But why would they want to wait for him to do a degree when they’ve got the chance to pick him up while he’s clearly very good right now?
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a degree is just a piece of paper.
experience is worth much much more
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Darren McDonald was 17 (!!!) when he started reading the news on 11am. (Though sadly he’s probably best known for pinging whilst reading TV3 news in NZ)
Yes he is good now but he would be even better with life experience and a degree. I general would be very reluctant to employ anyone straight out of school in a media reporting role regardless of how good they are. I probably sound old fashioned but I am in my late 30s. If they end up at a competitor so be it. There are plenty of people graduating who would be just as good but have the life experience they get by obtaining a degree in my view. Jack might be an exception but I would need to be convinced of that.
I disagree again.
I’m a Software Engineer by degree, but before that I was already writing software since I was 11 that was being used by other people. I was also looking after the IT systems at a business in my teens back in the late 90s before I was qualified. I advised a school on a strategy to deal with Y2K that saved them thousands of dollars, while a high school student. I had passion for it, and had a reputation for knowing what I was doing. I had experience.
Today, I work in the broadcast industry. I don’t have any qualifications in the industry, but I have experience that people in the industry around the world respect.
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An extremely narrow-minded view. Talent and nous for a job don’t necessarily come from having a degree.
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True but in my opinion someone just coming from high school year 12 does not have enough life experience to truly understand the issues a reporter on a metropolitan news bulletin would be exposed to. I would argue it would be even difficult for someone 21 years old graduating from a degree. Not saying they couldn’t learn but I would imagine it would require a bit of a learning curve to understand specific issues and would rely on more senior team members to get a deeper understanding of the issues. Where someone older would not need as much guidance. Being a news reporter is unique in that regard.
Literally how? A crime story, a state politics story, some human interest thing - I could cover that at a basic level when I was 11 lmao, and clearly TV networks don’t always hire someone straight out of school which shows how Jack actually knows what he’s talking about
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There’s no right/wrong path as long as you’re a good and accurate storyteller. I tend to agree that the ability to relate to people’s lived experiences is important but I’m not sure journalism school/going to university counts as life experience.
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Tbh I tend to think the whole journalism school thing is just an artificial barrier anyway. It’s just another way of filtering through people in such a competitive field. There are many excellent journos who don’t have degrees, and plenty of poor ones who do. That’s not to put down journalism courses - I just don’t think there’s much on said courses that can’t also be learned on the job.
To use a couple of Kiwi examples, Mike Hosking left school at 17 and he now hosts the most-listened to radio show in New Zealand. I don’t care much for his politics but he is good at what he does. And - I know he’s considered radioactive now for obvious reasons - at 18, Kamahl Santamaria was taken on for a week’s work experience at TV3, stayed there for three years, and eventually became a lead anchor on probably the top international news channel (Al Jazeera).
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Many many senior/older journos did cadetships. You don’t need a degree to be a good journo, you need to listen, learn and tell a good story.
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@jason120au if you did well at uni, you’d write in paragraphs and include critical reasoning to support your opinion. You’ve done neither.
‘A P may get you a degree’ (P = pass) but it doesn’t equate to a degree with quality knowledge.
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I’m a big advocate for life experience to help grow and mature an individual. You need to be able to relate to a broader demographic.
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We overvalue the importance of higher education in being “work ready”. It’s not all that long ago that a wide range of occupations that now require a university qualification were taught at places like technical colleges and on the job.
Our education system is geared around funneling as many people as possible into higher education straight from high school - it’s basically treated as a KPI. Alternate pathways are often downplayed or ignored because in large part they’re different.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting further education (in some sectors it’s not possible to work without it), but its prominence in choosing a pathway needs to be dropped to show there are other ways to get there. I got an opportunity to work and study before going to uni (well, full time work and part time uni - which I don’t necessarily recommend as a good time), by the time I had my degree I had nearly 10 years experience in my chosen field.
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Glad you’re not my boss.
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For anyone interested in our behind-the-scenes setup for our election coverage last night, this from Austin Pollock’s end: https://twitter.com/AustinPollock_6/status/1768998575466590281
Also enjoy our new election theme:
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congrats on 5 years, @Leo_Puglisi6 and team! Such an accomplishment
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Yeah great achievement ! Well done!
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That was an awesome look back. It is incredible to see how far Leo has come in a short space of time.
It is hard to believe I have been watching almost from the start. I had found what was then the HMV YouTube channel and was amazed that someone so young was able to put together a professional bulletin with the limited resources Leo had at the time. Kudos to Leo’s dad for supporting him through the early days especially.
Look at where 6 News is now. It may have started as the Leo only show but it is now a team effort with a bunch of very talented people all making a name for themselves. This will, and has already, setup lifelong careers.
What was once Leo’s hobby is now mainstream. Every TV channel has featured Leo and/or 6 News on multiple occasions now. The one-on-one interviews with Morrison and Albanese are something traditional media can’t even get a lot of the time.
Congrats to @Leo_Puglisi6 and all of the 6 News team. It has been awesome to watch you all grow and become the professionals that you are. Looking forward to seeing where this is in another 5 years.
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I hope you won’t mind the comparison @Leo_Puglisi6 but between you and Friendlyjordies you’re the vanguard of online journalism in Australia.
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