #festivals #journalism #satire #walkleyawards #fakenews #news #podcasts #readingSHOW NOTES:Mudgee Readers' Festivalwww.mudgeereaders.comFacebook @mudgeereadersWrites4Festivals www.writes4...
2019-03-1958 minWalkleyTalks PodcastThe New Digital StorytellingAs technology continues to evolve, journalists are finding new tools and platforms for reporting and sharing the news. Hear from a panel of Walkley-winning and nominated journalists about how they’re pushing the boundaries to produce compelling stories.
Speakers:
Kylie Boltin, Commissioning Editor, Online documentaries, SBS, @drkylieboltin
Lane Sainty, Reporter, Buzzfeed News, @lanesainty
Lorena Allam, Indigenous affairs editor, The Guardian
Moderator: Stuart Fagg, General Manager, Digital, The Australian & News Prestige Network, @CaptainStuey
Stories referred to:
She Called Me Red: https://www.instagram.com/sbs.online.documentaries/
The Boat: http://www.sbs.com.au/theboat/
Deaths Inside: https://www.theguardian.com/au...
2019-03-0139 minWalkleyTalks PodcastBehind the headlines: Journalists take you behind 2018’s biggest storiesThey’re the stories that grow a life of their own, lighting up the nightly news bulletins and dominating headlines. Political scandals, crimes and justice, sporting glory and humans behaving badly… the first draft of history is a ripping read in our nation’s media. But all these stories start with a single story, a journalist or a team that uncovers the truth, collects the evidence and spins the yarn. Join our panel of top reporters as they take you behind some of the year’s biggest stories.
Speakers:
Chris Barrett, sports writer for the Sydney Morning Herald
Sharri Markson, journali...
2018-11-2346 minWalkleyTalks PodcastBusiness lunch: RBA’s Dr Guy Debelle talks with Ross GreenwoodBefore we announced the finalists for this year’s Walkley Award for Business Journalism, we featured an interview between Dr Guy Debelle (Reserve Bank of Australia) and Ross Greenwood (Nine Network). You’ll hear a brief introduction from Walkley Foundation chief executive Louisa Graham before the interview.
Guy Debelle has been deputy governor of the RBA since September 2016. He is deputy chair of the Reserve Bank Board and chair of the Reserve Bank's Risk Management Committee.
Ross Greenwood is the Nine Network’s business and finance editor, and each evening hosts the radio program, Money News, broadcast on Macquarie Media around...
2018-10-2541 minWalkleyTalks PodcastThe Legal Landscape for JournalismFrom defamation to state security – how does the law affect journalists’ ability to expose the truth? To discuss this topic, we have an all star panel of legal writers and editors, a lawyer and a judge:
*Richard Ackland, editor, Justinian / legal affairs editor, The Saturday Paper
*Kate Haddock, partner, Banki Haddock Fiora
*Nicola Berkovic, legal affairs writer, The Australian
*Judge Judith Gibson, District Court of NSW / Bulletin author for Australian Defamation Law and Practice
*Moderator: Marcus Strom, media adviser, University of Sydney / Media section president, MEAA
This talk was recorded at the State Library of New South Wales on September 20, 2018, as p...
2018-09-2549 minWalkleyTalks PodcastInvestigative journalism changes lives and laws. But who pays for it?Exposing corruption and abuse; pushing for changes to law and policy that protect everyday Australians: that’s the power of great investigative journalism. It’s work that takes a lot of time, investment and skill from journalists: three things that are under more pressure than ever in today’s media. A new culture is emerging, of collaborative projects and new funding sources to support this work. A brave new world of public interest journalism, where the bottom line is less about dollars and more about impact.
In a conversation presented by the Walkley Foundation and RMIT, hear from special guest Robert...
2018-09-1742 minWalkleyTalks PodcastBuzzfeed: A Discussion with a Pulitzer WinnerMark Schoofs, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations & projects editor for BuzzFeed News in New York, has some strong views on how journalists should approach interviewing. Recorded at a industry breakfast as part of the Walkley Foundation’s Storyology festival, hear his tips on approaching interview subjects to draw out gripping stories.
This podcast was edited by Kevin Suarez, for The Walkley Foundation, at the 2SER studios in Sydney Australia.
2018-09-0631 minWalkleyTalks PodcastShooting The StormWhen he’s not working as chief photographer for The Sydney Morning Herald, photojournalist Nick Moir moonlights as one of Australia’s leading storm chasers.
Gary Cranitch is photographer for Queensland Museum and has decades of experience photographing wildlife around Queensland, with much of his work focused on the Great Barrier Reef. You’re about to hear them in conversation with ABC’s Emma Griffiths about our world, weather, and environment and how they’ve watched these change.
A special edition of Walkley Talks — conversations from Storyology, the Walkley Foundation’s 2018 journalism festival. Hosted by the ABC's Emma Griffiths.
2018-08-3052 minWalkleyTalks PodcastPower Shifts: Identity, diversity, #MeTooHollywood gets all the press but are we succeeding at leveling the power imbalances in other industries? What does it take to change on such a large scale, and who’s leading the way? Hear from journalists who’ve been covering the movement – or managing their newsrooms’ approach to it – on how it’s evolving, how it is being and should be covered, and where things are going.
You'll hear from Catherine Fox (freelance business writer & 2017 Women’s Leadership in Media Award winner),Rachel Hancock (deputy editor, The Courier-Mail), Bri Lee (writer, author & editor) and was moderated by Cathie Schnitzerling (Queensland edi...
2018-08-2352 minWalkleyTalks PodcastKiller Stories: Trace and Teacher's PetAs journalists experiment with new storytelling formats, podcast series have emerged as an engrossing platform for true crime stories.This session delves into what it is about true crime stories that is so compelling. The panel includes Hedley Thomas (The Teacher’s Pet) and Rachael Brown (Trace) in conversation with author and journalist Matthew Condon.
A special edition of Walkley Talks — conversations from Storyology, the Walkley Foundation’s 2018 journalism festival. Recorded at the Palace Barracks cinemas in Brisbane on July 28. This podcast was produced by Myles Houlbrook-Walk, for The Walkley Foundation, at the 2SER studios in Sydney Australia. This Storyology Podcas...
2018-08-1756 minWalkleyTalks PodcastThis Book Changed My LifeWhat is the one book you press into the hands of new acquaintances? The book that you feel will open their eyes to a truth about the world, or explain you to them in a succinct few hundred pages? Nonfiction and fiction alike are under consideration as storytellers talk about the single book that most influenced their lives.
You'll hear from Trent Dalton (The Weekend Australian), George Negus (broadcaster), Melissa Lucashenko (writer), Lenore Taylor (Guardian Australia) and the panel was moderated by Adam Suckling (Copyright Agency).
This podcast was edited by Kevin Suarez, for The Walkley Foundation, at the 2SER...
2018-08-101h 02WalkleyTalks PodcastKiller Stories: True Crime & PodcastsThis podcast is about killer stories - literally. Our panel of journalists digs into why true crime stories are so compelling, and why they’re having a huge moment in podcasting. You’ll hear from Nicole Hogan (The Daily Telegraph / Eight Minutes), Mary-Ann Harris (New Idea Investigates) and Allan Clarke (ABC / Unravel True Crime, Blood on the Tracks) moderated by Claire Harvey (Sunday Telegraph).
A special edition of Walkley Talks — conversations from Storyology, the Walkley Foundation’s 2018 journalism festival. Recorded at the State Library of NSW on July 26. This podcast was produced by Kevin Suarez, for The Walkley Foundation, at the 2SER...
2018-07-3137 minWalkleyTalks PodcastOn Disruption: Katharine Murphy in conversation with Peter FrayTo celebrate the launch of Katharine Murphy’s new book, On Disruption, on July 10 we hosted a conversation about journalism today, and how it has been transformed by technological and economic change. Hosted by the Walkley Foundation for Journalism and the Centre for Media Transition, the Guardian Australia political editor shared her experience of how journalists’ work has changed and what that means for audiences, our democracy and the public interest.
2018-07-1935 minWalkleyTalks PodcastTaking a deeper look at the relationship between Australia and ChinaThis is a recording of a panel from the Walkley Media Talks series, on China in the Media. The speakers you will hear are: Lisa Murray, senior Fairfax journalist and former China correspondent; Wanning Sun, UTS professor of Media and Communication Studies; Philip Ivanov, Asia Society CEO; and Jieh-Yung Lo, a policy adviser and commentator. Having just returned from the Walkley Media Exchange, in partnership with DFAT and the All- China Journalists’ Association, Walkleys multimedia and communications manager Helen Sullivan is the participating moderator.
2018-05-3156 minWalkleyTalks PodcastThe craft of arts writingAs the Walkley Arts Awards open for entries in 2018, we’ve drawn together some of Australia’s favourite voices on the arts to talk about why we need critics and writers to help us interpret culture, and what makes great arts writing. From painting to performance, pop culture to classical, the ephemeral and experiential to the stuff hanging in our galleries; art reveals our world to us. But it’s arts writers and critics who help reveal that art to us.
2018-04-0443 minWalkleyTalks PodcastJames Robinson and the relationship between data and JournalismIn a rapidly-changing digital world, data is critical to the success of media organisations. But the practice of analytics – drawing insights from that data – has the potential to deliver value in surprising and unexpected ways. In this talk, New York Times Director of Global Analytics James Robinson shows how analytics can be used to help measure success, better understand audiences, and build new relationships with readers. He is joined in-conversation by Peter Fray. This talk was recorded at State Library of New South Wales as part of the Walkley Foundation's Media Talks series.
2018-03-2826 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastTurn Your Story Into A Killer PodcastPrint, television and online organisations (even us here at The Walkley Foundation) have started to dabble in downloadable audio. In this talk, Jess Bineth, audio producer for ABC, Monique Bowley, former director of podcasts at Mamamia, and Alice Workman, host of Buzzfeed’s Is It On? discuss the dos and don’ts of podcasting. Moderated by award-winning audio producer and academic Siobhan McHugh, this is essential listening for anyone wanting to try their hand at podcasting.
2017-11-0729 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastStructuring Stories To Grab An AudienceWalkley-award winning documentary director Ivan O’Mahoney; Gold Walkley-winning Four Corners reporter, Caro Meldrum-Hanna; National Crime reporter for the Australian, Dan Box; and Senior report for Reveal, Aaron Glantz, talk the ins and outs of telling an intriguing and engaging story. Hosted by two-time Walkley Award-winning journalist, Caroline Overington, the panel tackles the issues of convergence and how journalists can make use of multiple platforms.
2017-11-0733 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastFraming War Andrew And Ben Quilty Talk With Jennifer ByrneABC's The Book Club presenter Jennifer Byrne hosts this exceptional exchange as cousins, Archibald award-winning painter Ben Quilty, and Gold Walkley Award-winning photojournalist Andrew Quilty, reflect on their time in Afghanistan and discuss the careful skill of recording war through images.
2017-11-0736 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastHow the Internet of Things will change the news businessWhat happens to the news business when everything around us is connected and sending data to the cloud? We managed to find someone straddling both the news and the new Internet of Things to give us a super smart, fun tour of that landscape: Stuart Waite, ex-News Corp executive and current startup investor/consultant and digital transformation expert. He had a conversation at the Walkleys offices in Sydney recently with Michael Janda, senior digital business reporter at the Australian Broadcasting Corp and a Walkley Trustee.
WalkleyTalks is the podcast of The Walkley Foundation, which promotes and encourages Australian journalism. It's...
2016-11-1748 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastIndigenous languages in the media — Conversations from StoryologyWhen was the last time you heard a story about Torres Strait Islanders or aboriginal people being told IN an Indigenous language? We in the media need to work out what role these languages can play in telling the stories of Indigenous communities. Five brilliant Aussie storytellers talk about it: Allan Clarke is the indigenous affairs reporter at BuzzFeed Australia. Lionel Lovett is a Wiradjuri language teacher at Parkes Public School in western New South Wales. Solua Middleton is a producer for ABC Open on the Gold Coast. And Bruce Pascoe is writer and director at First Languages Australia. Jade...
2016-11-0947 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastManagement shake-up — Conversations from StoryologyTired of seeing token female participation, if any, on leadership panels at media conferences? Yeah, us too. That’s why at Storyology this year our version of that panel was 100% women. Here’s some frank talk about how to get more women and people of color at the top from four badass women:
- Kara Swisher, head of Recode and a formidable tech journalist based in the U.S.
- Marina Go, who ran Hearst Bauer Media until recently and just published “Break Through: 20 Success Strategies For Female Leaders”
- Yassmin Abdel-Magied, a social activist and oil rig engineer
- Michelle...
2016-10-2650 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastMedia after the Arab Spring: Lina Attalah and Peter Greste [Conversations from Storyology]“This is an unprecedented moment of restriction for us as journalists - and people in general in Egypt,” says Lina Attalah. She and other journalists founded an independent online news outlet, Mada Masr, in the wake of the Arab Spring. But in these turbulent times, it hasn’t been easy. At Storyology, we paired her up with Peter Greste, the journalist who came to Egypt in 2013 for a “very vanilla” story and found himself imprisoned on trumped-up charges of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood.
Conversations from Storyology is a miniseries in the WalkleyTalks podcast, produced by Kate Golden for the Walkley Foundation...
2016-10-1937 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastThe art of source cultivation — Conversations from Storyology"They're putting their arses out there for you." — Gerard Ryle, who led the Panama Papers
Sources are the heart of investigative journalism. Here we share a feisty conversation between four veteran investigative reporters from across the globe on how they go about finding, cultivating and not burning the people behind their work. Featuring Gerard Ryle, director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists; Heidi Blake, investigations editor at BuzzFeed UK; Daniela Pinheiro, senior writer at Piauí Magazine; and moderator Quentin Dempster AO, political editor of The New Daily and a Walkley Trustee.
Conversations from Storyology is a miniseries of the Walk...
2016-09-2853 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastData journalism gets personal — Conversations from StoryologyFive amazing people making data journalism talk about using personalisation to make data stories more engaging — including how not to be creepy about it. On our panel: Kavya Sukumar, Vox Media (whose title is "storytelling engineer"); Julia Smith, designer-dev at Institute for Nonprofit News; Inga Ting, Sydney Morning Herald; Ed Tadros, Australian Financial Review; Simon Elvery, ABC.
Conversations from Storyology is a special mini-series of the Walkley Talks Podcast. Produced by Kate Golden of the Walkley Foundation at the 2SER studios in Sydney, Australia. Music is "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere.
2016-09-2253 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastHow the Cat People exposed elite tennis match-fixing — Conversations from StoryologyAn amazing tonic for all the hand-wringing about the shrunken attention spans of young people today. Last year BuzzFeed News and the BBC released a joint investigation revealing evidence of tennis match-fixing at elite levels. Heidi Blake, BuzzFeed UK's investigations editor who coauthored the project, tells us how it worked. With a Q&A led by Caro Meldrum-Hanna, 2015 Gold Walkley-winning investigative reporter. This podcast is part of Conversations from Storyology, a mini-series in the WalkleyTalks podcast bringing you the best bits from our 2016 Sydney journalism festival.
Produced by Kate Golden for the Walkley Foundation at the 2SER studios in Sydney...
2016-09-1456 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastInside the Panama Papers: Gerard Ryle and Kate McClymont — Conversations from StoryologyGerard Ryle of the ICIJ is the brains behind the biggest leak ever, the biggest journalistic collaboration ever. Kate McClymont of Fairfax Media is renowned for fierce investigative reportage revealing corruption in Australia. Here Kate grills Gerard on how John Doe made contact, the system that allowed 400+ reporters to work together, what it takes to uncover scandals on this scale and whether this kind of investigative reporting can be done in Australia. Recorded on Aug. 11, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Conversations from Storyology is a Walkley Talks series bringing you the best ideas from our 2016 journalism festival. Produced by Kate Golden with...
2016-09-0855 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastKara Swisher on BuzzFeed, Bezos, Twitter and the Kardashians — Conversations from StoryologyKara Swisher founded Recode and the star-studded Recode Conference and is among the most fearless — and to some, fearsome — tech journalists in the world. She came to Australia to give us the latest Silicon Valley and media trends; her frank keynote is followed by questions from Marc Fennell of Download This Show and SBS's The Feed. Music is "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere. Produced by Kate Golden at the Walkley Foundation, with help from 2SER in Sydney, Australia. Photo by Eliza Berlage.
2016-09-071h 02
WalkleyTalks PodcastHow we rise up from a digitally disrupted, post-fact journapocalypse — Conversations from StoryologyHow do we fix journalism? Walkley CEO Jacqui Park and Uni journalism professor Peter Fray each spent time in the U.S. recently looking for inspiration and models to aid both the business and the practice of journalism in Australia. At Storyology, they kicked off the festival with some big picture thoughts on how to improve both. Conversations from Storyology is a Walkley Talks series bringing you the best ideas from our 2016 journalism festival. These talks were recorded live at the Chauvel Cinema on Aug. 10, 2016. Produced by Kate Golden with help from 2SER in Sydney, Australia. Music is "Puzzle Pieces"...
2016-09-0631 min
Youth Ministry Unscripted: The Rooted Youth Ministry PodcastPhilip Walkley: Gospel in Youth Missions with the PoorPhilip Walkley, Executive Director of Service Over Self (SOS) in Memphis, gave an excellent workshop at the 2015 Rooted Conference…
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2016-06-2235 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastThe price paid by whistleblowersInvestigative reporter Adele Ferguson tells chilling tales of the consequences of blowing the whistle, in a speech for the Press Freedom Australia Dinner on May 6, 2016. Produced by Kate Golden of The Walkley Foundation. The Walkleys put on the dinner with the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance and the International Federation of Journalists. Music is "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere. Recording by APAC, Australia's Public Affairs Channel. To learn more about whistleblowers and press freedom in Australia, read the 2016 report at pressfreedom.org.au.
2016-05-1233 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastOn press freedom: Paul Farrell, Wendy Bacon, Alex HearneAlex Hearne from the IFJ brings the stats: The Asia-Pacific is the deadliest region for journalists. Paul Farrell from the Guardian describes what it feels like to have the police after your metadata. Wendy Bacon remembers the good old days when you could take all the secret docs home on a plane. It's the Walkley Media Talk from April 14, 2016, a production of the Walkley Foundation. Recorded live by APAC, Channel 648, at the State Library of New South Wales. Music is "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere.
2016-04-281h 06WalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Kate Doak, Michael Safi, Gina RushtonThis week the panel discuss how the Daily Telegraph got documentary Gayby Baby banned from NSW schools, the “first social media murder” of two TV journalists in the US, and Peter Greste’s second conviction in an Egyptian court.
With Kate Doak, Gina Rushton (The Australian) and Michael Safi (Guardian Australia). Hosted by Jack Fisher.
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2015-09-0928 minWalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Susie O'Brien, Alex Lee, Alex McKinnonThis week the panel discuss the media's coverage of the Ashley Madison leak, Leunig’s anti-vaccination cartoon in The Age, and Al Jazeera decision to abandon the word 'migrant'.
With Alex Lee (BuzzFeed), Alex McKinnon (Junkee) and Susie O’Brien (Herald Sun). Hosted by Mariam Chehab.
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2015-08-2728 minWalkleyTalks Podcast2015 - 08 - 17 Fourth EstateThis week the panel discuss how Buzzfeed forced Mark Latham’s departure from the AFR, whether it pays for media outlets to declare themselves feminist, and how ABC personalities are making big bucks on the speaking circuit.
With Mark Di Stefano (Buzzfeed), Georgina Dent (Women’s Agenda) and Jonathan Green (ABC). Hosted by Mariam Chehab.
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2015-08-2028 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastWalkleys Podcast - Big Stories (Freelance Focus 2015)Our Freelance Focus conference in Brisbane saw some of the best writers in Australia and abroad talk about the future of the industry and how to get ahead as a freelancer!
Dig deep: The online treasure trove for investigative reporting
Hedley Thomas, national chief correspondent, The Australian
A golden age for the lone wolf journalist
Andrew Fowler, author, The War on Journalism
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2015-08-1346 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastWalkleys Podcast - Freelance Is Just The Beginning (Freelance Focus 2015)Our Freelance Focus conference in Brisbane saw some of the best writers in Australia and abroad talk about the future of the industry and how to get ahead as a freelancer!
Freelance is just the beginning
Our panel discuss the different paths available for diversification, and how these can help your career take off. Turn your passion into productivity and profit. Learn from other freelancers who’ve diversified, and get the lowdown on lucrative sidelines like professional business writing, ghost writing, and content creation.
Matthew Condon, author & journalist, The Courier-Mail
Andrew McMillen, freelance journalist
Tiana Templeman, freelance journalist and academic
Mo...
2015-08-1355 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastWalkleys Podcast - Noah Rosenberg Keynote (Freelance Focus 2015)Our Freelance Focus conference in Brisbane saw some of the best writers in Australia and abroad talk about the future of the industry and how to get ahead as a freelancer!
If a story isn't read, does it make a sound? Inside the dark art of attracting eyeballs to great storytelling
So you've produced the perfect piece, now what? Narratively’s Noah Rosenberg explores your options for finding an actual audience, from open publishing platforms to partnerships, paid promotion to pity.
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2015-08-1350 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastWalkleys Podcast - Short Stories (Freelance Focus 2015)Our Freelance Focus conference in Brisbane saw some of the best writers in Australia and abroad talk about the future of the industry and how to get ahead as a freelancer!
SHORT STORIES:
• Amanda Gearing, freelance journalist: What makes a Walkley winner?
• Peter Taggart, Bring A Plate: So you want to make a podcast…
• Skye Doherty, University of Queensland: Journalism and the power of design
• Matt Liddy, ABC: The latest in digital storytelling
• Angie Galles, StartSomeGood: The secret life of crowdfunders
• Rebecca Rowling: Humanitarian law for journalists in conflict zones
• Hamish Sewell, SoundTrails: Storytelling to empower and connect communities
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2015-08-131h 04
WalkleyTalks PodcastWalkleys Podcast - The Power Of Narrative (Freelance Focus 2015)Our Freelance Focus conference in Brisbane saw some of the best writers in Australia and abroad talk about the future of the industry and how to get ahead as a freelancer!
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2015-08-1344 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastWalkleys Podcast - When Freelance Goes Foreign Correspondent (Freelance Focus 2015)Our Freelance Focus conference in Brisbane saw some of the best writers in Australia and abroad talk about the future of the industry and how to get ahead as a freelancer!
Whether travelling into a warzone or covering a sensitive story in Australia, freelancers have to look after themselves. In this panel discussion, learn how to protect yourself with insurance and other safety measures.
Ed Giles, freelance multimedia journalist
Tim Page, freelance photojournalist
Cindy Wockner, national investigations editor & international correspondent, News Corp
Moderator: Mark Willacy, National Reporting Team, ABCTV
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2015-08-1349 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastWalkleys Podcast - Your Brand Online (Freelance Focus 2015)Our Freelance Focus conference in Brisbane saw some of the best writers in Australia and abroad talk about the future of the industry and how to get ahead as a freelancer!
Are you in control of your social presence? Make social media work for you, rather than creating more work for yourself. Take your work to the next level, using simple tools to monitor story opportunities and maximise your efficiency and minimise risk with scheduled posting. We cover social media strategy and blogging.
John Birmingham, writer & author
Michelle Law, screenwriter, author, reporter & playwright
Moderator: Natalie Bochenski, writer
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2015-08-1351 minWalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Martin Chulov, Lisa Main, Malaz Majannihis week the panel discuss the perils of reporting in the Middle East, how the media can better shed light on the origins of ISIS and how Sydney Muslims have pitched in to set up their own million-dollar news network.
With Martin Chulov (The Guardian), Lisa Main (ABC) and Malaz Majanni (OnePath Network). Hosted by Jack Fisher.
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2015-08-0530 minWalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Whitney Fitzsimmons, Myriam Robin, Brigid DelaneyThis week the panel talk about whether Sunday Life's rosy view of the ABC as a haven for women in the workplace is really just a fantasy, and why the Labor Herald were rejected from the parliamentary press gallery.
With Whitney Fitzsimmons, Myriam Robin (Crikey) and Brigid Delaney (Guardian Australia). Hosted by Jack Fisher.
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2015-07-3028 minWalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Melissa Hoyer, Kate Aubusson, Mark Di StefanoThis week the panel discuss Treasurer Joe Hockey's $200k payout from Fairfax Media over tweets and posters suggesting he was corrupt, how Nine's 60 Minutes took health fraudster Belle Gibson to task over her lies and whether the Labor Herald party newspaper will stand a chance.
With Melissa Hoyer (News.com.au), Mark Di Stefano (Buzzfeed) and Kate Aubusson (Sydney Morning Herald). Hosted by Mariam Chehab.
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2015-07-0829 minWalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Chris Kenny, Jonathan Holmes, Bernard KeaneThis week the panel discuss the fallout from Q&A most controversial episode: how Zaky Mallah was allowed to ask a question and whether the ABC is at greater risk from terrorist attack or government inquiry.
With Chris Kenny (The Australian), Jonathan Holmes (The Age) and Bernard Keane (Crikey). Hosted by Lucie Robson.
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2015-07-0229 minWalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Ross Coulthart Press Freedom AddressThis week in a special episode of Fourth Estate we're featuring investigative journalist Ross Coulthart's 2015 Press Freedom address. Ross Coulthart talks about the new perils of investigative reporting and the threat of new data retention laws to journalists and whistleblowers alike.
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2015-06-1728 minWalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Kate Doak, Elias Jahshan, Lucy WatsonWith Kate Doak (freelance), Elias Jahshan (Star Observer) and Lucy Watson (Archer Magazine).
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2015-06-1128 minWalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Paul Maley, Nasya Bahfen, Alan StokesDescription:
This week the panel discuss The Australian's new series on A ustralian Muslims, whether desensitisation has spoiled coverage of the Bay of Bengal refugee crisis and why PETA claim the ABC falsely accused them of making a fuss over farmers swearing at sheep.
With Paul Maley (The Australian), Nasya Bahfen (journalism lecturer at Monash University) and Alan Stokes (The Sydney Morning Herald).
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2015-06-0428 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Auskar Surbakti, Jenny Noyes, Denham SadlerThis week the panel discuss why respected journalist Tracey Spicer was asked to write branded content for a pittance, the current threats to regional media and how The Age accidentally called for the death of Australia’s foremost Catholic cleric, George Pell.
With Auskar Surbakti (ABC), Jenny Noyes (Daily Life) and Denham Sadler (freelancer).
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2015-05-2627 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Andrew Jaspan, Rob Stott, Lisa VisentinThis week the panel discuss the 2015 federal budget coverage and the cuts to journalism-meets-academia site The Conversation, Malcolm Turnbull's unwelcome advice for ABC journalists and how Facebook are set to redefine where we read our news.
With Andrew Jaspan (The Conversation), Rob Stott(Buzzfeed), and Lisa Visentin (Sydney Morning Herald).
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2015-05-1925 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: El Gibbs, Shawn Burns, Tish Peiris and Rick MortonThis week in a special episode of Fourth Estate the panel discuss disability and the media: how journalists with disability do their work; the media’s coverage of abuse of people with disability; making television accessible for all and the Attitude Pictures series shown on the ABC.
With El Gibbs (Blunt Shovels), Shawn Burns (University of Wollongong), Tish Peiris (freelance journalist and filmmaker) and Rick Morton (The Australian).
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2015-05-1227 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Tom Allard, Amy Coopes, John DrinnanThis week the panel discuss how the media covered the Bali 9 executions and how they will continue to talk about Indonesia in the aftermath, and the curious case of Fairfax Media sueing a U.S. company they had tasked with digitising their colossal photographic archives.
With Tom Allard (SMH), Amy Coopes (ex-AFP) and John Drinnan (NZ Herald).
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2015-05-0528 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Michael Bodey, Chris Graham, Chris BergThis week the panel discuss how SBS sports presenter Scott McIntyre lost his job over tweets about ANZAC Day, how ACMA's findings might be used to punish 2DayFM over their infamous Royal Prank call and whether Charlie Pickering's new show The Weekly is the news satire show we really need.
With Michael Bodey (The Australian), Chris Graham (New Matilda) and Chris Berg (ABC The Drum).
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2015-04-2827 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Wendy Bacon, Mark Skulley, Yaara Bou Melhem, Lauren IngramThis week the panel discuss how SBS’s new commercial direction is impacting their news and ratings, whether the Australian media has gone overboard with the Anzac Centenary coverage and why new research is showing that women are not participating fully in online news discussion forums.
With Wendy Bacon (investigative journalist), Mark Skulley (freelance journalist), Yaara Bou Melhem (independent reporter) and Lauren Ingram (The CEO Magazine).
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2015-04-2128 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Max Chalmers, Melissa Sweet, Andrew MoonThis week the panel discuss how the media covered protests in Australia, how a French TV network was brought down by Islamic State, the loss of 2UE’s newsroom and what new apps Meerkat and Periscope could mean for journalists.
With Max Chalmers (New Matilda), Melissa Sweet (Croakey) and Andrew Moon (ABC).
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2015-04-1428 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Whitney Fitzsimmons, Nick Lazaredes, Gina RushtonThis week the panel discuss Rolling Stone magazine's retraction of a controversial feature article, the case against French news outlets being brought by hostages of Paris' January supermarket siege, the value of women's news websites and whether the killing of journalists should be made a war crime.
With Whitney Fitzsimmons, Nick Lazaredes and Gina Rushton (The Australian).
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2015-04-0729 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Rick Morton, Jane Lee, Michael SafiThis week the panel discuss how a court issued suppression order kept the lid of the past of Jill Meagher’s killer Adrian Bayley, the perils of reporting on vaccination and why Sydney newspapers editorialised ahead of the NSW Election.
With Rick Morton (The Australian), Jane Lee (The Age) and Michael Safi (Guardian Australia).
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2015-04-0127 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Cassandra Wilkinson, Heath Aston, Alex McKinnonThis week the panel discuss how coverage of Malcolm Fraser's death overshadowed the Moss Review; the controversial exit of a news.com.au staffer; John Laws' unkind response to a vulnerable caller; and the end of the road for online women's destination The Hoopla.
With Cassandra Wilkinson (FBi Radio), Heath Aston (SMH) and Alex McKinnon (Junkee).
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2015-03-2526 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Gretel Killeen, Sarrah Le Marquand, Jeannette FrancisWe celebrate International Women's Day with this special on Fourth Estate. The panel discuss the pay gap and the state of women in the media and the ABC's Q&A special episode on family violence.
With Gretel Killeen, Sarrah Le Marquand (The Daily Telegraph) and Jeannette Francis (SBS).
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2015-03-2428 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Margot Saville, Elise Potaka, Lema SamandarThis week the panel discuss the media court case of the year: Treasurer Joe Hockey takes on Fairfax Media over defamation allegations for their headlines "Treasurer for Sale". Also, how SBS interviewed a Melbourne teenager who left Australia to be killed as a foreign fighter in Syria, and what the effect of the latest Fairfax redundancies will be on journalism in rural Australia.
With Margot Saville (Crikey), Elise Potaka (SBS) and Lema Samandar (Daily Telegraph).
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2015-03-2427 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastWalkleyTalk: Future Friday: Innovation in NewsroomsBe swept up and inspired by our first Future Friday talk on innovation and what it means within the context of journalism and storytelling. Listen as Stephen Hutcheon, innovation editor at the Sydney Morning Herald and Jonathan Richards from Google’s Creative lab share their tips and insights into multimedia storytelling in newsrooms. Also hear the announcement of the longlist of the Walkley Grants for Innovation.
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2015-03-1758 minWalkleyTalks PodcastState Library NSW Media Talk: Secrecy & SurveillanceJail for Journalism: Truth-Telling and The First Casualties Of War
In the wake of new terror laws in Australia, journalists and whistleblowers now face up to 10 years jail for reporting on sensitive areas of national security. Quentin Dempster, Caro Meldrum-Hanna and Josh Taylor examine what the jailing of journalists for reporting the truth will mean for Australian journalism and democracy. This event is part of the Walkley Media Talks series held in conjunction with the State Library NSW.
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2015-03-041h 03WalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Michael Bodey, Michaela Witbourn, Josh TaylorThis week the panel discuss the coverage of last week's 'terror raids' in Sydney and Brisbane, why the Scottish independence referendum was such a big media event in Australia and the NZ High Court's recent ruling that bloggers are journalists.
With Michael Bodey (the Australian), Michaela Whitbourn (SMH), Antoinette Lattouf (SBS) and Josh Taylor (ZDNEt).
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2014-09-2429 minWalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Nick Evershed, Edmund Tadros, Henare DeganFor the September 15 program, Fourth Estate presents a Data Journalism special
With Nick Evershed (Guardian Australia), Edmund Tadros (AFR) and Henare Degan (Open Australia).
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2014-09-2428 min
WalkleyTalks PodcastAustralia's media: past, present and futureA Companion to the Australian Media is the first comprehensive and authoritative study of Australia’s press, broadcasting and new media sectors.
Our September 2014 Walkley Media Talk at the State Library of NSW brought together Companion editor Professor Bridget Griffen-Foley of Macquarie University and a panel of experts chosen from the 300 leading industry figures and academics who contributed to this essential guide as they discuss the Australian media industry's past, present and future.
The Companion's 500 entries explore the history of newspapers since the launch of Sydney's first paper in 1803, and cover magazines, radio and television, along with the emergence of th...
2014-09-241h 04WalkleyTalks PodcastWhistleblowers In The Surveillance State: Human rights’ digital battlegroundWhistleblowers and journalists play a crucial role in scrutinising the powerful and holding them to account. The revelations by Edward Snowden have transformed our understanding of how sweeping digital surveillance techniques capture personal information about all of us.
They have also exposed the immense dangers faced by whistleblowers in exposing illegality by governments, with Snowden having fled the US and currently residing in Russia.
This MEAA and The Walkley Foundation special event, in partnership with Blueprint for Free Speech, features US whistleblower Thomas Drake, a former senior executive of the US National Security Agency, together with Edward Snowden’s US de...
2014-08-051h 18WalkleyTalks PodcastKilling Fairfax: Pamela Williams in conversation with Richard AedySix-time Walkley Award-winner Pamela Williams was awarded the Walkley Book Award in 2013 for Killing Fairfax (Harper Collins) – an expose of the fortunes of Fairfax Media inspired by the huge rounds of redundancies and cuts that arrived at the media company after years of challenges to its newspaper business model.
Judges described Killing Fairfax as a detailed, insightful and powerful explanation of what happened when digital adventurers ambushed the traditional Australian media empires which had built what had been considered impregnable fortresses out of the revenue from newspaper advertising. The fortresses crumbled – and were hastily subjected to desperate reconstruction plans – as the di...
2014-07-311h 02
WRSP RadioThe Author's Talk Show w/ AJ Walkley (novelist of 'Queer Greer' and 'Vuto')AJ Walkley is a nationally known young adult and LGBT novelist. With two books published through Rocket Science Productions (www.rocketscienceproductions.com). AJ's first novel is the autobiographical fiction work Queer Greer. Greer is in high school and finds herself in a love triangle with a man and a woman. Learning to come to terms with her sexuality in a world that doesn't understand, Greer is faced with many challenges. AJ's second novel is Vuto, a story of a teenage Malawi woman who at 17 has already lost her third child shortly after birth, and her US Peace Corp friend who must go o...
2014-07-2354 minWalkleyTalks PodcastPhotojournalism In Focus - Why we need news photographyPhotographic departments around the world are feeling the squeeze as news organisations cut costs and jobs. In an era of Twitpix and stock-image slideshows, professional photographers face competition from every smartphone and constant challenges to their copyright. But there’s no substitute for a professional photographer’s skill, timing and composition – and a still photograph can capture stories and intimacy beyond any other medium. There are still opportunities for photojournalists, and new models for supporting their work – and certainly no shortage of stories and moments to be captured around the world.
Joining Moderator Anne Davies, senior investigative journalist at the Sydney M...
2014-06-251h 02WalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Walkley Young Australian Journalist Special EpisodeIn partnership with 2SER 107.3, the WalkleyTalks podcast presents the latest episode of Fourth Estate. The Fourth Estate is a weekly program about the media featuring some of Australia’s leading journalists, broadcast live each Monday at 6.30pm on 2SER 107.3.
A special episode of Fourth Estate with a panel of Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Awards winners and finalists. We discuss what the awards mean to the panel and their thoughts on prospects for young journalists today.
Plus, the ongoing dispute between the Mail Online and News Corp and young journalists involved, journalists still among the least trusted professions ac...
2014-06-2428 minWalkleyTalks PodcastThe Rally Cry: Stories that inspire changeJoin Patrick Abboud, Hal Crawford and 2013 Walkley Award winner Madhvi Pankhania as they discuss with Christopher Warren how social media and multi-media storytelling are changing journalism. Presented by the Walkley Foundation in partnership with the Sydney Writers Festival.
2014-06-1759 minWalkleyTalks PodcastTelling indigenous stories from beyond the blockThis Walkley Media Talk celebrated the diversity of story-telling and the many new platforms indigenous journalists and storytellers now have space on to tell their stories. The discussion examined the rise of indigenous media into the mainstream and new innovations in storytelling and the implications for coverage of indigenous affairs in Australia. It also examined the challenges and importance of meaningful collaboration and the experience of non-indigenous journalists in covering Aboriginal issues.
This panel was moderated by Karla Grant (@karlagrant28), of SBS Living Black.
Malarndirri McCarthy (@malarndirri) is a senior journalist/presenter for SBS/NITV News. The former ABC newsreader...
2014-03-2852 minWalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: International Women's Day SpecialIn partnership with 2SER 107.3, the WalkleyTalks podcast presents the latest episode of Fourth Estate. The Fourth Estate is a weekly program about the media featuring some of Australia’s leading journalists, broadcast live each Monday at 6.30pm on 2SER 107.3.
For this episode, host Lucie Robson is joined by:
Kathy Novak, SBS
Joanne McCarthy, the Newcastle Herald & 2013 Gold Walkley winner
Melanie Withnall, managing director, 2SER
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2014-03-1428 minWalkleyTalks PodcastFourth Estate: Lyndal Curtis, Sarrah Le Marquand, Mark Davis & Rick MortonIn partnership with 2SER 107.3, the Walkleys present the latest episode of Walkleytalks. This is the first in an ongoing partnership with 2SER’s Fourth Estate, a weekly program about the media featuring some of Australia’s leading journalists, broadcast live each Monday at 6.30pm on 2SER 107.3.
For this episode, host Michael Koziol is joined by:
Lyndal Curtis, Political Editor & host of Capital Hill, ABC News24
Sarrah Le Marquand, associate editor Daily Telegraph
Mark Davis, reporter for SBS Dateline, five time Walkley winner
Rick Morton, reporter for The Australian
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2014-02-1928 minWalkleyTalks Podcast2013 MEAA Centenary Lecture: Gerard RyleA five-time Walkley Award-winner and 2013 recipient of the Walkley Award for leadership, Gerard Ryle leads the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists based in Washington DC. A former Fairfax Media journalist, he is regarded as one of the world’s leading investigative journalists and is the first non-American director of the ICIJ, overseeing more than 160 member journalists in more than 60 countries.
2014-01-1455 minWalkleyTalks PodcastStranger than Fiction: 2013 Long Form Walkley Award NomineesIt’s a cliché, but true stories are often stranger and more compelling than anything a novelist could invent! Celebrating the tradition of the great Australian story the Walkley Foundation’s longform program recognises the work of writers and documentary makers who not only tackle journalistic issues but provide important forums for discussion and debate.
For this episode, we bring you a conversation from the Walkley Foundation’s long form week featuring four 2013 Walkley award finalists from the book, documentary and radio categories who came together to discuss their nominated work and the craft of long form journalism.
Join documentarian Haydyn...
2013-11-211h 06WalkleyTalks PodcastHazara Exodus- Barat Ali Batoor in conversation with Mike BowersIn partnership with The Global Mail, we present a conversation with Barat Ali Batoor, the inaugural Nikon-Walkley Photo of the Year Award winner. Barat is also nominated for a Nikon-Walkley Award for Feature/Photographic essay for his incredible collection of images documenting his journey from Afghanistan to Australia as a refugee.
Fleeing persecution in Kabul, Batoor travelled with 92 other passengers on a treacherous journey to Australia via Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia. Along the way, he shot images of his fellow passengers, capturing their fear and hope and anticipation of a new life. Sadly, many of the fellow travelers Batoor met never...
2013-10-2125 min