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Rookie Reporter

BTN Latest Rookie Reports

Young Political Journalist

15 year old Quinn has been covering US politics for several years.

A 15-year-old with short brown hair and the faintest smile poses at an event.

Duration: 4 minutes 12 seconds

Career Kids

Students in the NT get hands-on experience at the QUEST career expo.

Primary school kids working on a urban landscape model.

Duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds

Maui Kids After Wildfires

Find out what happened and how some young Hawaiians are trying to help those impacted by the fires.

Collage of four students against a background of a Hawaii island.

Duration: 6 minutes 23 seconds

Young Author

We meet a 9-year-old who has just written, illustrated, and published his very own book.

A young boy holds a copy of his book. In the background a tropical underwater scene with a whale shark swimming above.

Duration: 3 minutes 3 seconds

Fishing Lure Business

We meet Olly who has started a business selling fishing lures made from recycled plastic.

Young teen smiles to camera while holding up three packets of his fishing lure product.

Duration: 2 minutes 40 seconds

Cystic Fibrosis

We meet twelve year old Melody, who tells us what it’s like living with cystic fibrosis.

A young person sits smiling to camera.

Duration: 4 minutes 32 seconds

The Crochet Guy

We meet Jorden, who developed a love of crochet during COVID-19 lockdowns.

Jorden looks to the camera as he crochets a red, blue and white blanket while sat in his kitchen with projects behind.

Duration: 2 minutes 12 seconds

Rookie Reporter Training

How to make a Rookie Report

Our Rookie Reporters come from all over Australia and bring us stories about their life and experiences. Find out how to create yours with this helpful guide.

Duration: 4 minutes 16 seconds

Filming, Framing & The Rule of the Thirds

Have you ever wondered what it takes to put together a news story? Great news! In this video, Nat explains all about filming, framing & the rule of the thirds.

Nat looks worries while dressed up as a cameraman holding a professional broadcast camera.

Recording great audio

Leandro Palacio, ABC Open producer demonstrates some techniques for capturing great sound in a news story.

Recording audio demonstration

Duration: 2 minutes 29 seconds

Shooting the story

Marc Eiden, ABC Open producer, explains some simple camera techniques that will help with the production of a news story.

Journalist piece de camera

Duration: 2 minutes 35 seconds

Your Rookie Reports

Find Out About Shorebirds

Did you know Broome gets over 100,000 visitors each year? Travelling as far away as from Siberia! … no, not people, shorebirds!

Illustration of a collection of photos showing various shorebird species with a aerial shot of a beach in the background.

Duration: 6 minutes 23 seconds

Raising Awareness to Protect Koalas

After watching a BTN report about Koalas being listed as endangered, students at Epping North Public School took action!

Composite of four students and a koala sleeping in a tree in the background.

Duration: 6 minutes 32 seconds

Interview with Junior Matilda player Nia Salleh

Natali from Point Cook College interviews Junior Matilda's player Nia Salleh.

Nia and Natali sit in comfy chairs talking to each other.

Duration: 6 minutes 11 seconds

Down the Drain - why naturalised stormwater canals are important?

Rookie Reporter Hannah shows us the importance of naturalised vs non-naturalised stormwater canals.

A girl stands by a natural stream with a bit of a waterfall behind her.

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