"Every story that you do, you need to talk to people." 

Julia Bergin's journalistic career has taken her as far afield as Japan and the Northern Territory, meaning she's had to work at building up her contact book time and time again. In this episode, she talks about all that goes into finding the right interviewees for a story.

"It's broadening this remit of interviewing from just a Q&A to the groundwork that happens before. And that's not just about writing up questions. That's developing a rapport with your interview subject."

Articles mentioned:

https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/04/24/alice-springs-traditional-owners-launch-patrol/

https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/06/13/dingoes-research-dna

https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/10/13/voice-to-parliament-aec-silenced-alice-springs-indigenous-supervisor/

"Every story that you do, you need to talk to people." 
Julia Bergin's journalistic career has taken her as far afield as Japan and the Northern Territory, meaning she's had to work at building up her contact book time and time again. In this episode, she talks about all that goes into finding the right interviewees for a story.
"It's broadening this remit of interviewing from just a Q&amp;A to the groundwork that happens before. And that's not just about writing up questions. That's developing a rapport with your interview subject."
Articles mentioned:
<a href="https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/04/24/alice-springs-traditional-owners-launch-patrol/" data-linkindex="0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-outlook-id="b6cf1c16-8301-4f90-ace9-152bcfaf28de">https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/04/24/alice-springs-traditional-owners-launch-patrol/</a>
<a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/k4i1Cp8AxKszXNl1nsPMqAM?domain=crikey.com.au" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="1" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="3208a161-e33d-44a0-ba9e-4aa17550720e">https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/06/13/dingoes-research-dna</a>
<a href="https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/10/13/voice-to-parliament-aec-silenced-alice-springs-indigenous-supervisor/" data-linkindex="2" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-outlook-id="07f43496-0a4a-4e3f-9fa1-32fa8665eae8">https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/10/13/voice-to-parliament-aec-silenced-alice-springs-indigenous-supervisor/</a>

Learning Through Listening: Lessons in audio from some of the best audio journalists in the world, hosted by Louisa Lim from the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne.

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Learning through listening: Lessons in journalism from some of Australia's best reporters, hosted by Louisa Lim from the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne

Learning through listening: Lessons in journalism from some of Australia's best reporters, hosted by Louisa Lim from the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne

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