Thank you for your interest in this role with the University of Technology Sydney.
An appointment has now been made with the following announcement released by the University.
Walkley Award Winner Ginny Stein joins UTS as Head of Journalism
Three-time Walkley award winner and celebrated Australian journalist Ginny Stein has been appointed as the new Head of Discipline for Journalism at the School of Communication, Faculty of Design and Society.
Ginny will join UTS after a formidable career as a foreign correspondent for the ABC and SBS, based in Thailand, then Jakarta, New York, Johannesburg and Nairobi. She has also covered East Timor, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe. Ginny was recently Managing Editor for Radio Free Asia’s South Asia division based in Washington DC. Whilst there, she managed more than one hundred reporters and editors, expanding the service’s digital programming. She led the team which twice won the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award in the US for digital excellence.
“My recent experience in America has strengthened my belief in the importance of journalism and the obstacles faced by individuals and organisations who attempt to hold the powerful accountable. In a time of growing authoritarianism worldwide and with media freedom increasingly under threat, today’s students need the opportunity to develop specific. transferable skills to enter a constantly evolving industry.”
Head of School of Communication, Professor Nick Manganas added
“I am delighted to welcome Ginny to the School of Communication. ft is a real pleasure to have someone or her calibre join us. She brings an extraordinary depth of journalistic experience, along with a clear and forward-looking vision for the discipline. Ginny comes to UTS committed to the need for us all to learn to work with Al – how to question it. push against it, and innovate beyond it. She sees its challenges and its opportunities, particularly for students from diverse backgrounds. Ginny also has a keen interest in local journalism and some excellent ideas for the future of journalism research at UTS. For our students, this means being taught and mentored by someone who has worked at the forefront of global journalism. bringing that experience directly into how they might understand, question end shape the media landscape. Her leadership will also strengthen our industry connections and public profile, helping to shape the future direction of journalism at UTS”.
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