Courses for Horses

 

Celeste Greinke is a UQ journalism student, who also knows horses. From Yepoon in Central Queensland, she’s been riding horses for yonks. As part of her work integrated learning program, Celeste is doing time with ABC Radio’s Country Hour program this week at the Ekka, preparing packages for broadcast and the web.

Celeste and fellow journalism student, Georgina Tunny, are being supervised by Journalism Industry Consultant, and former ABC Radio producer, Carmel Rooney.

On Location: Celeste at the Ekka with legendary horseman, and 27-time national rodeo titleholder, Frank Green.
 

At the Ekka

Also at the Ekka are three journalism students working as interns with Channel Nine News. Virginia Tapp, Rhian Deutrom and Annalisse Moore are being supervised by the School’s acclaimed film and tv producer-director, Dr Bruce Redman.

The Ekka initiative is part of the School’s broadening approach to work integrated learning. 

At Kin Kin 

This week a bus load of communication students will head to Kin Kin in the Noosa Hinterland to collect data as part of a community engagement process involving local conflict over a quarry in the district. “The scale of resource developments in Queensland means there is a growing, and unmet demand for graduates with skills in community engagement. This is a function traditionally carried out by communication consultancies for both resource companies and governments”, says communication lecturer, Dr John Harrison, who is leading the project. “The ability to listen, to research, to construct clear messages, and to use social media tools in doing so, are important attributes we are want our students to graduate with”, Dr Harrison said.

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