Andrew Olle was a respected journalist on the (Aust) ABC, who died of a brain tumour in 1996. He really was quite knowledgeable, entertaining, concise, and knew exactly when to ask the right question. A smart man, and greatly missed in the current media climate.
His colleagues set up a yearly lecture in his name. While they are focused on Australian media, today the media isn't isolated to one country, it's a 24 hour worldwide cycle, which is changing the landscape at a speed that's hard to keep up with. While some of the names are very local (Ray Martin, David Williamson), others have a more worldwide focus, especially Lachlan Murdoch (who I quite dislike) and Alan Rusbridger, editor of the UK Guardian. His lecture this year was really, really interesting, and I'm going to have to listen to it again to get the full grasp of what he was saying. I think twitter is a lot of time-consuming nonsense, but his point was, basically, don't write it off, it isn't all like that.
Some of these lectures are quite funny as well as informative - I point to Julian Morrow, who some of you will know from The Chaser, and John Doyle as fine examples.
So if you have any interest in the Media and its directions, especially if you're in college, give these a whirl, you may be surprised.
The previous lectures are listed in the middle column. That takes you to a page which will have the lecture available as audio, and the transcript of it
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/08/23/2242069.htm
I'd be interested in hearing some feedback on this too.
His colleagues set up a yearly lecture in his name. While they are focused on Australian media, today the media isn't isolated to one country, it's a 24 hour worldwide cycle, which is changing the landscape at a speed that's hard to keep up with. While some of the names are very local (Ray Martin, David Williamson), others have a more worldwide focus, especially Lachlan Murdoch (who I quite dislike) and Alan Rusbridger, editor of the UK Guardian. His lecture this year was really, really interesting, and I'm going to have to listen to it again to get the full grasp of what he was saying. I think twitter is a lot of time-consuming nonsense, but his point was, basically, don't write it off, it isn't all like that.
Some of these lectures are quite funny as well as informative - I point to Julian Morrow, who some of you will know from The Chaser, and John Doyle as fine examples.
So if you have any interest in the Media and its directions, especially if you're in college, give these a whirl, you may be surprised.
The previous lectures are listed in the middle column. That takes you to a page which will have the lecture available as audio, and the transcript of it
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/08/23/2242069.htm
I'd be interested in hearing some feedback on this too.
DL and put 'em on your iPod!
