The Writers Hour
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2020
11. Peter English
[2:20] Pete on his background in journalism and how he came to be a senior lecturer at University of the Sunshine Coast
"You've got to be prepared for the criticism – but you've got to ask for it, too…
10. Naomi Arnold
You can read Naomi's story, Let there be Night, here
[02:05] Naomi on life as a full-time freelance journalist through the pandemic
[03:03] Naomi discusses her career background and how she became a jo…
9. Sam Pilger
Read Sam's piece on Cristiano Ronaldo here
[02:45] Sam talks about freelance work during the pandemic
[04:15] Sam on the gradual move of his work from largely in magazines to online, including the US-b…
8. Steph Gardiner
You can read the ABC story on Ivanhoe, by Miacaela Hambrett and Don Sheil here
You can read Helen Garner’s Why She Broke in The Monthly here
[2:30] Steph talks about teaching during COVID
[4:20] Steph o…
7. Will Swanton
Read Will's story on the racehorse Winx here
Read Will's story on surfer Steph Gilmore here
[02:17] Will talks us through his backstory, and how he came to be a sports writer
"I played a lot of sport … …
6. Jacqueline Maley
You can read the original story on Dyson Heydon by Jacqueline Maley and Kate McClymont here
[2:35] Jacqui talks about how she got into journalism originally
"It's just such a fun job. From the moment …
5. Nick Walshaw
Read Nick's story on NRL player Braidon Burns here
Read Nick's story on UFC champ Rob Whittaker here
[3:35] Nick on the challenges of not interviewing face-to-face during the pandemic
"If you want to ge…
4. Kate Kyriacou
Listen to Kate's Dead Wrong podcast here
[3:42] Kate talks about how she handles the emotionally taxing side of being a crime reporter
[4:53] Kate talks about how she 'fell into' her crime writing care…
3: Peter Lalor
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Read Peter's feature story for The Weekend Australian on Tim Paine here
[0:25] Peter talks about wanting to cover the Covid-19 story, and adapting to the quiet
[1:55] …
2: Katrina Strickland
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Find Jane Cadzow's story on Peter V'andys here
Find Tim Elliott's story on the Nambour lawn bowls bust-up here
[3:45] Katrina on her journalism background, which began…
1: Robert 'Crash' Craddock
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[4:30] Biggest changes in journalism between then and now
[12:10] Deep dive into the "Biggest story I ever covered" | Read Crash's story on Hansie Cronje here
"We end…