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Josephine Tovey is a Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald based in New York.
Emoji politics
Politicians need to stop trying so hard to be 'cool' if they want young people to listen
Josephine Tovey Australian politicians can learn a lot from Bernie Sanders, who can't tell a joke and I doubt he could DJ to save his life.
Millennials don't want selfies and emojis, they want change
Josephine Tovey Our politicians can learn a lot from Bernie Sanders, who can't tell a joke and I doubt he could DJ to save his life.
What Waleed Aly and John Oliver have in common
Josephine Tovey Waleed Aly's Gold Logie wasn't only a win for diversity on Australian TV - it was a win for intelligent public debate.
Why shouldn't Hillary Clinton pick a woman as her vice presidential candidate?
Josephine Tovey Just when you thought this strange, unending presidential campaign had run out of surprises, the possibility of two women running together - on a ticket with a strong chance of winning - is an idea...
Smoking still a burning issue outside the middle-class bubble
Josephine Tovey Smoking may have declined dramatically among some groups, but not all.
Donald Trump
Donald Trump's sexist 'war over wives' underscores his weakness with women
Josephine Tovey It's perhaps not surprising that a former owner of three beauty pageants, Donald Trump, has helped turn his party's campaign into a shallow "Mrs America" pageant between potential First Ladies.
The US election could use a dose of Australian-style political interviewing
Josephine Tovey Desperate for ratings, the US cable channels don't challenge politicians' inflammatory remarks, encouraging more of the same.
Is it possible to come up with a definitive list of 'Sydney values'?
Josephine Tovey Who or what could lay claim to representing Sydney's values? Alan Jones or Clover Moore? Pemulwuy, Brett Whiteley or Eddie Obeid? The Opera House and natural beauty of Circular Quay, or the Cahill...
Consumer culture means joining the queue
Josephine Tovey Queuing has become a national past-time and I'm not lining up to join in.
From iPhones to Sephora: Consumer culture means join the queue
Josephine Tovey Queues have become a place for meeting of like minds in brand-obsessed society.
Ted Cruz, stop using Australian rape victims to get yourself elected
Josephine Tovey Australian women don't want Ted Cruz's fake concern. Most are relieved and proud to live in a country where access to firearms is heavily regulated and our lives are infrequently, if ever,...
What a holiday without a camera taught me about Instagram
Josephine Tovey I was standing by the edge of a warm, black bay, late at night, a oversized life-jacket strapped around me and an oar in my hand, when I had one of those moments that feels oddly, purely, of its time.
Sorry to be a buzzkill, but let's kill these buzzwords
Josephine Tovey Sorry for shaming you, but I'm making a case to drop these annoying buzzwords in 2016.
We love pioneering migrant stories, but lose the plot at real-life struggles
Josephine Tovey In literature and film, like the soon-to-be released Brooklyn, we sympathise with the struggle of pioneering migrants. But are we capable of the same empathy for the real-life migrants of today?
War on Christmas froth is a storm in a Starbucks coffee cup
Josephine Tovey Anyone who's tasted Starbucks' coffee might have thought it was an abomination, but this festive season, the coffee chain found itself at the centre of an actual religious dispute.
Student activism
Why we shouldn't get so twisted up about 'political correctness' on campus
Josephine Tovey Being irked by student activism is as much a part of the university experience as exams and ramen. But Jo Tovey can't share in all the derision.
Donald Trump's inflammatory talk on immigrants makes me feel like I'm back in Australia
Josephine Tovey Who said it, Tony Abbott or Donald Trump? "We have lost control of our country. We have lost control of our borders."
Newsmaker: Best time to celebrate Australia's Jason Day
Josephine Tovey A humble Queenslander who has faced a lifetime's worth of tragedy and hardship has restored the nation's sporting spirit.
Ashley Madison hack: We may not cry for Josh Duggar, but this crime is still wrong
Josephine Tovey Of all the prominent people to be outed by the Ashley Madison hackers, it would be hard to find someone less deserving of sympathy than Josh Duggar.
The blowback against Gawker's 'gay shaming' expose is a lesson for the media
Josephine Tovey It was an invasive, reckless and not even particularly interesting story about two adults who were going to have sex but didn't.
