Yesterday you were saddened (?) by the news that there would be no more Hack's Hack Podcasts, and today my friends, I have to crush your broken spirits one more time. This will be the final post in my quest for Triple J / Hack employment.
I have had a lot of fun putting this all together, proving that (now I sound like a broken record) being a journalist really is my passion...and that I REALLY want this job.
So for the final time, I ask you to help me out. Comment, link this post, and more importantly...enjoy. And Triple J...please hire me. Please. No, seriously, you should.
Anyway, to celebrate our final time together, I thought it best to share fifteen fun facts about me. Maybe more knowledge of who I am will dull the pain? Who knows?
This is Ben Judd, signing out. Stay classy San Diego.
And let the fun facts begin...
#1. You probably have already noticed thanks to the title, but I am a big fan of alliteration.
#2. I also enjoy a good pun, just like my friend Liz Burke
#3. I have a highly (ir)rational phobia of birds after being pecked in the eye by a Magpie when I was five
#4. I want to be a housewife, and am fully aware that this dream brings with it MANY logistical nightmares
#5. I spend at least $150 on magazines a month...and that is cutting back (I imagine Satchel Girl would be so proud)
#6. The Wicked soundtrack has not left my car, or my heart, since I first saw the musical...that's masculine
#7. I was first inspired to study journalism by my English teachers Ms. Bermingham and Ms. Priddis, Ron Burgundy, Chris Bath, Rory Gilmore and the lure of free concert tickets
#8. I stalked Jay Brannan on Facebook and Twitter so that I could sell his merch / meet him...that's not creepy, at all
#9. I study the ABC Code of Practice and Editorial Policies documents each day...so cool
#10. Old Gregg made me like Baileys and Milky Joe made me dislike domestic violence
#11. My two nerdy loves are comic books and Survivor
#12. I appeared on a Rolf Harris Christmas special (with my kindy girlfriend) in 1993...and later showed up on the Jessica Watson documentary True Spirit after a day of interning with Channel 9
#13. 80s films rule me
#14. I have six copies of Pride and Prejudice and think Bingley is the greatest
#15. The Golden Girls has shaped my life more than any other show
...And with that, thank you for being a friend everybody!
Hack wants reporters, I want to report. Let's make that happen.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
And now, the end is near...
Dear Friends and Followers,
I am deeply saddened to tell you that this will be our final podcast. Applications have now closed and we are left to wait for Triple J to pick me up and help me continue on my cross media storytelling journey.
It has been a wonderful week, sharing with you my journalistic skills, hopes and dreams. And I hope that I am back on your airwaves soon.
Thank you for your support, sharing links and annoying Triple J for me. It is very much appreciated.
So now, without much further ado...The Final Farewell Podcast.
Today, I chat to myself about why I'm such an amazing candidate. Confused? You should be.
Anyway...it's not you, its me.
Farewell,
Ben
I am deeply saddened to tell you that this will be our final podcast. Applications have now closed and we are left to wait for Triple J to pick me up and help me continue on my cross media storytelling journey.
It has been a wonderful week, sharing with you my journalistic skills, hopes and dreams. And I hope that I am back on your airwaves soon.
Thank you for your support, sharing links and annoying Triple J for me. It is very much appreciated.
So now, without much further ado...The Final Farewell Podcast.
Today, I chat to myself about why I'm such an amazing candidate. Confused? You should be.
Anyway...it's not you, its me.
Farewell,
Ben
Thursday, September 16, 2010
A Snack Pack for the ears
And now for my second podcast.
Our time together is soon to come to an end, until I'm hired for Hack of course, so it's best that you make the most of it and enjoy...The Hack's snack Hack. A single story venture into the world of online radio podcasting.
On today's show we chat to the very smart, very talented, and my personal favourite, very witty Liz Burke about social media and it's use for professional gain.
I wonder where that story idea came from?
Our time together is soon to come to an end, until I'm hired for Hack of course, so it's best that you make the most of it and enjoy...The Hack's snack Hack. A single story venture into the world of online radio podcasting.
On today's show we chat to the very smart, very talented, and my personal favourite, very witty Liz Burke about social media and it's use for professional gain.
I wonder where that story idea came from?
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
And now for a shockingly brief post...
Today I thought it would be best to showcase some of my previous written work. I decided to keep it brief, as I thought maybe I should let the stories tell themselves…but I do struggle with brevity.
So in keeping as "on topic" as I can…picture one is an assignment I completed in 2008. An oldie, but a goodie if you ask me. We had to write articles for a publication that we wanted to work for one day, and put them into a layout that would appear within it’s pages. I chose jMag. So in an attempt to suck up, Triple J, we were always meant to be.
The second example of my writing is a story I wrote a few months ago for my friend who was completing a similar assignment in a design course. I begged, and begged, and begged her to let me write the article for her. She caved…and this is what I wrote. The lovely design however, is all her's. So thank you Kim for making my words look smashing!
Until tomorrow…hire me Hack!
So in keeping as "on topic" as I can…picture one is an assignment I completed in 2008. An oldie, but a goodie if you ask me. We had to write articles for a publication that we wanted to work for one day, and put them into a layout that would appear within it’s pages. I chose jMag. So in an attempt to suck up, Triple J, we were always meant to be.
The second example of my writing is a story I wrote a few months ago for my friend who was completing a similar assignment in a design course. I begged, and begged, and begged her to let me write the article for her. She caved…and this is what I wrote. The lovely design however, is all her's. So thank you Kim for making my words look smashing!
Until tomorrow…hire me Hack!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
My foray into photojournalism
In my attempt to cross all forms of media in the space of the week, I am tracking quite well. I have given examples of my work with video, display some of my writing skills (or as my Mum would describe it, a flair for the English language), a dash of audio (with more to come tomorrow)…and now I plan to bravely go where this blog has not gone before…photojournalism. So come with me on a journey through cyberspace and photography in my pursuit of a career as a Cross Media Reporter.
Let me take you back…picture it, Brisbane, 2008. A young boy studying Visual Journalism is eating lunch in Queen Street Mall, probably Hungry Jacks, which was the style of the time. Anyway, amongst the sea of Emos (if you know Brisbane, you know this is where they flock), he spots a woman in the street dressed like Marilyn Monroe. He had seen her around before, and had known that she wasn’t of completely sound mind, but found her fascinating nonetheless. He then looked at the Emos and they were all snickering and pointing at her. Well that was it…he was annoyed.
In the words of Sophia Petrillo, that girl was me…except I was the boy; I just appreciate my constant allusions to the Golden Girls. Anyway, the Emos really annoyed me. In my view from behind the Bacon Deluxe meal with Onion rings instead of Fries, they were laughing at a woman for doing the exact same thing as them…wearing a mask. In essence dressing like an Emo…all the same, to show society how individual and emotional you are is putting on a mask. How is dressing and acting like Marilyn Monroe any different?
Over the course of three months I met with Marilyn, real name Diane, each week at Donut King in the Myer Centre. There we would talk for hours; most of the time she would talk and you felt like she was like everybody else, self conscious, neurotic, tired, happy, afraid, but getting on with it…and then other times she would tell you of her times singing at the opening of the Hilton in Paris. How much of what we spoke about was true, I don’t know, but the human aspect was so raw and relatable that I couldn’t let the story go untold.
She called herself Shy Di and explained to me on our third visit that she dressed as Marilyn everyday because she idolised her and that dressing like her made her feel confident enough to get out of bed and speak to people each day. How that is any different from putting on eyeliner to look like Pete Wentz, I will never know.
Anyway, let’s begin. I will include my rationale as I have only told part of her story, and some photos won't make sense without it. I hope, however, they paint a round enough picture of the person I grew know.
I admit these photos aren’t perfect…far from it, but neither is life, it’s all how we perceive it…and that, my friends, was the purpose of the story.
SHY DI
Benjamin Judd (1987 - )
shy: easily frightened away; timid
Judd’s collection of fifteen images entitled ‘Shy Di’ are a snapshot in a day of the life of a woman whose life blurs between reality and fantasy. The work endeavours to highlight the fantasy and reality within her life by juxtaposing the images she sees as her reality, the images that are her reality and the images that show her bridging these two worlds. It tells the real story of an iconic Brisbane woman that many people do not want to know.
Close up of Diane with Flash was selected to open the piece as it shows Diane, flaws and all. The flash was used to highlight who she really is by casting a harsh light on her appearance; there is no place to hide within the picture and gives the audience an ‘insurance’ style photo of the subject to give the opening impact.
Black & White of Diane on the stairs was selected to highlight to the audience who it is that Diane wants to be seen as. She stipulated throughout the shoots that she only be shot from that angle as it was her best side and how Marilyn used to pose. This photo begins to show who Diane from the first photo wants to be.
McChicken & Fries was selected, as it is Diane’s favourite meal to eat and stood out from our first meeting. This photo highlights the stark contrast within Diane’s life. The preceding photo was her fantasy, and this one, half eaten and devoured, is her reality of eating McDonald’s for unlimited coffee refills.
Application was selected to introduce the idea that Diane creates the image that we see and to an extent, that she sees. She said that she is addicted to putting on make-up as other people are to cigarettes.
Andy eye shadow was selected as the first of four flag posts to emphasise the construction of her image. The allusion to Andy Warhol is used to create a sense of mass production. Her life is yet another production of the many images of Marilyn that we see.
Styling fork was selected to show the absurd lengths that Diane goes to, to create her image. She uses this fork to give her hair volume; the ribbon is so that she knows not to eat with it.
Andy hair and mole is the second flag post to show the construction of Diane’s image. It shows another aspect of her that she changes to become Marilyn.
Close-up of makeup kit was chosen to highlight the disarray within her life. Diane’s life is created by her makeup, yet it is all just thrown in a bag with little care.
Andy lips is the third flag post to show the construction of Diane’s image. It shows yet another way that Diane carefully constructs whom she wants to be seen as.
Diane at Louis Vuitton was created to highlight where Diane wants her image to take her. The obviousness of the use of Photoshop was used to highlight the flaws in Diane’s dream. The photo highlights that she can only be there in her fantasy.
Andy complete is the fourth flag post showing the construction of Diane’s image. This image shows all the different parts that Diane changes to become Marilyn.
Marilyn at Tiffany was made to highlight where Diane believes her constructed image takes her. She gasps and giggles with an American accent whenever she talks about Tiffany, blurring the line from who she is to who she wants to be.
Sepia Diane was created to highlight the complete construction of Marilyn. The layers built over the entire image rather than just various parts of Diane was used to show that her entire life, not just her image is created…in her head, in her fantasy and in her reality. She is real, but to what extent?
Glamorous was selected to show the real Diane compared to the constructed Diane. The juxtaposition of this and the preceding show the difference between Diane’s reality and fantasy.
Blurred Marilyn giggling was selected to finish the piece as it shows that what Diane sees as reality and fantasy is actually the same thing but at the same time nothing, and therefore we can’t get a clear image of who Diane aka Shy Di aka Marilyn really is.
*I would like to thank my lovely friend, Kirsti Tenni, for helping me navigate through Photoshop and for creating images far superior to what I could do with a cutting tool
Let me take you back…picture it, Brisbane, 2008. A young boy studying Visual Journalism is eating lunch in Queen Street Mall, probably Hungry Jacks, which was the style of the time. Anyway, amongst the sea of Emos (if you know Brisbane, you know this is where they flock), he spots a woman in the street dressed like Marilyn Monroe. He had seen her around before, and had known that she wasn’t of completely sound mind, but found her fascinating nonetheless. He then looked at the Emos and they were all snickering and pointing at her. Well that was it…he was annoyed.
In the words of Sophia Petrillo, that girl was me…except I was the boy; I just appreciate my constant allusions to the Golden Girls. Anyway, the Emos really annoyed me. In my view from behind the Bacon Deluxe meal with Onion rings instead of Fries, they were laughing at a woman for doing the exact same thing as them…wearing a mask. In essence dressing like an Emo…all the same, to show society how individual and emotional you are is putting on a mask. How is dressing and acting like Marilyn Monroe any different?
Over the course of three months I met with Marilyn, real name Diane, each week at Donut King in the Myer Centre. There we would talk for hours; most of the time she would talk and you felt like she was like everybody else, self conscious, neurotic, tired, happy, afraid, but getting on with it…and then other times she would tell you of her times singing at the opening of the Hilton in Paris. How much of what we spoke about was true, I don’t know, but the human aspect was so raw and relatable that I couldn’t let the story go untold.
She called herself Shy Di and explained to me on our third visit that she dressed as Marilyn everyday because she idolised her and that dressing like her made her feel confident enough to get out of bed and speak to people each day. How that is any different from putting on eyeliner to look like Pete Wentz, I will never know.
Anyway, let’s begin. I will include my rationale as I have only told part of her story, and some photos won't make sense without it. I hope, however, they paint a round enough picture of the person I grew know.
I admit these photos aren’t perfect…far from it, but neither is life, it’s all how we perceive it…and that, my friends, was the purpose of the story.
SHY DI
Benjamin Judd (1987 - )
shy: easily frightened away; timid
Judd’s collection of fifteen images entitled ‘Shy Di’ are a snapshot in a day of the life of a woman whose life blurs between reality and fantasy. The work endeavours to highlight the fantasy and reality within her life by juxtaposing the images she sees as her reality, the images that are her reality and the images that show her bridging these two worlds. It tells the real story of an iconic Brisbane woman that many people do not want to know.
Close up of Diane with Flash was selected to open the piece as it shows Diane, flaws and all. The flash was used to highlight who she really is by casting a harsh light on her appearance; there is no place to hide within the picture and gives the audience an ‘insurance’ style photo of the subject to give the opening impact.
Black & White of Diane on the stairs was selected to highlight to the audience who it is that Diane wants to be seen as. She stipulated throughout the shoots that she only be shot from that angle as it was her best side and how Marilyn used to pose. This photo begins to show who Diane from the first photo wants to be.
McChicken & Fries was selected, as it is Diane’s favourite meal to eat and stood out from our first meeting. This photo highlights the stark contrast within Diane’s life. The preceding photo was her fantasy, and this one, half eaten and devoured, is her reality of eating McDonald’s for unlimited coffee refills.
Application was selected to introduce the idea that Diane creates the image that we see and to an extent, that she sees. She said that she is addicted to putting on make-up as other people are to cigarettes.
Andy eye shadow was selected as the first of four flag posts to emphasise the construction of her image. The allusion to Andy Warhol is used to create a sense of mass production. Her life is yet another production of the many images of Marilyn that we see.
Styling fork was selected to show the absurd lengths that Diane goes to, to create her image. She uses this fork to give her hair volume; the ribbon is so that she knows not to eat with it.
Andy hair and mole is the second flag post to show the construction of Diane’s image. It shows another aspect of her that she changes to become Marilyn.
Close-up of makeup kit was chosen to highlight the disarray within her life. Diane’s life is created by her makeup, yet it is all just thrown in a bag with little care.
Andy lips is the third flag post to show the construction of Diane’s image. It shows yet another way that Diane carefully constructs whom she wants to be seen as.
Diane at Louis Vuitton was created to highlight where Diane wants her image to take her. The obviousness of the use of Photoshop was used to highlight the flaws in Diane’s dream. The photo highlights that she can only be there in her fantasy.
Andy complete is the fourth flag post showing the construction of Diane’s image. This image shows all the different parts that Diane changes to become Marilyn.
Marilyn at Tiffany was made to highlight where Diane believes her constructed image takes her. She gasps and giggles with an American accent whenever she talks about Tiffany, blurring the line from who she is to who she wants to be.
Sepia Diane was created to highlight the complete construction of Marilyn. The layers built over the entire image rather than just various parts of Diane was used to show that her entire life, not just her image is created…in her head, in her fantasy and in her reality. She is real, but to what extent?
Glamorous was selected to show the real Diane compared to the constructed Diane. The juxtaposition of this and the preceding show the difference between Diane’s reality and fantasy.
Blurred Marilyn giggling was selected to finish the piece as it shows that what Diane sees as reality and fantasy is actually the same thing but at the same time nothing, and therefore we can’t get a clear image of who Diane aka Shy Di aka Marilyn really is.
*I would like to thank my lovely friend, Kirsti Tenni, for helping me navigate through Photoshop and for creating images far superior to what I could do with a cutting tool
Monday, September 13, 2010
A slightly delayed Podcast #1
Technology still gets the better of me.
It turns out posting audio on the blog isn't as simple an option as posting video or photos. Well, it probably is, I just don't know how exactly to do it...but let's ignore my failings and focus on the positives. Thanks to my ability to also think of options B, C and D, I have found a solution...Google (what would we do without it? And more importantly, what would I do without my ingenuity?). To cut the story down, Google found me a solution and I now know how to put audio on a blog. So now I present to you, the first episode of The Hack's half Hack.
Today on the show it's all about paradoxes; I talk to a gay, tattooed, catholic and a rock star accountant and see how they each balance their lives of clashing cultures.
I'd also like to take this time to thank Triple J for not having me arrested for borrowing their intro music...I do it because I want to work for you. Have I mentioned that?
It turns out posting audio on the blog isn't as simple an option as posting video or photos. Well, it probably is, I just don't know how exactly to do it...but let's ignore my failings and focus on the positives. Thanks to my ability to also think of options B, C and D, I have found a solution...Google (what would we do without it? And more importantly, what would I do without my ingenuity?). To cut the story down, Google found me a solution and I now know how to put audio on a blog. So now I present to you, the first episode of The Hack's half Hack.
Today on the show it's all about paradoxes; I talk to a gay, tattooed, catholic and a rock star accountant and see how they each balance their lives of clashing cultures.
I'd also like to take this time to thank Triple J for not having me arrested for borrowing their intro music...I do it because I want to work for you. Have I mentioned that?
Sunday, September 12, 2010
A teaser
So Ben, where are you going with this? You’ve all thought it…don’t even pretend you haven't.
Please consider this your teaser. A coming soon, if you will.
The Hack’s half Hack.
Holy H, I hear you say, what is this Hack’s half Hack?
It’s Hack. Half the size. Made by a Hack. To work for Hack.
Be warned…it is coming.
Today's post was bought to you by the letter H.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
A journey from mediocrity: A (very) short history of my past media packages
In perusing the Cross Media Reporter job description earlier today, one part was really just jumping out at me...multimedia showcases. What do I have a semi-awesome back catalogue of? No points for guessing folks, multimedia showcases. So today I will endeavour to take you down the short, but still winding road, through my past video packages...and probably run the risk of infringing on many copyright laws.
My media package editing skills can be traced back to the early part of 2009…let’s say, April. I was completing a subject called Convergent Journalism, and my computer literacy was mediocre at best. The subject, however, called for us to run a press conference and report on the event in the form of a blog with video…similar, I imagine, to what they would want me to do on Hack each day. Without the tech staff in the Journalism department of UQ during that week, I would have had a nervous breakdown. Now however, I am, and I don’t mean to blow my own trumpet, pretty awesome at video editing.
Getting back to the start, there were four press releases for us to choose our story from, so of course, I went with the presser about a latrine to be built in conjunction with Engineers without Borders in Cambodia. I thought having the ability to take the humanitarian approach would make creating a package easier. Considering my then mediocrity in editing, I thought finding easy angles would make life a bit better. Anyway, the result of this assignment is my first blog, Behind The Loos (yes, witty toilet take of Behind The News).
My next foray into the video world was for the same subject, however, this time we were allowed to get a little crazy. The subject called for us to create a video diary of our experiences in the subject, aimed at the audience of the rest of the students in our class. So I decided to do a parody of the UQ advertising campaign that was all over Brisbane television at the time. Topical, current and allowed me to tell a bit more of a story. The University of Ben video is the result.
I shamefully have to admit that its intended audience never saw the next video. It is my video application for Channel [V], which I just couldn’t manage to burn into an appropriate format...thus making it impossible for them to open. It was a very hard lesson to learn, but also in hindsight, a very important one. As a journalist, you must always be prepared. Be prepared with option B through Z and back again. So in a world premiere, I present, my review of The Grates in hopes of working for Channel [V]. Please note the not entirely necessary inclusion of my previous Aw Yeah inspired dance moves from the last video package.
And now, the end is near, and we face my final video package of this retrospective (I told you it was short). In making this package, I had learnt from my past mistakes…and had checked the package on eight DVD players and three computers. However, it too, was never seen by its intended audience. Why didn’t you learn you fool, I hear you scream? Well, I did…I just overestimated the skill of the Australian postage system (nothing like a good buck passing). My application made it, only 12 hours after deadline…12 hours to a journalist and you may as well be dead. Anyway, I have digressed. The final piece in my video retrospective puzzle…my video application for the role of Weekend Today Weather presenter.
And that, my friends, is the end of the journey through my amateur media packages. I hope, for the lovely people of Triple J, they show I have something to offer...wait, let’s be confident here…I’m sure they’ve shown the lovely people at Triple J that I’m amazing with a camera, editing software and my mind. I hope, at the very least, you all found them to be mildly entertaining.
My media package editing skills can be traced back to the early part of 2009…let’s say, April. I was completing a subject called Convergent Journalism, and my computer literacy was mediocre at best. The subject, however, called for us to run a press conference and report on the event in the form of a blog with video…similar, I imagine, to what they would want me to do on Hack each day. Without the tech staff in the Journalism department of UQ during that week, I would have had a nervous breakdown. Now however, I am, and I don’t mean to blow my own trumpet, pretty awesome at video editing.
Getting back to the start, there were four press releases for us to choose our story from, so of course, I went with the presser about a latrine to be built in conjunction with Engineers without Borders in Cambodia. I thought having the ability to take the humanitarian approach would make creating a package easier. Considering my then mediocrity in editing, I thought finding easy angles would make life a bit better. Anyway, the result of this assignment is my first blog, Behind The Loos (yes, witty toilet take of Behind The News).
My next foray into the video world was for the same subject, however, this time we were allowed to get a little crazy. The subject called for us to create a video diary of our experiences in the subject, aimed at the audience of the rest of the students in our class. So I decided to do a parody of the UQ advertising campaign that was all over Brisbane television at the time. Topical, current and allowed me to tell a bit more of a story. The University of Ben video is the result.
I shamefully have to admit that its intended audience never saw the next video. It is my video application for Channel [V], which I just couldn’t manage to burn into an appropriate format...thus making it impossible for them to open. It was a very hard lesson to learn, but also in hindsight, a very important one. As a journalist, you must always be prepared. Be prepared with option B through Z and back again. So in a world premiere, I present, my review of The Grates in hopes of working for Channel [V]. Please note the not entirely necessary inclusion of my previous Aw Yeah inspired dance moves from the last video package.
And now, the end is near, and we face my final video package of this retrospective (I told you it was short). In making this package, I had learnt from my past mistakes…and had checked the package on eight DVD players and three computers. However, it too, was never seen by its intended audience. Why didn’t you learn you fool, I hear you scream? Well, I did…I just overestimated the skill of the Australian postage system (nothing like a good buck passing). My application made it, only 12 hours after deadline…12 hours to a journalist and you may as well be dead. Anyway, I have digressed. The final piece in my video retrospective puzzle…my video application for the role of Weekend Today Weather presenter.
And that, my friends, is the end of the journey through my amateur media packages. I hope, for the lovely people of Triple J, they show I have something to offer...wait, let’s be confident here…I’m sure they’ve shown the lovely people at Triple J that I’m amazing with a camera, editing software and my mind. I hope, at the very least, you all found them to be mildly entertaining.
DISCLAIMER: I am not an amazingly talented ventriloquist...merely do not have the appropriate technological aids to upload a video without ruining the audio.
Friday, September 10, 2010
So, you want to be a Cross Media Reporter?
Hello all, and welcome, to the little journey that will be Ben for Hack.
What is this, and what is it all about, I hear you ask? Well my friends, it is my plea to the ABC / Triple J to hire me as one of their Cross Media Reporters…to work on Hack.
Hopefully, if you are reading this, you at least know what Hack is…if not, I will recapitulate. Hack is a daily (well, Monday to Friday) half hour radio program that delivers (and now I quote from the Hack website), “the most relevant stories of the day from the unique - and often surprising - viewpoint of young Australians”.
Where do I fit in? My name is Ben Judd; if I want to sound professional (and I should for Triple J) I call myself Benjamin. I’m 23, and have recently graduated from a Bachelor of Journalism at the University of Queensland in Brisbane.
See where I’m heading with this? Hack wants relevant stories told from the viewpoint of young Australians, I’m a young Australian that is trained in telling relevant stories…and I can do that in three languages to boot (you’re meant to show off when attempting to woo an employer, si?).
Hack wants reporters, and I want to report. But why am I the best person to do that? My simple answer would be that reporting is my passion. Telling stories and being a journalist is what makes me happy. I am hungry to do this, and in my experience in management, the person that is hungry and wanting to prove, him or herself, is the person you want on your team. I want it, and I will work until I get it and it is that drive that will get stories told.
But how exactly do I get there? Well, of course, my first thought was jump on the pop-psychology bandwagon of 2006/07…and visualise. Yes my friends, we’ve reached The Secret. I personally, have never read The Secret…I tried to read it in Spanish but I lost interest, and now I have digressed. I do however, have a vague enough understanding of it from Oprah, and thought hey, this could work for me. The secret, I am told, will change my life. Great, I want to be a super sleuth reporter with Triple J...currently I manage a retail store…that’s a life change. The Secret fits the current scenario. But how exactly do I get there? Well, according to The Secret, I visualise it. Ok, check, I’m visualising…funny I’m not in the ABC studios. Damn you el Secreto!
Oh wait, Oprah told me there was more to it than that…I’m guessing this is where I come in. I visualise it, and then I go out and achieve it. Visualisation alone is not enough, but my aforementioned drive and determination seem like they could be important factors here. I want to report, and I want to work for Triple J. This is my dream, and now I am going to pull my finger out (with that hunger and passion), and go get the job…and hopefully this helps.
On that note, I guess I need to get back to linking this all together, because I am kind of confused myself, and I’m writing all this…so I can only imagine how you feel. I am Ben. I want to work for Hack. I am perfect for Hack. How do I prove that? Telling you that I have drive, that this is my passion, that I want to report, that I am qualified to do this, that I’m as handsome as a young Bea Arthur, that I can speak three languages? No. This blog. Over the next seven days (aka when the application closes), I will be using this lovely patch of cyber-space to convince you, my friends, people I have spammed on Twitter, my readers, hopefully employees of the ABC and any person that randomly stumbles across this page, why Ben (that’s me), is perfect for Hack.
What is this, and what is it all about, I hear you ask? Well my friends, it is my plea to the ABC / Triple J to hire me as one of their Cross Media Reporters…to work on Hack.
Hopefully, if you are reading this, you at least know what Hack is…if not, I will recapitulate. Hack is a daily (well, Monday to Friday) half hour radio program that delivers (and now I quote from the Hack website), “the most relevant stories of the day from the unique - and often surprising - viewpoint of young Australians”.
Where do I fit in? My name is Ben Judd; if I want to sound professional (and I should for Triple J) I call myself Benjamin. I’m 23, and have recently graduated from a Bachelor of Journalism at the University of Queensland in Brisbane.
See where I’m heading with this? Hack wants relevant stories told from the viewpoint of young Australians, I’m a young Australian that is trained in telling relevant stories…and I can do that in three languages to boot (you’re meant to show off when attempting to woo an employer, si?).
Hack wants reporters, and I want to report. But why am I the best person to do that? My simple answer would be that reporting is my passion. Telling stories and being a journalist is what makes me happy. I am hungry to do this, and in my experience in management, the person that is hungry and wanting to prove, him or herself, is the person you want on your team. I want it, and I will work until I get it and it is that drive that will get stories told.
But how exactly do I get there? Well, of course, my first thought was jump on the pop-psychology bandwagon of 2006/07…and visualise. Yes my friends, we’ve reached The Secret. I personally, have never read The Secret…I tried to read it in Spanish but I lost interest, and now I have digressed. I do however, have a vague enough understanding of it from Oprah, and thought hey, this could work for me. The secret, I am told, will change my life. Great, I want to be a super sleuth reporter with Triple J...currently I manage a retail store…that’s a life change. The Secret fits the current scenario. But how exactly do I get there? Well, according to The Secret, I visualise it. Ok, check, I’m visualising…funny I’m not in the ABC studios. Damn you el Secreto!
Oh wait, Oprah told me there was more to it than that…I’m guessing this is where I come in. I visualise it, and then I go out and achieve it. Visualisation alone is not enough, but my aforementioned drive and determination seem like they could be important factors here. I want to report, and I want to work for Triple J. This is my dream, and now I am going to pull my finger out (with that hunger and passion), and go get the job…and hopefully this helps.
On that note, I guess I need to get back to linking this all together, because I am kind of confused myself, and I’m writing all this…so I can only imagine how you feel. I am Ben. I want to work for Hack. I am perfect for Hack. How do I prove that? Telling you that I have drive, that this is my passion, that I want to report, that I am qualified to do this, that I’m as handsome as a young Bea Arthur, that I can speak three languages? No. This blog. Over the next seven days (aka when the application closes), I will be using this lovely patch of cyber-space to convince you, my friends, people I have spammed on Twitter, my readers, hopefully employees of the ABC and any person that randomly stumbles across this page, why Ben (that’s me), is perfect for Hack.
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