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Manage episode 430317921 series 1268634
Who's watching your local council, keeping you abreast of issues in your neighbourhood, and celebrating your community's achievements? That used to be the role of your local newspaper, but now many of us don't have one.
This event was recorded at the Willy Lit Fest on Sunday 16 June 2024.
Speakers
Margaret Simons Honorary Professorial Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of MelbourneAuthor, Tanya Plibersek: on her own terms, Penny Wong: Passion and Principle, and others
Josie Vine Senior Lecturer, School of Media and Communication, RMIT UniversityAuthor, Larrikins, Rebels and Journalistic Freedom in AustraliaRates, roads and rubbish reporter, The Westsider community newspaper
Alice Pung Author, Unpolished Gem, Her Father's Daughter, Laurinda, Close to HomeEditor, Growing Up Asian in AustraliaAdjunct Professor in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT
John Weldon (host) Associate Professor, Victoria University
1064 episodes
Manage episode 430317921 series 1268634
Who's watching your local council, keeping you abreast of issues in your neighbourhood, and celebrating your community's achievements? That used to be the role of your local newspaper, but now many of us don't have one.
This event was recorded at the Willy Lit Fest on Sunday 16 June 2024.
Speakers
Margaret Simons Honorary Professorial Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of MelbourneAuthor, Tanya Plibersek: on her own terms, Penny Wong: Passion and Principle, and others
Josie Vine Senior Lecturer, School of Media and Communication, RMIT UniversityAuthor, Larrikins, Rebels and Journalistic Freedom in AustraliaRates, roads and rubbish reporter, The Westsider community newspaper
Alice Pung Author, Unpolished Gem, Her Father's Daughter, Laurinda, Close to HomeEditor, Growing Up Asian in AustraliaAdjunct Professor in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT
John Weldon (host) Associate Professor, Victoria University
1064 episodes
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