HDA Media Workshop 2025

Thank you to our HDA Ambassador Mike Smithson from 7NEWS and Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation board member who delivered our HDA Media Training Workshop last week to a group of our HDA Scholars and PhD student members.
 
Mike Smithson is news presenter and chief reporter at Channel 7 Adelaide. He has more than four decades experience in newspaper and television news gathering in Adelaide and internationally.

“The media training workshop was an entirely different experience for me. It was a valuable opportunity to learn from a stalwart in the field. The workshop equipped me with practical communication skills for media interactions.”

“I enjoyed the media workshop and learned a lot from it. I gained a good understanding of valuable techniques for conducting effective interviews.”

“I left the workshop feeling more confident to share my research with the media, and look forward to doing so later in my PhD.”

“Mike’s practical tips and real-life examples made the session engaging and highly valuable.”

“A fantastic opportunity to learn more about research in the media and be better prepared to make an impact with future media opportunities.”

Our attendees from the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia, pictured l to r, Mike Smithson with Sophie Crouch, Rashmi Baid, Eskedar Mekonnen, Jawaria Shahid, Millicent Bennett, Kieran Sparkes, Catherine Simpson.