Hearing the words of Candy Royalle opened a window in my soul. Having always felt somewhat removed from the norm, I felt reassurance and understanding as each word pinged my soul. My first ever encounter with Candy was a live concert at the Seymour Centre, it was 2014: Frida People, with Candy Royalle, Sloppy Joe … Continue reading Paying Homeage to the Writers who shaped Me
Paying Homage to the Writers who Shaped Me
Hearing the words of Candy Royalle opened a window in my soul. Having always felt somewhat removed from the norm, I felt reassurance and understanding as each word pinged my soul. Candy Royalle + Sloppy Joe - Frida People My first ever encounter with Candy was a live concert at the Seymour Centre, it was … Continue reading Paying Homage to the Writers who Shaped Me
2022
We have landed in March 2022. That came extremely fast. I look back and I see myself still standing at the cross roads of 2021 and 2022. Sometimes I feel wild winds rushing past me. It's like they're saying hurry up and get aboard. Other times it's like looking through a kaleidoscope. Colours that blend … Continue reading 2022
School was tough. I wasn’t like them.
As much as I wanted to fit in and be accepted, deep down I knew I was different. I didn't fit in with the cookie cutter image of families and society. Despite the need for acceptance, I actually didn't want the cookie cutter image. I would say without any hesitation, I learnt to embrace my … Continue reading School was tough. I wasn’t like them.
Addendum to the interview – Interviewing the Interviewer
I learnt a lot from Jessey about podcasting, and am grateful for his time and knowledge. After listening back to the interview, I could see there was more to be gleaned and so I conducted this little Q&A with him. Me: how is the industry changing? (radio, podcasts) Jessey: I see podcasts as a growing … Continue reading Addendum to the interview – Interviewing the Interviewer
Interviewing an Interviewer
For the subject, Work Practice: Find a media practitioner you admire and interview them about their work Profile: Media practitioner: Jessey Napa, a singer-songwriter from Sydney. Over the past seven years, he has been playing shows across Sydney venues, and has released 2 singles, with an album in the making. Some people get hooked on … Continue reading Interviewing an Interviewer
Book Review – Kerri Ellis
Lead the Way: How to change the world written by Jean Hinchcliffe - a teen activist and school striker for climate change. It’s not every day that a 17-year-old publishes a book. Inner West Sydney high school student Jean Hinchcliffe did just that. Early in the book Jean makes quite a profound statement "It's okay … Continue reading Book Review – Kerri Ellis
Reflections
At the completion of the subject "Media Project" photo cred - photo by me at Bulli beach As a young girl, I fantasised about being a Music Journo. My thoughts ran along the lines of – the Editor assigns the stories with a deadline to meet, I hand in the story to the Editor who … Continue reading Reflections
A lil validation goes a long way…
Newsroom - this was one of my subjects. But what does that mean? A newsroom is the central place where journalists— reporters, editors, and producers, associate producers, news anchors, associate editor, residence editor, visual text editor, Desk Head, stringers along with other staffers—work to gather news to be published in a newspaper, an online newspaper … Continue reading A lil validation goes a long way…
Radio Script – companion piece to the Human Interest story
My assignment in the Research & Writing class, called for a radio script to be written to accompany the human interest story I wrote - Australian Youth, Making Change for our World. Below you can read the script. Radio Script Subject: the voices of our youth making change for our world AUDIOSCRIPT Open with audio … Continue reading Radio Script – companion piece to the Human Interest story
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