COPYWRITER 067: The Writing Life of Jewel Topsfield

Published: Feb. 11, 2024, 7 p.m.

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As a leading journalist with The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald, there\\u2019s not a lot that Jewel Topsfield hasn\\u2019t written about. Social affairs, politics, immigration, education, and global affairs are just a few of her specialty areas.

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Beyond journalism, Jewel is a sought-after speaker, lecturer at universities and schools, and has led a team that won a Walkley Award and served as a Walkley Awards judge.\\xa0\\xa0

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I\\u2019m talking to Jewel today about her life as a journalist and how her writing life has changed over the years in response to the changing media landscape, in response to the ways that we consume media, and in response to the way in which the success or otherwise of a story is measured and much more.

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If you\\u2019d like a masterclass in how to research a topic quickly, and come up with world class content quickly that you know is going to be read by thousands of people, that has the potential to spark Senate enquiries \\u2013 as her story on people smuggling did - you could take a leaf out of Jewel\\u2019s writing life. \\xa0

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