I am an aspiring multi-media journalist, passionate storyteller, reporter, and media professional working toward a bachelor of Journalism, majoring in global screen media. More personally, I'm a creative who loves connecting, exploring and learning with people and capturing the essence of the world through words and images. 

I specialise in videography, photojournalism, presenting & communications, written and print media, social media, audio-visual technologies and design, with a particular fascination for audio, radio and visual broadcast (using my booming voice to tell a story!)

I am passionate about stories that cross political, cultural, environmental and class spectrums, with a particular interest and expertise in feminism, gender identities and sexualities. 

The ultimate focus and purpose of my work would be to encourage and inspire my readership to see the world and the lives of others from new perspectives; by exploring, challenging and revealing the societal power, political, class, race, gender and ethnic struggles that lay before them. 

During my study in a Bachelor of Journalism majoring in Global Screen Media at the University of Wollongong, I was expected to work as part of an interconnected, synergetic team, producing content for each other to be re-utilised and recycled for other functions within the newsroom operation and across different media teams. 

I was able to try and develop my hand in live radio, bulletins and packaging, interviewing, data and investigative, documentary film and even mobile journalism. There was nothing we didn't try!

I found my experience across multi-media and in the experiential learning model taught me first hand the demands of modern digital newsroom operations where content and information must seamlessly flow and adapt across various platforms.

Experiential Learning at The University of Wollongong

The imperative to craft engaging, concise, quick and comprehensible posts and stories, coupled with navigating algorithms, hashtags, and real-time updates while ensuring accuracy and engagement, is compounded by the need for rapid fact-checking, a skill critical in the high-stakes environment of live journalism where retractions are a last resort.

Working for Radio-U was a live, pressure-cooker environment, it wasn't merely a live broadcast platform but an invaluable training ground to push my boundaries and explore my confidence through a hands-on, live-learning approach. Unlike the standard bulletins in the newsroom, Radio-U demanded the production of dynamic content for live broadcasts, encompassing a vast array of topics.

You have one opportunity to perfect the delivery, emphasizing the importance of thorough research, organization, and preparedness. Every live discussion was a test of depth, ensuring I was well-versed in the subject matter.

While we grappled with various technical challenges from sound glitches to incorrect audio clips, these setbacks served as invaluable lessons, reinforcing the importance of troubleshooting, and technical resolution-making in a real-time setting.