Making A Difference

This month, journalism students from the University of NSW brings us stories about wanting change in our society.

We hear from a priest who was welcomed to Australia as a Vietnamese refugee yet still is the target of racial abuse.
 
There's a visit to Hope House that is providing support for financially disadvantaged pregnant women.
 
We look behind the movement that is driving change in the world of cinema and why it matters to have more women in front of and behind the camera.

And we speak to a financial coach who is helping people deal with another by-product of the pandemic: personal debt from compulsive over-shopping.

Production
Hosts: Andrena Kandiah and Laura Schofield
'A refugee's story of racism - Reporter: Shayna Correa
'Hope House' - Reporter: Emily Anderson
'Women on film' - Reporter: Kevin Ding
'Treat yourself' - Reporter: Imogen Smith
Audio editors: Peter White and Connie Levett
Executive Producer: Peter White

Music
'There Is Only The Unknown Ahead' - GetMusic
'Lost Friend' - Roman Gorielov
'Wake Up' - vitaminsound

For more stories from UNSW: https://www.newsworthy.org.au/


 

This episode by journalism students at the University of Melbourne goes 'hyperlocal' with stories, somewhat appropriately, from their own backyard, where most us have spent time in lockdown this year.

You'll hear about the plight of those relying on food banks through the pandemic, the conservation of culture and history - sometimes against the push for progress - as well as the debate around animal rights and the environment.

The stories are diverse and so are the locations. The team take us around Melbourne, into rural Victoria and hyperlocal in the provinces of China.

Production
Hosts: Clancy Balen and Jenny Cai
'Putting food in the bank' - Reporter: Mustafa Nuristani
'Click and collect tourism' - Reporter: Wuxi Fan
'Saving history' - Reporter: Matthew Hall
'Animal rights or a city icon?' - Reporter: Jenny Cai
'The cost of congestion busting' - Reporter: Clancy Balen
'The price of progress' - Reporter: Harry Sekulich
'Culture in a modern world' - Reporter: Yue Jiang

Music
'There Is Only The Unknown Ahead' - GetMusic
'The Eternity' - Roman Gorielov
'Deep River' - Finval
'Structures From Silence' - DHDMusic
Time For Chill - Schwartzburg
'Chilled Summer Nights' - RoundnoteAudio
'Wake Up' - vitaminsound

For more stories by journalism students at the University of Melbourne can be found at The Citizen: a publication for the Cente for Advancing Journalism.
https://www.thecitizen.org.au/    

This episode produced by journalism students at the University of Sydney looks at some of the everyday rituals  and relationships in our lives. Those rituals are on a broad spectrum:  from traditional cultural practices to the turmoil of friendships. And then there's the combination of ritual and relationship through the simplicity of the weekly grocery shop. 

Production
Host: Madison Lunz
'Paper Money' - Reporter: Iris Yuan
'The Genius of Shopping' - Reporter: Claudia Sobral
The Person You Have Called Is Not Available - Reporter: Nicole Alcantara

Music
'Chilled Summer Nights' - RoundnoteAudio
'Boundless Ocean, Vast Skies - Beyond
'We March Together' - Patrick Patrikios
'Little Black Cloud', 'Cross Stitch' - Podington Bear
 
For more stories by journalism students at the University of Sydney:
https://www.salienceatsydney.org/ 

For the best student journalism in Australia:
https://junctionjournalism.com/

In this episode by the University of Canberra, we share stories about people and places trying to make the world a better place.

There's a pro surfer who is trying to make mental health a 'cool' thing to talk about.

We speak with a former Australian coach about all the work still be done for women in sport.

We go to a festival for dogs with an important message about caring for pets.

And we look at the legacy we'll all leave in trying to make the world a better place.

Production
Host: Andrew Ford
'The Good Human' - Reporter: James Herring
'Sport Has No Gender' - Reporter: Sonia Emanuel
'The Living And The Dead' - Reporter: Lucy Monaghan
'The Underdog' - Reporter: Lyndsey Turnbull
Executive Producer: Simon Brady

Music
'There Is Only The Unknown Ahead' - GetMusic
'Walk Through The City' - Alex_Besss
'Chilled Summer Nights' - RoundnoteAudio
'Harmony In Ultra Blue' - LEXMusic
'Silent Cry' - Valster
'Lost Friend' - Roman Gorielov
'Loneliness' - EasyTunes
'Somewhere An Angel' - IVLIOR
'Wake Up' - vitaminsound

For more stories by journalism and sports media students at the University of Canberra:
https://junctionjournalism.com/category/location/act/

Making A Difference returns with this month's episode produced by journalism students from RMIT University in Melbourne.

They report on the thorny issues of vaccination and misinformation plaguing Australia's attempts to move through the next stage of the pandemic.
 
And there's a feature interview with one of Australia's leading investigative crime journalists, John Silvester, who tells us about the dangers and psychological strain of reporting on the crime beat.

Making A Difference is a Junction Journalism podcast. A new episode is released every month.

Production
Host: Warwick Jones
Reporters: Sarah Oliver, Shamsiya Hussainpoor, Eli Duxson, Charlotte Huston
Producer and audio editor: Warwick Jones

Music
'There Is Only The Unknown Ahead' - GetMusic
'Wake Up' - vitaminsound

For the best student journalism in Australia:
https://junctionjournalism.com/

From June 2021, new episodes of Making A Difference can be heard every month.

Produced by journalism students around Australia, each episode will be hosted by a different university. Stories of today by the journalists of tomorrow.

Making A Difference is a Junction Journalism podcast.

https://junctionjournalism.com/2020/12/01/podcast/

In episode 3 of ‘Making A Difference’, we consider the things that are important to us – large and small – and the difference they make in people’s lives.

Hosts: Rosa Ritchie and Blake Danilczak

Reporters: Eamon Moore, Dylan Crismale, Lauren Basto, Emma Thompson, Youssef Saudie and Matt Parnell.

Music: Katrina Liston (Original score for ‘The youth of Yemen’)

Audio Editor: Philip Prior.

Executive Producer: Simon Brady.

For more stories about ‘Making A Difference’, go to Junction Journalism. 

In episode 2 of ‘Making A Difference’, we report on the little people (and creatures) who often don’t have a voice. There are stories about Australia’s endangered wildlife; people with a disability; older people in forced isolation the victims of crime too afraid to speak; and the women who suffer with an ‘invisible illness’. They all deserve to be heard, not only because of their struggles but the contribution they make to our communities.

Hosts: Lauren Basto and Fraser Douglas

Reporters: Jana Black, Fia Walsh, Jessica Cordwell, Shea Dawson, Juliette Sauvage, Frazer Ramsden, Eliza Maddever and Taylor Warren.

Audio Editor: Philip Prior.

Executive Producer: Simon Brady.

For more stories about ‘Making A Difference’, go to Junction Journalism. 

This first episode of ‘Making A Difference’ looks at vulnerability – the many ways it can affect us and the way we respond. There are stories about drinking through Covid lockdowns; the health of Indigenous children; the victims of revenge porn; the strong, sporty types who bottle-up their struggles; and the refugees’ stories of trauma and healing.

Hosts: Jana Black and Fia Walsh

Reporters: Jana Black, Blake Danilczak, Emelie Watkins, Shea Dawson, Juliette Sauvage, Frazer Ramsden, Declan Smith, Fraser Douglas and Shamsiya Hussainpoor.

Audio Editor: Philip Prior

Executive Producer: Simon Brady

For more stories about ‘Making A Difference’, go to Junction Journalism. 

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