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Blog 3: A Matter of Trust: from local to global
Coming from rural NSW I had a handful of news sources growing up. Mostly this came through the local papers, ‘The Land’, TV and the people around me. It was only when I got older and involved with more mediums that the net for the media I was taking in widened dramatically. Most of theContinue reading “Blog 3: A Matter of Trust: from local to global”
Key Resources for Legal Explainer
For my legal explainer, I will be writing a Frequently Asked Questions styled article concerning copyright, using the case between WAM Clothing, the company with sole rights to use the Aboriginal flag, and the Australian Football League. This came about when the company issued cease-and-desist notices to the AFL in 2019 for their use ofContinue reading “Key Resources for Legal Explainer”
Creative Writing in My Life
Creative writing is something I always enjoyed at school and after a year of not making time for it, I am excited to learn more about the art of short stories and poetry, and how to go about constructing them. I like to write about the ordinary and the unappreciated, the beauty of where IContinue reading “Creative Writing in My Life”
My Relationship with Journalism
I have long been interested in sport and writing, and with these two interests in mind I was encouraged from a young age to become a sports journalist. After doing two weeks of work experience in Year 10, I went on to become a cadet journalist covering sports and agricultural news at my local newspaperContinue reading “My Relationship with Journalism”
Blog 2: What lies behind the Self Portrait?
We have a great deal of records in my family home, and one that I was drawn to when I began listening to the great singer-songwriter Bob Dylan was his 1970 album Self Portrait, thanks to its cover image. In a denotative sense, it is a painting of a man with a big and angularContinue reading “Blog 2: What lies behind the Self Portrait?”
What is Creative Commons?
By BCM113 Group 4 Creative Commons is a nonprofit organisation who’s incentive is to “help overcome legal obstacles to the sharing of knowledge and creativity to address the world’s pressing challenges.” It provides an ethical way to ensure that works are properly attributed so others can copy, distribute and make use of it. This isContinue reading “What is Creative Commons?”
Blog 1: Immersed in an audience, until…
Rafael Nadal vs Michael Mmoh, Second Round Match, Rod Laver Arena, February 11, 2021. Myself, my cousin, and thousands of COVID-safe spectators had packed into Centre Court at Melbourne Park for this second round Australian Open match, featuring second seed and all-time great Spaniard Rafael Nadal and plucky American world number 182 Michael Mmoh. ToContinue reading “Blog 1: Immersed in an audience, until…”
Russ Haylock Sportswriting 