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	<description>A fresh approach to public relations &#038; journalism</description>
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		<title>Style Counsel enlightens themediapod on the world of fashion PR.</title>
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By Lauren Garnet and Chloe Partikas
Deakin students were treated to a night of fashion and style at TheMediaPod’s September dinner on Monday 14. It was one of the most successful dinners so far, with 31 attendees and four tables filled with young women eager to hear the stories of Effie Young, the founder of one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://themediapod.net/2009/09/29/style-counsel-enlightens-themediapod-on-the-world-of-fashion-pr/</link>
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		<title>Go Digital or Go Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Deakin students, Jessie Cargill &#038; Adrianna Seamer
Government must keep up with the Internet revolution and utilise web 2.0 in order to develop and maintain two way communication with society. That was the message from speakers at a recent Frocomm &#8220;In the Public Interest&#8221; forum held in Melbourne on August 27.
Speakers Peter Williams and Brian [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://themediapod.net/2009/09/28/go-digital-or-go-home/</link>
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		<title>Students aren&#8217;t horsing around with &#8220;The Colts&#8221; video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Media and Communication students David Zaffina, James Boyd (both Deakin University) and Daniel Mallia (Swinburne) produce a fortnightly AFL comedy series called &#8216;The Colts&#8217; for www.footyheads.com.au. The series follows the ups and downs of suburban football club, Whitehorse Colts.

Each week the cast is joined by an AFL player, media personality or celebrity who makes a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://themediapod.net/2009/08/30/students-arent-horsing-around-with-the-colts-video/</link>
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		<title>Top tips for working in PR teams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good teamwork can often make or break projects or campaigns. In this episode of themediapod, Ross Monaghan (right) talks with Cropley Communication&#8217;s Adrian Cropley about teamwork success and pitfalls.
Adrian is recognised around the world as a leading communicator. He’s on the Board of the International Association of Business Communicators, and was instrumental in leading the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://themediapod.net/2009/07/16/top-tips-for-working-in-pr-teams/</link>
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		<title>Victoria&#8217;s Assisted Reproductive Treatment Bill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having a child is a major part of most people&#8217;s lives, but for gay and lesbian couples it can often be difficult.  Victoria&#8217;s Assisted Reproductive Treatment Bill has the power to change gay and lesbian rights.  Since this video report was created, the Bill has passed through the Victorian Upper House,  however it will now [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://themediapod.net/2009/04/16/victorias-assisted-reproductive-treatment-bill/</link>
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		<title>Learning to learn with Tony Buzan</title>
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		<link>http://themediapod.net/2009/04/08/buzan/</link>
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		<title>Deakin Journalism students&#8217; work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Deakin journalism students have been busy this year researching and creating current affairs stories for their assignments in radio and television units.
From this link you can listen to stories from four third-year students Phoebe Munro, Tineka Everaardt, Robert Cumbrae-Stewart, and Muhammad Shahwan.
Tineka Everaardt examines the Victorian Government&#8217;s new Body Image Code of Conduct. Robert investigates [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://themediapod.net/2008/09/28/deakin-journalism-students-work/</link>
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		<title>Keeping kids safe online: Technology guide for parents.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The NSW Department of Education and Training has just published a technology guide for parents. theMediaPod&#8217;s Ross Monaghan was one of the contributors, along with Lee Hopkins and Ms Megabyte.
To find out about all the technologies your child could be using at school, at home and on the go, check out Click!. It&#8217;s full of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://themediapod.net/2008/09/04/keeping-kids-safe-online-technology-guide-for-parents/</link>
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		<title>Geelong newspaper fights back online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Traditional media are coming under increased pressure from online sources of news. This week YouTube launched its own Citizen News Channel. At the same time, local newspapers in Australia face some tough challenges as they grapple with often meagre resources while trying to build online websites.
Trying to second guess where advertisers will want to put [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://themediapod.net/2008/05/21/geelong-newspaper-fights-back-online/</link>
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		<title>Is too much Obama, Clinton &amp; McCain barely enough for Aussies?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The American democratic campaign trail rolls on from town to town, gathering column inches across the globe. In Australia, do we care? Should we care? Colleen Murrell discusses the significance of the campaign with Michael Gawenda,  the Director for the Advanced Study of Journalism at The University of Melbourne.
Michael Gawenda was of course the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://themediapod.net/2008/04/06/is-too-much-obama-clinton-mccain-barely-enough-for-aussies/</link>
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