"What somebody, somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is just advertising"
Lord Northcliffe, Owner of The Times and The Daily Mail.
The In's
Investigative
Intelligent
Informed
Intuitive
Inside (they're going to have to trust you)
Invest (a lot of yourself)
I love the in's of investigative journalism. It's so poetic, yet so accurate!
Dr Redman mentioned in the lecture, that Brisbane was known as a 'one paper town'. Ironically, we also have no upper house - is it really that we don't like cross checking everything? Well, especially not where the Courier Mail is concerned. Unlike Melbourne and Sydney, Brisbane only has the Courier Mail, and whilst I am purely an Australian/Financial Review subscriber, it would be nice to have another Brisbane paper that was a source or real, serious journalism. Ah, well, a girl can dream.
Speaking of the parliament, I'm going to use this as an excuse to talk about Youth Parliament a little more. I was a participant in both 2010 and 2011, and am on the executive this year.
I seriously love youth parliament - it's nerdy, but I've met the most brilliant people.
In the legendary words of Sarah Palin, we should "hunt down Assange like Osama." I really do love Sarah - she provides me with endless amusement.
My personal favourite is during an interview with Katie Couric when Palin fails to name even one magazine or newspaper that she's read, even after being asked 3 times. Watch and giggle below.
Anyway, to conclude the lecture, and this entry, I'll leave you with an old journalism saying.
"If your mother says she loves you, check it out." Assume nothing and always check your facts - the trick to writing a good article, and being successful in the field at all.
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