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Brave and dedicated, professional journalists in the future! This is a podcast series where student journalists share their stories.

Many of might wonder what it's like to be a student journalist. In this episode, host Lan invites both seniors student journalists and freshmen of Master of Journalism at the University of Melbourne to share their stories. Host: Lan WeiGuest Speakers: Wing Kuang, Jeremy Nadel and Ashleigh BarracloughProducer and editor: Lan Wei

What equipments student journalists need to learn to use throughout their studies? Listen on to find out. Host: Lan WeiGuest Speakers: Zhuo Yang and Wei LuProducer and editor: Lan Wei

In this episode, student journalist, Else Kennedy, from the University of Melbourne shared her story. Host: Lan WeiGuest Speakers: Else KennedyProducer and editor: Lan Wei

In this episode, student journalist, Lucy William, from the University of Melbourne shared her story. Host: Lan WeiGuest Speakers: Lucy WilliamProducer and editor: Lan Wei

Wing Kuang is the founder of online news reading group of the Center for Advancing Journalism during COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, she talks about how reading can help student journalists in their studies and practices. Host: Lan WeiGuest Speakers: Wing KuangProducer and editor: Lan Wei

What are the experiences like of international student journalists? Listen to this episode to find out. Host: Lan WeiGuest Speakers: Wei Jin, Yimiao Guo and Fangying ZhouProducer and editor: Lan Wei

Graduating soon, so what's next? Listen to this episode and find out how student journalists plan their future careers. Will they all hope to be journalists? Host: Lan WeiGuest Speakers: Wei Jin, Yimiao Guo, Fangying Zhou and Else KennedyProducer and editor: Lan Wei

Time to get to the nitty-gritty. Theresa and Jesslyn teach you how to form thesis statements and how to write arguments for and against. Stay tuned to the end for the agents defending their favourite Union House restaurant and James Bond! --- Featuring:Theresa Gunarso (IG: @_goofuth & Twitter: @theresagunarso)Jesslyn Soegito (IG: @jesslynsjs)Ginnie Leung Producer: Theresa Gunarso Music: Double Agent by Everet Almond

Have difficulties writing essays? Agent 00 00 00 7 aka Theresa has got you covered... but let’s not begin just yet! In this episode, Theresa introduces herself and her partners in crime, Jesslyn and Ginnie, while also discussing their experiences with essay writing. Need further resources? Visit the links below! Academic Skills Unit guide on tertiary writing: https://services.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/468867/5299-ASU_TertiaryEssayWritingWeb.pdf School of Culture and Communication essay writing guide: https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/1736346/essay-writing-guide-2018-1.pdf --- Featuring:Theresa Gunarso (IG: @_goofuth & Twitter: @theresagunarso)Jesslyn Soegito (IG: @jesslynsjs)Ginnie Leung Producer: Theresa Gunarso Music: Double Agent by Everet Almond

Researching is hard (and boring, sometimes)… that’s why Theresa and Jesslyn are providing these tips and advice! Maybe their research methods will help you create your own methods. Use the good search engines (you know what we mean~)!University of Melbourne Library: https://library.unimelb.edu.au/Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/ Source scholarly materials (courtesy of University of Melbourne): https://library.unimelb.edu.au/search-tools/how-to-find-online-resources-to-support-your-teaching-and-research ---Featuring:Theresa Gunarso (IG: @_goofuth & Twitter: @theresagunarso)Jesslyn Soegito (IG: @jesslynsjs)Ginnie Leung Producer: Theresa Gunarso Music: Double Agent by Everet Almond

Before you build something, you need a blueprint. The same with essay writing! Before you begin writing, you need a skeleton or structure. Theresa and Jesslyn share their favourite essay skeletons. --- Featuring:Theresa Gunarso (IG: @_goofuth & Twitter: @theresagunarso)Jesslyn Soegito (IG: @jesslynsjs)Ginnie Leung Producer: Theresa Gunarso Music: Double Agent by Everet Almond

We know, we know… referencing. Blegh! But why is referencing so important? How do you reference? What is plagiarism? Theresa and Jesslyn answer those questions in this episode! Don’t plagirise! This video explains why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O50AgI2gD6o Need help referencing? Visit University of Melbourne’s re:cite! (https://library.unimelb.edu.au/recite) --- Featuring:Theresa Gunarso (IG: @_goofuth & Twitter: @theresagunarso)Jesslyn Soegito (IG: @jesslynsjs)Ginnie Leung Producer: Theresa Gunarso Music: Double Agent by Everet Almond

Let’s revise what we talked about. Stay until the end to hear some further advice from Theresa and Jesslyn. Thank you so much for joining us on this wild ride! Godspeed. --- Featuring:Theresa Gunarso (IG: @_goofuth & Twitter: @theresagunarso)Jesslyn Soegito (IG: @jesslynsjs) Producer: Theresa Gunarso Music: Double Agent by Everet Almond

Ready to start your essay? Strap in as Theresa and Jesslyn take you into the wild ride that is writing the essay. Be careful! There are things you need to watch out for! --- Featuring:Theresa Gunarso (IG: @_goofuth & Twitter: @theresagunarso)Jesslyn Soegito (IG: @jesslynsjs)Ginnie Leung Producer: Theresa Gunarso Music: Double Agent by Everet Almond

There are different types of essays (like argumentative or persuasive, narrative, case study, analytical, and critical) -- our agents break them down! Need further resources? Visit the link below!https://essayassignmenthelp.com.au/blog/21-distinctive-types-of-essays-and-how-to-write-them/ --- Featuring:Theresa Gunarso (IG: @_goofuth & Twitter: @theresagunarso)Jesslyn Soegito (IG: @jesslynsjs)Ginnie Leung Producer: Theresa Gunarso Music: Double Agent by Everet Almond

Whoa. Hold up, guys! You’re not done yet. In this episode, Theresa and Jesslyn explain why it’s important to edit and redraft, redraft, redraft! --- Featuring:Theresa Gunarso (IG: @_goofuth & Twitter: @theresagunarso)Jesslyn Soegito (IG: @jesslynsjs)Ginnie Leung Producer: Theresa Gunarso Music: Double Agent by Everet Almond

Agent Theresa’s new mission: help students write essays under 77 minutes! Will she be able to do it? --- Featuring:Theresa Gunarso (IG: @_goofuth & Twitter: @theresagunarso) Producer: Theresa Gunarso Music: Double Agent by Everet Almond

Joining our agents this episode is Steven the tutor and Academic Skills staff! Here he answers your burning questions -- is it true you will get your marks deducted if you’re one minute late from the due date? Will grammar mistakes cost you marks? WHAT ARE WE BEING GRADED ON IF ESSAYS ARE SUBJECTIVE?! --- Featuring:Theresa Gunarso (IG: @_goofuth & Twitter: @theresagunarso)Jesslyn Soegito (IG: @jesslynsjs) Special guest: Steven Thurlow Producer: Theresa Gunarso Music: Double Agent by Everet Almond

Did you know that understanding assignment prompts and command words will make or break your essay? Theresa and Jesslyn explain how to choose the right topics and prompts and how to understand command words. Need further resources? Visit the link below! School of Culture and Communication essay writing guide: https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/1736346/essay-writing-guide-2018-1.pdf --- Featuring:Theresa Gunarso (IG: @_goofuth & Twitter: @theresagunarso)Jesslyn Soegito (IG: @jesslynsjs)Ginnie Leung Producer: Theresa Gunarso Music: Double Agent by Everet Almond