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John Birmingham and Lucy Clark navigate the line between reporting and storytelling in a world where audiences embrace forms of journalism like Serial and Making a Murderer.
Moderated by Skye Doherty
Brisbane Writers Festival
2016 Highlights
Presented by Bigfish
Where The News Stops And The Story Begins
The Edge, State Library of Queensland
Stanley Place, Cultural Centre, Southbank, Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
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Lucy Clark
Lucy Clark is a journalist with 31 years experience in newspapers and magazines in Sydney, London and New York. She was most recently the editor of the news and opinion website The Hoopla, and has worked as a literary editor, features writer, and opinion columnist. She is now a Senior Editor at Guardian Australia.
Skye Doherty
A former journalist and now journalism lecturer at UQ’s School of Communication and Arts. My research straddles design and journalism practice, and aims to show how one can help the other innovate. I teach courses in digital journalism and production, including the funky J+IxD initiative that teams budding news hounds with emerging designers. My PhD project, the NewsCube, won an industry grant for journalism innovation.
John Birmingham
John Birmingham is the Brisbane-based author of the cult classic He Died With a Felafel in His Hand. Between writing books he contributes to a wide range of newspapers and magazines on topics as diverse as biotechnology and national security.