Thank you to the media industry creatives and aspiring storytellers who joined us for our final media masterclasses hosted by prize-winning author and journalist Simone Amelia Jordan!
Through workshops, panels and Q&A sessions, the masterclasses covered topics like bias and objectivity, the art of the interview, independent versus mainstream media and more. Special guests included broadcasters Antoinette Lattouf, Lillian Saleh and more.
The masterclasses took place over two afternoons: Saturday, June 29, and Saturday, July 6, 1:30-5:30pm at Arts & Cultural Exchange, Parramatta.
SATURDAY, JUNE 29
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1:30 pm: Industry Overview
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2:20 pm: Is Media Objectivity A Thing Of The Past?
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Panel Speakers: Miguel D’Souza (Storyful), Kamin Gock (ABC News), Rayane Tamer (SBS News)
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3:15 pm: Refreshment Break
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3:45 pm: Media Training 101
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4:30 pm: In Conversation: Antoinette Lattouf (Author, Journalist, Broadcaster)
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5:30 pm: Wrap-up
StoryCasters Day 1 Media Masterclass. Photo credit: Wendy Chen
SATURDAY, JULY 6
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1:30 pm: Mastering The Art Of The Interview Question
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2:20 pm: Independent vs Mainstream Media
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Panel Speakers: Rashell Habib (Network 10), Daanyal Saeed (Crikey), Nabil Al-Nashar (ABC News)
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3:15 pm: Refreshment Break
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3:45 pm: Media Trauma in an Unrelenting News Cycle
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4:30 pm: In Conversation: Lillian Saleh (National Editor, Network News at News Corp Australia)
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5:30 pm: Wrap-up
StoryCasters Day 2 Media Masterclass. Photo credit: Gum Guo
StoryCasters 2.0 is brought to you by Diversity Arts Australia in partnership with Multicultural NSW, Media Diversity Australia, Sweatshop Literacy Movement, and our organisational partner, Arts and Cultural Exchange with support from Create NSW and Creative Australia.