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Zoe Stinson

In dark times, urban birding gave many locked-down spirits wings

Video report by Zoe Stinson

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Exposure therapy: The challenge of facing your fears head on

Audio report by Ashleigh Barraclough

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The young and the grieving: On loss, love, laughter and letting the hurt out

Audio report by Sean Goodwin

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Remote recovery: What happens when the 12-steps move online?

Audio report by Sophie Berrill

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Don’t take it personally: Grappling with a parent’s chronic illness

Audio report by Prealene Khera

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What are you, chicken? The crushing burden of ornithophobia

Audio report by Xiao Zhu

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Through the lens, a treasured archive of vanishing history

Audio report by Mariah Padadopoulos

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Nosedive: Fearless to frightened, a young fighter pilot’s terrifying plunge

Audio report by Thomas Phillips

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‘Upset and helpless’: A casualty of cyberbullying epidemic speaks out

Audio report by Wanzhi Deng

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Who are you calling hysterical? Why fangirls should get to scream and shout

Audio report by Fia Walsh

About The Citizen

THE CITIZEN is a publication of the Centre for Advancing Journalism. It has several aims. Foremost, it is a teaching tool that showcases the work of the students in the University of Melbourne’s Master of Journalism and Master of International Journalism programs, giving them real-world experience in working for publication and to deadline. Find out more →

  • Editor: Jo Chandler
  • Reporter: Benjamin Silvester
  • Audio & Video editor: Louisa Lim
  • Data editor: Craig Butt
  • Editor-In-Chief: Andrew Dodd
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2016 Ossie Awards

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