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Email: lauren.farrow@gmail.com
Phone: +91 9930 069 313
Website: laurenfarrow.wordpress.com

EMPLOYMENT
Freelance Journalist in Mumbai, India
2009 -
I have worked in print, photography and online for various news
outlets, including Yen Magazine, New Matilda, Hindustan Times, Asia
Calling and CLEO Magazine.

I have also established the website laurenfarrow.wordpress.com,

which includes blog posts that utilise cross media content.

Skills: Independently sourcing and researching stories; developing

contacts; taking photographs; working with respect to a foreign cul-
ture; maintaining a blog; recording sound; editing using ProTools;
recording and editing video

HIGHLIGHTS – Feature in the Australian news website, New Matilda marking the
25th anniversary and the ongoing impacts of the world’s worst indus-
trial accident - the Bhopal gas tragedy
– Radio story for Asia Calling about Mumbai’s ragpickers
– Feature in Yen Magazine about the Mumbai public art movement,
‘The Wall Project’
– Feature for New Matilda covering the ongoing segregation and chal-
lenges that leprosy patients face in Mumbai
– Feature in New Matilda on the impact the financial crisis has had on
Indian workers in the gulf

2007 - 2009 Reporter, Village Voice (News Limited)

Village Voice is a community newspaper, which has two monthly titles

in Sydney, Australia.

Position: Journalist, June 2007 – April 2009

HIGHLIGHTS Responsibilities: Independently sourcing and researching stories;

developing contacts; filing stories on a daily basis; taking on a coun-
cil round; photographing subjects; uploading and monitoring content
online; compiling news lists; and running news meetings

– Breaking the story about Leichhardt councillors consuming alcohol

before council meetings
– Investigative series about efforts to remediate Sydney Harbour at
Breakfast Point
– Investigative series about Sydney gallery owner who allegedly dis-
appeared owing artists thousands
– Interviewing renowned Australian artist and former Archibald win-
ner Fred Cress for the second time, only months before his death
2008 - Regular contributor to CLEO Magazine

CLEO Magazine is a leading national Australian women’s magazine,

which covers arts, entertainment, fashion and social commentary.

Position: regular features contributor, July 2008 – present

Skills: feature writing; working independently; sourcing relevant

story ideas

HIGHLIGHTS - Putting self help books on trial

- Feature on what happens when twenty year olds find religion
- Feature on learning life lessons from your grandparents

2007 - Sub-editor, Village Voice (News Limited)

Position: Sub-editor, January – June 2007

Responsibilities: Editing journalists work; researching and fact-check-

ing; laying out and proofing pages using InDesign; correcting photo-
graphs using Photoshop; writing headlines and captions

2005 - 2009 Career FAQs

Career FAQs is Australia’s leading publisher of career books.

Position: Writer, May – June 2007

Responsibilities: writing; researching; sourcing and conducting inter-

views; proofing manuscripts

HIGHLIGHTS Co-authoring the book Education: Jobs that Inspire Others

TECHNICAL - 120w/minute shorthand

- Confident editing audio using ProTools
SKILLS - Confident creating videos using basic video editing software
- Proficient in Indesign, InCopy and Photoshop
- Confident with Expression Engine content management system
- Confident with blogging platform WordPress
EDUCATION

2004 - 2006 University of Technology, Sydney

Degree: Bachelor of Communications (Journalism)

Period: 2004 – 2006

Subjects completed: Radio 1; Radio 2; Investigative Journalism; Print

Features; Political Theory’ Media, Information and the Law; Televi-
sion 1;Professional Practice and Culture; Journalism 1; Journalism 2;
News and Current Affairs; Contemporary Cultures 1; Contemporary
Cultures 2; Power and Change; Photo journalism; Sub-editing 1;
Sub-editing 2

HIGHLIGHTS – Graduated with distinction average

– Winner: 2006 University of Technology, Sydney Journalism Award
for Best Photo journalism
– Winner: 2007 Best photo journalism by an undergraduate or post-
graduate student, Journalism Education Association Ossie Awards.

1997-2003 Brigidine College

Period: 1997 – 2003

University Admissions Index: 96.3

Academic Achievements

HIGHLIGHTS Distinguished Achievers list for 2003 (2 Unit English Advanced, 1 Unit
English Extension 2, 2 Unit Modern History, 2 Unit Music 1)

Further studies

2009 2009: Sydney University Hindi Beginners Language course, Continu-

ing Education

2008 2008: Australian Centre for Photography, Camera Craft 1; Website

design at TAFE, Ultimo College; Interviewing course

2007 2007: Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance sub-editing course

2006 2006: Graphic Design Portfolio TAFE Course

WORK
EXPERIENCE
2009 Financial Review, Fairfax

One week internship working in the photography department with the

Financial Review Magazine

Period: April 2009

2007 AusAfrica News, Sydney

Volunteer sub-editor, designer and photographer for AusAfrica News

pilot edition

Period: November – December 2007

2006 Manly Daily

Writer for community newspaper of the Cumberland newspaper

group.

Period: September – August 2006

The Precinct

Editor and writer for Community News for student paper at University
of Technology, Sydney.

Period: July – November 2006

Radio Station 2rph

Volunteer at 2rph, a special purpose community radio station for the

print handicapped.

Period: January – June 2006

Other work experience

Published articles in UTS newspapers The Point and Southside News,

as well as the online magazine Wo! Magazine (http://www.wo-maga-
zine.com/)

REFEREES Available upon request