Women in Media conference day 2: Free and fearless (chickens)
On day two of the Women in Media conference, it was time to learn from more women brave enough to spread their wings - and rule the roost.
A few hours into a packed day, Sally Riley, former ABC head of drama, entertainment, and indigenous content, likened herself to a free(-range) chicken when she decided to do what she enjoyed. What can I say - it stuck with me for some reason. Throughout the day, I couldn’t get this image out of my head.
If I’m ever grateful for someone flying the coop (aka their corporate job), it’d be Claire Kimball, founder of the Squiz and one of the speakers on the 'Remaking the rules' panel.
Claire started the podcast from her lounge room, with a mission of clear, concise, opinion-free news. As people have become more dissatisfied with traditional news media, Claire built her nest just at the right time.
Growing up with a passionate news journalist as a father, I deeply appreciate her work in this space.
Leigh Sales from the ABC, a journalist high in the pecking order, shared similar concerns about the future of news media. As independent journalism faces a lot of challenges these days, it’s time to set your own opinion aside and go in with an open mindset, Leigh recommends.
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Day two’s AI specialists - Dr Evana Wright, UTS senior law lecturer, Michael Davis, research fellow at the UTS Centre for Media Transition and Lisa Main, former journalist and award-winning producer - definitely weren’t walking on eggshells either: AI is here to stay, because the truth is boring and made-up stories are fun.
The title image of this article is a case in point - the chicken on the screen is not real. The AI tool of a common photo editing program helped me out with that one.
Before finishing the day cackling at a live recording of A Rational Fear podcast, a workshop on break-through ideas recommended not to put all your eggs in one basket - if the basket is your ego, that is.
Georgie Robertson, PR Lead for buyfromthebush and Regional PR and Sasha Kutabah Sarago, founder of Ascension, had many points of wisdom to share, but here are my key takeaways:
So in short: To make an omelette, you need to break some eggs.