Writing feature stories

A feature story differs from a straight news story in one respect—its intent. A news story has information about an event, an idea or a situation. A feature story has that and more—it may interpret news, add depth and colour to a story, instruct and/or entertain....

Taking photos of people for publication

Good quality photos of researchers ‘doing science’ may be the difference between your media release turning into a satisfying page-5 picture story or being reduced to a 2-sentence brief on page 18. These tips are for digital cameras. Camera Prepare Composition Subject...

Revamped, reenergised and reopened

We worked with the Queensland Museum to redevelop the popular children’s interactive playground, Playasaurus Place. The interpretation work was a part of $14.3 million invested in refurbishing and installing new exhibitions at the museum during 2011. The museum...

Key biodiversity areas in New Caledonia

Client Conservation International   What we did We summarised a 138-page report on the delineation of key biodiversity areas in New Caledonia into an 8-page publication (a 6-page booklet plus a separate 2-page insert) written in plain English for decision-makers....