LTU academic- currently examining mediated elite sporting girlhoods. supporting student journalists @Upstartmagazine
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined July 2017
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READ | We spoke to La Trobe students about how the ongoing rise in fuel prices have impacted their ability to travel to and from campus, @Latrobe Media and Communications students @AinslieMunLaw and @moniquegiord write. #LaTrobe #FuelPrices #StudentLife upstart.net.au/how-are-la-tr…
Nice piece on the grind for Australia’s state league footy players by @upstartmagazine writer, Cam.
READ | Full-time workers by day, semi-pro footballers by night, the spotlight is elsewhere but the grind never stops for state league footballers, @latrobe journalism student @coachcavcam writes. #VFL #WAFL #PrideOfTheNorth #HeartBeatsTrue upstart.net.au/footy-after-k…
I never thought I’d say this, but apparently… I have a favourite Nike ad?
A’ja Wilson’s Nike commercial features her signature shoe, the A’One. 🔥👟 xitter.gq/nikebasketball/status/…
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“Young people care, just not necessarily about political parties.” @latrobe's Upstart team spoke to political scientist Intifar Chowdhury about the barriers facing young voters as they head for the polls. @intifar2210
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Congratulations to Nathan Falkner who won the Media and Comms First-Year Award at the @latrobe HuSS Prize Ceremony. In his first-year, he also published a terrific upstart feature on the impact of streaming in rural sport communities. @FalknerNat69710
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A lovely feature for @upstartmagazine from one of our staff writers, Lewis, on the Ukrainian community in Melbourne.
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Aflac is boosting the prize pool for this year's WNBA All-Star Weekend 💰
This year's payouts will be $60,000 for the 3-point contest winner and $55,000 to the skills challenge thanks to the brand's renewal of its deal with the WNBPA.
@molliecahillane 🔻
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8x Olympic medalist 🇯🇲Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce DEMOLISHING everyone in a parents race at her son's school 🤣
(🎥 _suediamond/IG)
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Unrivaled pioneers 👑 Phee and Stewie are on the 2025 TIME100 List, honoring the impact, innovation and achievement of the world's most influential individuals. time.com/time100"
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The Aussies get the men's tournament underway with an awesome dance 👏👏
Stream FAST5 Netball LIVE & FREE on @7plus 👉 7plus.link/FAST5
#WNBA Commissioner Cathy Englebert responded to a media question this week about racism and homophobia toward athletes with talk about how “rivalry is good” and the league is making money. The WNBA Player’s Association has responded with what Cathy probably should have said:
It is utterly heartbreaking to witness yet another female runner lost to us from alleged gender-based violence.
Rebecca Cheptegei, 2022 world mountain running champion, dies tragically.
World Athletics is shocked and deeply saddened to learn that Ugandan distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei died tragically on Thursday (5 September) as a result of an alleged domestic abuse attack.
📰:bit.ly/3ZcLKJF
Couldn’t think of a better recipient. This highly individual sport has been lucky to have Ellie both as a competitor and as a human for this long. She’s always the first to support a struggling athlete, regardless of their nationality or team.
The results are in! 🥁 You voted for your favourite Paris 2024 moment that embodied the Olympic spirit. 🤩
Canadian gymnast and four-time Olympian, Ellie Black won your vote for her support for other gymnasts. 🎉
#Olympics | @EllieBlack_ | @TeamCanada | @gymnastics
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"While the Olympic Games have always been about finding the fastest, highest and strongest [...] We see it in headlines celebrating the “youngest” medallist or listicles highlighting the oldest athletes at the Games as rarities." writes @ItsBrigidMcC in olympicanalysis.org
Thanks to the University of Texas Center for Sport Communication and Media for the opportunity to contribute to their Olympic Analysis series. I consider forms of age discrimination in Olympic sports.
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