Maria Tan
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Journalist
Multimedia
Content Producer
Video
Broadcast & Digital Media
The Protean Journalist
World Youth Day
The Kipper Phenomenon
The lines are blurring as traditional forms of media are combined online as content for
a multimedia audience.
In the wake of job cuts looming over the media industry, a new breed of digital media trained journalists like Maria Tan are emerging in the midst of the controversy.
World Youth Day is the largest youth event in the world and was the largest event ever hosted in Australia.
Pilgrims from around the world gathered in Sydney to celebrate the week long festivities of WYD08, a Roman Catholic event established by Pope John Paul II in 1986.
Pope Benedict XVI also apologised to sex abuse victims of the Catholic Church during mass at St. Marys Cathedral.
They're the most educated of all generations so far and are described as tech savvy, adaptable and efficient multi-taskers.
But despite their capabilities, Generation Y are still living with their parents well into their thirties in what is known as
"The Kipper Phenomenon".
Maria Tan takes a closer look to find out why.
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Maria regularly produces multimedia, editorial and marketing content for the web on behalf of various companies on a freelance basis.
An active social networker, Maria also maintains two blogs on Digital Media related topics which discuss convergence issues currently impacting upon journalism and the media industry.
To find out more about Maria's latest web projects, please visit mariatan.net's Web section for more information.
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Maria Tan
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Journalist
