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Society

Society

Still screening: drive-in theatres stand testament to an era when cars became king

Words and pictures by Kate Stanton

Society

Wild imaginings of young story-tellers conjure dark themes

Words by Kate Stanton

Society

Screen mania ‘making people reactive, thrill seekers’, says neuroscientist

Words by Lauren Gill

Society

Band of knitters to turn Federation Square into ‘carpet of red’ in memory of Anzacs

Words by Josh Ribarich

People

‘Teaching literacy is a very controversial field’

Interview by Anders Furze

People

More Victorians finding a permanent place in caravan parks

Words by Kate Stanton

Society

Hurt and pain to linger after Church’s $78m property sell-off

Words by Scott Tibballs

Society

Telco assurances on NBN switch: ‘We won’t pull the plug’

Words by Bec Zajac

People

‘Students can escape poor teachers, but they can’t escape poor assessment’

People

‘Patients with cancer performed significantly worse than we predicted’

Interview by Daniel Horsley

People

‘We want people to be able to use their knees forever’

Interview by Scott Tibballs

Society

Was that racist? New mobile phone app helps navigate the subtlety of racism

Words by Krati Garg Megan Toomey

Society

Personal stories: the sting of racism

Interviews by Krati Garg Megan Toomey

People

‘Doctors and nurses, even those we hadn’t trained, wanted to use the book and apply it to the care they delivered’

Interview by Annie Blatchford

People

‘The spinal cords of test animals were cut to create a spinal injury similar to what happens when a human spinal cord is severed in an accident’

Society

Cardboard coffin, shroud, unmarked grave: push for more natural ending at end-of-life

Words and pictures by Danielle Kutchel

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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: Qiyun (Gwen) Liu
  • 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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