Media Darlings is a blog that seeks to straddle the space between student journalists, journalism students and those already in the industry.
It’s very much in its infancy, but I’d like to develop it as a group blog for writers in classrooms and newsrooms across New Zealand to share and discuss their work (and everyone else’s, for that matter). For now though, it’s just your typical two cents on education and social issues.
If you would be interested in joining Media Darlings – whether it’s as an ongoing thing or a one-shot contributor , feel free to pop us an email.
Rory MacKinnon is the founder of Media Darlings, a recent graduate of Massey Wellington’s graduate diploma in journalism and former president of the Aotearoa Student Press Association. He has written for Scoop, The New Zealand Education Review, The Wairarapa Times-Age, Wellington Access Radio and the New Zealand Press Association and is very good at naming dogs but not so good at remembering to feed them.
Congratulations on the significance and valuable contribution you made on MEDIAWATCH 23/5/10. Good raduio. Thank you.
There has always been a gap between big media and the more lively student journalists and freelance writers. I’ve been encouraging our graduates (and students) to make contributions also.
I’ll advise them of MEDIADARLINGS.NET so expect some comments and contributions.
Brian Morris
Principal
New Zealand Institute of Business Studies