About Me
Hi, thanks for visiting. My name is Michael and this blog is part of a multimedia journalism subject I’m studying at Deakin Uni.
I was born in Brisbane, but have lived in Trangie, Wagga Wagga, Canberra and even Hamilton Island for a year so I’ve experienced the diversity of Australia first hand, which I guess inspired me to write and eventually study Professional Writing.
I currently work for Fairfax Community Network as a Journalist. FCN produce 8 free glossy lifestyle mags in Melbourne (Melbourne Weekly, Melbourne Times et. al). They are very much a ‘traditional’ news-room and have no online prescence, other than a page that shows their distribution zones and advertising costs.
The possibilities of online journalism really excite me. I come from a creative writing background and I find the limitations of traditional journalism stop me from expressing myself (but hey, it’s a job).
So I guess this blog will give me a good outlet for that and will hopefully get me comfortable with blogging and more familiar with the blogosphere in general.
