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The Journalism Podcast @ UNSW

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Join us as we chat with working journalists at some of the world's leading outlets. Learn about the real world of professional journalism; hear how an average day pans out, the challenges and wins of this important profession.

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Winning at the Olympics with SMH's Tom Decent and AOC's Strath Gordon 27.02.2026 1:12:05

The Paris Olympics 2024 was one of the world’s biggest sporting events. Throw in strikes, scandals and security threats, and navigating the Games became an Olympian task for journalists and publicists. In October 2025, at a Newsworthy event, Strath Gordon, the retired head of public affairs for Australian Olympic Committee, and Tom Decent, the award-winning Nine Newspapers journalist, spoke to Ne...

The 'glamour' of nightly TV news with the ABC's Nakari Thorpe 23.07.2025 5:47

In this episode, we chat with Nakari Thorpe. She presents the main TV news bulletin on the ABC, as part of the New South Wales team. Find out exactly what this job role entails and what she likes most and least about what she does. Thanks for listening ! Follow Newsworthy on Instagram at @newsworthy_aus

Covering Indigenous affairs with the ABC's Carly Williams 17.04.2025 5:04

In this episode we chat with Carly Williams, Indigenous affairs correspondent at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Find out exactly what this job role entails and what she likes most and least about what she does. Thanks for listening ! Follow Newsworthy on Instagram at @newsworthy_aus

Hosting a hugely successful podcast with the BBC's Alex Ritson 13.11.2024 5:58

In this episode we chat with Alex Ritson, one of the main hosts of the Global News Podcast and the Newsroom program, from BBC News. Find out exactly what this job role entails and what he likes most and least about what he does. Thanks for listening ! Follow Newsworthy on Instagram at @newsworthy_aus

Working in international news with the ABC's Henry Swartz 15.07.2024 5:15

In episode one we meet Henry Zwartz, a journalist with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He works as a producer in International News as well as a researcher in Special Investigations. Find out exactly with this job role entails and what he likes most and least about what he does. Thanks for listening ! Follow Newsworthy on Instagram at @newsworthy_aus

Conversation: In photojournalism, the AI disruption is not here, yet 05.04.2023 55:20

In April 2023, the Sydney Morning Herald's Managing Photographic Editor Mags King and Gold Walkley-winning war photographer Kate Geraghty sat down with Newsworthy editor Connie Levett to discuss the state of photojournalism in an era of fake news, advances in AI and why ethics matter. Image: KATE GERAGHTY/SMH First published Apr 5, 2023 Thanks for listening ! Follow Newsworthy on Instagram at...