That's a Rap

Today marks the end of my Monday blog posts for Online Journalism 1.

It has been amazing to hear from such a variety of talented journalists and get their perspectives on where the industry is going.

To recap the last eight weeks I have listed each of my guest lecturers and the most important points they made when speaking to us.

1. Simon Holt, editor-in-chief for the Brisbane Times

According to Simon there is no such thing as 'online' journalism, it is all just journalism. He also mentioned that Snapchat could be the next big thing although no news organisation has worked out how to make it work for them.

1. Amy Remekis, state political editor for the Brisbane Times (she has since moved on to the political scene in Canberra)

Amy said you have to be able to do a million things at once when working in this new media age. From live blogging to filing stories and trying to Tweet, it's all hands on deck. However, it's important to put your own personality into your work, you have to give your readers a sense of who you are as a journalist and writer.

1. Leigh Sales, anchor for the 7:30 Report on ABC

Leigh scared me into thinking I had to specialise in order to succeed, as she mentioned having another qualification could be crucial to our career success. She also talked about her own podcast with Annabel Crabb, which is of a very conversational tone.

1. Nikki Parkinson, blogger at Styling You

Australian blogging icon, Nikki Parkinson said we have to adapt and adopt to the new technology whilst our blogging content should remain conversational, personal and informal.

1. Spencer Howson, breakfast host of 612 ABC Radio

Spencer argued the need for diversity within the Australian media and talked about his own white male privilege.

1. Matt Liddy, editor of interactive storytelling at the ABC

Interactive storyteller, Matt Liddy said we should all be thinking about the digital world and acknowledge that a story won't work if it's not built for mobile.

1. Kellie Riordan, content director and editorial trainer at ABC radio

Kellie said the public wants the hard facts rather than opinion and acknowledged that journalists aren't the experts.

1. Graham Cairns, tutor at QUT

QUT's very own Graham Cairns gave us a positive note to end the semester on saying it isn't all doom and gloom. There is still an appetite for news we just have to be willing to change with the technology.

And there we have it the final instalment for #QUTOJ1. It's been a pleasure.

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