About Me
I am a freelance journalist and writer based in Adelaide, and have written for publications such as The Jakarta Post, Pop Matters, Overland, and The Journalist.
I am the former editor-in-chief of the SA Globalist (international affairs magazine) and have done journalism work across three continents. With a double degree in journalism and international relations, I have a particular interest in politics and foreign affairs, as well as music and the arts. In 2021, I completed an honours thesis in literary journalism on the Australian bush doof.
I am also a two-time recipient of the New Colombo Plan grant, was part of the Australian Consortium for 'In-Country' Indonesian Studies (ACICIS) in 2019, and attended the 10th University Scholars Leadership Symposium in Kuala Lumpur.
I have since crossed over to the dark side of fiction and spent the past 2-3 years writing my first novels. More on that soon.
A New Era of Journalism
Speaking truly, journalism is in a state of crisis. Australia boasts one of the highest media concentrations in the world (thanks Rupert), and the industry has failed to adapt to shifts in technology and how we consume news. In the age of social media, political bias and fake news threaten the integrity of our newsrooms.
More than ever, it's vital that journalists find new ways to engage readers and provide in-depth reporting and analysis. I see literary journalism as a way of achieving this. In a post-truth world where ‘objectivity’ has become a guise for unruly reporting, creative non-fiction allows readers to grasp both the objective and subjective forms of truth, while still maintaining traditional standards of journalistic integrity.
Online platforms are now the cultural coliseums where the wrangles of our time take place, writing and journalism no exception. This website allows me to publish my work. Freelancing also allows me to work free from the corporate/economic/political pressures of 'big media' and avoid the “Murdoch effect”. While it may not be great for the bank, it is for sleeping at night.
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