JOURNALISM ARTICLES ARCHIVE:
by Alison Stieven - Taylor
DAILY GRIND
So you want to be a newspaper cartoonist?
Desktop Magazine 2002
Early mornings, horrendously tight deadlines, irate readers and the natural ability to be a stirrer, rat bag, activist and/or larrikin…If this sounds like your ideal job description read on. From their early origins in 19th Century Europe, newspaper cartoons have been used to portray the political and social climate of the times…
AS I WAS DYING PAOLO PELLEGRIN
Digital Reproduction Magazine 2008
Most of us spend our lives avoiding environments or situations that are fraught with danger content to watch world events unfold from the comfort, and comparative safety, of our homes. That certainly cannot be said of Italian photographer Paolo Pellegrin who has spent much of the past decade in the world’s political hotspots – Darfur, Haiti, Kosovo, Iraq, Lebanon – in his pursuit to capture the human condition in times of conflict...
VICTORIAN BUSHFIRES APPEALS
February 2009
As the world turns its focus this week on the apocalyptic bushfires that have ravaged the state of Victoria, Australia, musicians and other celebrities unite to raise funds.
FACILITY INSECURITY
FM Magazine Cover Story 2001
In so many awful ways, the attack on the World Trade Centre was a worse-case scenario – the complete structural meltdown of a monumental public facility in a timeframe too short to prevent the deaths of almost 6000 souls. But even lesser attacks, where the human toll in death and injury can be more significantly reduced by fire retardation and by evacuation procedures, could leave corporations vulnerable to the loss of critical intellectual property. Alison Stieven-Taylor speaks to companies that have raised their level of preparedness.
REDEFINING LUXURY
OURHotel Magazine 2007
Luxury boutique hotels are gaining favour around the world as travellers seek out properties that not only provide first class service and amenities, but also memorable experiences. Two of Australia’s most prestigious boutique properties – the Henry Jones Art Hotel in Hobart and Cape Lodge in Margaret River- are shining examples of how a reputation for unsurpassable quality and a commitment to providing a superior level of service are delivering handsome results. OURHotel Editor Alison Stieven-Taylor reports.
THE ART OF THE SOMMELIER
Venue Magazine 2007
Sommelier is one of those delicious French words that instantly evoke thoughts of lazy summer days sipping wine by the Seine in beautiful Paris, non? Whereas this visualization may imply a life of leisure there is nothing informal however about the world of the Sommelier…
LONDON CALLING
Venue Magazine 2007
Our first missive from London takes a look at four of the coolest bars from the city’s leading hotels. Often a starting point for the traveller, bars located in posh accommodation hotels are sometimes a tad boring, however that is not a label any of these ‘charmers’ would be saddled with. Alison Stieven-Taylor gives us the lowdown.
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Victorian Bushfires Appeals
As the world turns its focus this week on the apocalyptic bushfires that have ravaged the state of Victoria, Australia, musicians and other celebrities unite to raise funds.
Pink's Funhouse
Since her debut in 2000 Pink has transformed from an R&B singer who was tipped to be the next Christina Aguilera into a fully fledged rock chick.
Remembering a Rock Music Icon CBGB
A grungy dive in the bowels of New York City CBGB was the home of underground rock and a music Mecca for more than three decades.
Australia’s Hottest Music Festivals
Summer is nearly here and the music is pumping in Australia as fans get ready to rock at some of the hottest music festivals in the country.
Between the Bays Music FestivalMoorooduc on the Mornington Peninsula, an hour's drive south of Melbourne, will play host to the fourth annual Between the Bays Music Festival on Saturday March 21st.
Radiohead Greatest Hits
EMI is to release Radiohead classic catalogue albums Pablo Honey, The Bends and OK Computer packaged as Special Collectors Editions and Collectors Editions.
Coldplay Concert Dates
Coldplay is coming back to Australia to perform 11 arena shows only.
Return of the Rock Legends
Iron Maiden Ozzy Osborne KISS & The Who Keep On Rocking
These 1960's and 1970's legends of rock are on the road again winning a new generation of fans and filling concert arenas around the nation.
Neil Finn & Crowded House to Tour
Last year it was Live Earth. Now it's Homebake's Peace Concert.
Blondie's Debbie Harry
From Scarface to Viva Glam this Rockbird Fits Right In Thirty years after Blondie first topped the charts
with Heart of Glass lead singer Debbie Harry is still making new music.
Tina Turner Live in Concert
From Nutbush City Limits to Jumpin' Jack Flash Tina Rocks
A year shy of turning 70 the undisputed queen of rock Tina Turner kicked off her first stadium tour in eight years on October 1 in Kansas City to thunderous applause.
