Lumen Summer 2016 - Flipbook - Page 9
You can’t learn
curiosity which is one of the
great advantages of good
journalism. The only way to
develop curiosity is to have
great teachers who tell you
interesting things.
my knowledge of the Australian constitution
was invaluable. I’ve reflected on many
occasions that it was a good degree to do.”
Annabel says that aside from the connections
she made, she treasures her time at university.
“It made me interested in so many different
things – the education I received was an
expansionary one which is great to have.
“You can’t learn curiosity which is one of
the great advantages of good journalism. The
only way to develop curiosity is to have great
teachers who tell you interesting things.”
Her own curiosity led Annabel to write
The Wife Drought, a book which explores
the way the presence of a helpful spouse
can be a huge career asset.
Although she has a supportive partner,
Annabel says her career in modern media is
much more self-powered and entrepreneurial,
thanks to the different platforms used to
convey information.
“I’ve taken huge advantage of that over
the years partly because I’ve had three
children and I’ve used every drop of flexibility
that you can squeeze out of the system that
the communications revolution has given us,”
says Annabel.
“I feel very fortunate because if I’d started
having a family 15 years earlier and tried to
do the kind of job that I do, I wouldn’t have
been able to do it.
“There’s no doubt that the communications
revolution has brought many risks and
disasters for the media industry but it’s also
brought opportunities and I think I’ve been
a beneficiary of lots of those.”
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