08/02/08 n19696c Kylie Stephenson will travel to Cambodia to make an audio documentary on the work of the Fred Hollows Foundation. Photo: Che ChapmanThe Sunshine coast Daily
11 February 2008
University student one day, international documentary maker the next.
After winning a worldwide competition, Mooloolah Valley’s Kylie Stephenson is taking off to Cambodia this week to produce a documentary about the eye surgery work of Fred Hollows Foundation.
The 26-year-old University of the Sunshine Coast Master of Communication student, who also works as a medical and veterinary and scientist with QML Laboratories at Noosa, will create a 10-15 minute audio report to be streamed on the websites of World Nomads, Lonely Plant, the Fred Hollows Foundation and ABC Online.
She also wins a six-day tour of Cambodia.
With still a year of study remaining, and aspirations of becoming a broadcast journalist and documentary maker, Ms Stephenson said she was excited about future opportunites.
“I’m over the moon about getting to have this experience, and the implications it will have for my career took a week to sink in,” she said.
She will be mentored in the process by ABC Radio National journalist Tim Latham.
To enter the competition run by travel insurance company World Nomads and travel guide publishers Lonely Plant, Ms Stephenson prepared a three-minute podcast (audio report) and a 300-word essay relating to the theme “It opened my eyes”.
Her interview subject was Caloundra real estate agent Robert Webber who had seen first-hand the plight of Ugandan children living in constant fear of being kidnapped and used as child soldiers or sex slaves.
“What Robert said opened my eyes to how, in Australia, we are so lucky that we have choices and opportunities that we take for granted,” she said.
11 February 2008
University student one day, international documentary maker the next.
After winning a worldwide competition, Mooloolah Valley’s Kylie Stephenson is taking off to Cambodia this week to produce a documentary about the eye surgery work of Fred Hollows Foundation.
The 26-year-old University of the Sunshine Coast Master of Communication student, who also works as a medical and veterinary and scientist with QML Laboratories at Noosa, will create a 10-15 minute audio report to be streamed on the websites of World Nomads, Lonely Plant, the Fred Hollows Foundation and ABC Online.
She also wins a six-day tour of Cambodia.
With still a year of study remaining, and aspirations of becoming a broadcast journalist and documentary maker, Ms Stephenson said she was excited about future opportunites.
“I’m over the moon about getting to have this experience, and the implications it will have for my career took a week to sink in,” she said.
She will be mentored in the process by ABC Radio National journalist Tim Latham.
To enter the competition run by travel insurance company World Nomads and travel guide publishers Lonely Plant, Ms Stephenson prepared a three-minute podcast (audio report) and a 300-word essay relating to the theme “It opened my eyes”.
Her interview subject was Caloundra real estate agent Robert Webber who had seen first-hand the plight of Ugandan children living in constant fear of being kidnapped and used as child soldiers or sex slaves.
“What Robert said opened my eyes to how, in Australia, we are so lucky that we have choices and opportunities that we take for granted,” she said.
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