What is news writing?
A news story is a specialised and vastly different style of writing from writing an essay or producing a report for school, business or university. In a competitive news environment with thousands of stories available, a news story has to grab the
Professor says university a waste of time and money
An American economics professor has thrown the cat among the pigeons by saying that university is a waste of time and money. In his controversial book, Bryan Caplan argues for ‘more vocational education, because practical skills are more socially valuable than teaching
Congratulations all round for Jschool students
Well done Jess on your graduation from Jschool. With four daughters, health problems and freelance journalism plus community work you’ve shown remarkable persistence and commitment to achieve your Diploma of Journalism. Congratulations and best wishes to Krista Schade on graduating with the
Jschool grads tell how journalism college changed their lives
Many Jschool graduates made submissions to the Education Department’s review of approved courses for student loans last year. In supporting the inclusion of journalism, the graduates told a little of their own stories. At Jschool we were very much heartened by
Budget has grim news for vocational students
News media have finally caught up with the latest hit to vocational education students – withdrawal of Centrelink support unless the government approves their course. Although included in the May budget papers, nobody (including the media) noticed this major reform, and most
Clarion award for Jschool director
Our very own John Henningham, founder and director of Jschool, was awarded the Clarion for Most Oustanding Contribution to Journalism at the annual Queensland Media Awards. Judges commented: “It is difficult to over-emphasise the impact that John Henningham has had on Australian
Congratulations Laurie Oakes
Jschool congratulates veteran political journalist Laurie Oakes on his retirement, and also on his acceptance of an honorary doctoral degree from Sydney University. We were honoured when Laurie accepted an honorary Doctor of Journalism degree from Jschool in 2010. He gave an
National audit gives failing grade to Education bureaucrats
The Australian National Audit Office has given the Education Department a failing grade on its administration of the rorted vet fee-help scheme. Belated action by the government has resulted in punishment of thousands of students through the cancellation of loan support for
Congrats new grads
Congratulations and best wishes to new Diploma of Journalism graduates Kara Abricossow, Claudia Filer, Tynan King, Alessandra Lee, Emmy-Lou Mckean, Emma Meconi and Amanda Robbemond. Well done to you all, and good luck with the future. Several of Jschool’s recent Diploma of
Jschool’s achievements – our submission to Education Dept inquiry
(The following is from Jschool’s submission to the federal Education Department’s 2016 inquiry into student loan support, outlining Jschool’s achievement, the success of its graduates and the strength of industry support.) Jschool was established in 2001 explicitly to provide vocational education to
Top editor praises Jschool success
In a very powerful submission a top Australian journalist and editor has called on the government to restore journalism to the list of courses for student loans. Mr Greg Chamberlin, arguably Queensland’s most respected editor, has lauded the success of Jschool’s journalism
Editors support Jschool journalism diploma
Executive editor of the Courier-Mail and Sunday Mail, Neil Melloy, joined the chorus of top industry figures calling on the government to reverse its decision against journalism students. Mr Melloy said in a submission to the student loans inquiry that the Courier-Mail