Join editors from The Conversation for an engaging lunchtime event as they share their editorial priorities and plans for the year ahead. This is a unique opportunity to hear directly from the editorial team about the stories they’re looking to tell and how they’re shaping coverage across key topics and sectors.
Connect with peers from across the higher education landscape, ask questions, explore new opportunities to contribute, and share your feedback and ideas. This informal session offers a behind-the-scenes look at how The Conversation works and collaborates with academia.
Speaker One: Misha Ketchell is the Editor of The Conversation Australia and New Zealand. He has been an editor and journalist for more than 25 years. He was the founding editor of The Big Issue Australia and editor of Crikey, The Reader and The Melbourne Weekly. He was also a reporter and feature writer at The Age and also worked at the ABC where he was a TV producer on Media Watch and The 7:30 Report and an editor on The Drum.
Speaker Two: Ashlynne McGhee, The Conversation's Digital Storytelling Editor, is an award-winning journalist and former President of the Melbourne Press Club. She's hosted programs including ABC TV News Breakfast and Australia's number one news podcast '7am'. McGhee was a long-time investigative reporter on ABC TV's 7.30 and a federal Political Reporter for the ABC.
