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My brother was shot in the head on a Monday night

By Julie Starr | Published: November 24, 2010
My brother was shot in the head on a Monday night. He was shot pretty much between the eyes. And that was that. Small hole at the front, big hole at the back. But here’s a thing. Me and dad remember it differently. We were the ones who went into the Coroner’s Office to identify [...]
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Young journalists, self-censorship & other notes

By Julie Starr | Published: June 10, 2010
A few weeks back I attended an International Media Conference in Hong Kong along with hundreds of journalists from a staggering array of Asia-Pacific countries including Myanmar, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, China, US, Taiwan, Australia, Japan, Singapore and Nepal. I travelled to the conference with financial support from the Asia NZ Foundation, which aims to [...]
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Changing media and economies of Asia-Pacific

By Julie Starr | Published: April 24, 2010
I have the good fortune to be attending a conference this coming week in Hong Kong which brings together 250 journalists from around Asia, the Pacific and US to talk about the changing economic and media realities of the Asia Pacific region. The line-up of speakers is impressive and I’m really looking forward to hearing, [...]
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