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Friday 09 October
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Over the past few years, it’s become all but essential for journalists to build a strong social media presence. Social media also provides exciting spaces for regular citizens to practise their own forms of journalism. What are the many creative ways that professionals and amateurs alike use social media?
Hear from our panellists, who use social media in drastically different ways. They’ll discuss how social media differs from IRL reporting and the continuing impact social media is having on the mainstream media.
Hosted by Tim Dunlop with Ash Witt, Amy McQuire, Phoebe Montague and Isabelle Oderberg.
Featuring
Tim Dunlop
Tim Dunlop writes about the media and politics for a number publications, including a regular column for the ABC at The Drum. His PhD is in political philosophy. He convenes a course in new media at the University of Melbourne in the Centre for Advancing Journalism.
He is the author of the book, The New Front Page: New Media and the Rise of the Audience, a seminal account of the changing face of news media. His latest book, Why The Future Is Workless, addresses the question of whether robots will take our jobs.
Ash Witt
Ashleigh Witt works as a doctor in Melbourne's public hospital system. She is passionate about end of life care, including conversations about dying and ageing. She plans to specialise in geriatric medicine and palliative care.
Witt believes doctors have a duty to contribute to public dialogue. She curates the rotation curation Twitter account @westudentdocs, which hosts a new medical student tweeter each week.
She loves wine, baking, her cat Cupcake and could also very happily spend the rest of her life reading novels.
Amy McQuire
Amy McQuire is a Darumbal and South Sea Islander woman from Rockhampton, Central Queensland. She is a prolific Aboriginal affairs journalist, academic, writer and commentator who has been published in Guardian Australia, the National Indigenous Times ...
Phoebe Montague
As editor of Melbourne-based fashion blog Lady Melbourne, Phoebe Montague’s fashion commentary has earned her a reputation as one of Australia’s key fashion bloggers. Having founded Lady Melbourne in 2007, the blog has grown to include a substantial social media reach across multiple platforms. Aside from the blog and freelance writing assignments, she teaches blogging, social media and journalism at the Centre for Adult Education (CAE) and RMIT University. She is a sought-after guest lecturer at corporate and educational events.
Isabelle Oderberg
Isabelle Oderberg is a journalist, writer and editor. She has worked for the Herald Sun, News Corp, Reuters, Dow Jones and Business Spectator and is currently the acting editor of Pro Bono News. Her first book Hard to Bear: Investigating the science and silence of miscarriage will be released in April 2023.
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