The 2010 federal election frequently devolved into a media circus. Mike Costello looks at the alternative political journalism available in the blogosphere
Wikileaks: The 4.0 Estate?
Has new media technology overtaken traditional media in it’s role as the fourth estate? Dale Brett discovers that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is certainly showing that it has the potential to
Serenade for a Small Family
Media and Communications student, Ingrid Laguna, has written an earthy, honest and heartbreaking memoir about what it means to love; and about the terrible powerlessness and torment involved when there is fear of losing a child.
Behind the Curtain with Tim Burton
Mary Cruz explores the otherworldly delights of Tim Burton at ACMI
Legoland
Melissa Alger talks about the evolution of her media project using talking, animated lego!
Banksy Bombs Melbourne… Again
The world’s most notorious graffiti artist is at it again. There’s been much ado about Banksy of late, the most recent being the public uproar of Melbourne City Council’s ‘accidental’ expunging of his parachuting rat stencil in the CBD’s Hosier Lane. But has street art’s biggest prankster pulled the best trick of his illustrious career thus far?
By Mei Cheong
Filming media the world over: Isabelle Abric
Swinburne’s Deanne Mason spoke to the United Nations’ Deputy Chief of Communication and Public Information Section to gain insight on the life of a UN worker and learnt just how far studying media can take you.