Culture
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A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth
Battered and bruised, the pursuit for truth nonetheless lives on in modern day journalism.
Pay me what you owe me
When time is money for Instagram and YouTube sensations, is it time to cough up the cash?
BuzzFeed and the business of empathy
A focus on social connection could either launch a new style of news company, or discredit the profession of serious journalism.
The death of journalism: what’s really going on?
A young journalist talks to other journalists to find out what the fuck is going on and why we should bother with a career in the media.
The storyteller’s tale: a conversation with David Leser
The internationally renowned journalist shares his thoughts on fake news, the death of print, and the future of his profession
Profiles
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An objective partisan
Wadah Khanfar, former Director General of global news network Al Jazeera, on the Middle East and journalism
Editorials
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Editorial: Semester 2, Week 1
Striving for pure objectivity in any journalism seems outdated, but striving for it while editing Honi Soit is simply impossible. The editors are part-politician from the outset, having been elected alongside your SRC and NUS representatives. Sometimes ballot box deals are done between these groups. Our office is in the SRC and the pro-union bumper…
Comedy
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This Woman Gave Birth on Stage and VICE Didn’t Even Write an Article About It
Victoria Zerbst loves sugar and spice and everything VICE.