As part of a tutorial for students in the Online Journalism subject that I teach (KJB222 at Queensland University of Technology) we were discussing ‘Listicles’ this week … brief stories that are essentially a short list of related ‘facts’ that make a semi-coherent story. I asked them for example of a topic they could use…
Here at CairnsCommunications, we are proud to join with other advertising and marketing professionals in joining the ‘Say No To No’ campaign. We have no objections to working for religious organisations (and have done work for some in the past), but on THIS issue, a line has to be drawn. As a straight couple, no-one…
Background: I’m currently a member of four Toastmasters clubs, having rejoined Toastmasters in Brisbane, Australia, about two years ago. I was also a member of multiple other clubs in my previous Toastmasters membership, in the 1980s. But all those clubs, and three of my existing clubs, are ‘traditional’ clubs – in the sense that they…
This is the first time I’ve ever reblogged a blogpost from someone else – but I urge you to read this … Source: An open letter to the Prime Minister of Australia
This week’s Saturday Arts post is an amazing treat for fans of Jazz and Swing – 650 tapes · 1,000 hours · 1,378 WAV files · 637 GB · 691 JPEG scans of cassette liner cards & literature. David W Niven was a high school teacher from New Jersey – who compiled 650 cassette tapes of…
You may remember about six weeks ago I looked at Young Adult fiction, and it’s appeal to adults. The general feeling was that the books appeal to a large number of adults because they are satisfying – presenting complex ideas in relatively simple ways, and reaching conclusions that are in the words of one an analyst…
I was always such a movie buff – as a kid, I clearly remember the time spent at the Randwick Odeon, or the Randwick Ritz, watching films like Doctor Who and the Daleks, and later Daleks – Invasion Earth 2150 (two Doctor Who movies that are clearly ‘non canon’ for Whovians – but which, as a kid, I thoroughly enjoyed.)…
