Media Output

Articles | Books | Letters | Magazines | Multimedia | Papers | Presentations | Radio | Television

This is intended to be a complete list of my media output over the years. If anything’s missing, please let me know. Last updated 6 May 2008.

• Music industry propaganda hits a bum note, Crikey, 6 May 2008.
• eBay faces wrath, ACCC investigation over PayPal move, Crikey, 18 April 2008.
• eBay to customers: we’ll handle your money, it’s for your “protection”, Crikey, 11 April 2008.
• Crikey essay: ABC Playback is a backwards step, Crikey, 31 March 2008.
• Remembering the Space Age: Arthur C Clarke dead at 90, Crikey, 19 March 2008. [local copy]
• Labor’s dream of kid-friendly internet is flawed, Crikey, 20 February 2008. [local copy]
• A torrent of interest in downloading Underbelly, Crikey, 14 February 2008
• Message to Microsoft: You can’t buy cool, Crikey, 4 February 2008
• Angry geeks: “Don’t waste money on internet filters”, Crikey, 17 January 2008 [local edition]
• Why government internet filtering won’t work, Crikey, 11 January 2008
• Social media goes mainstream (except for business and politics), Crikey, 17 December 2007. [local edition]
• 2007: The (second) last TV election, Crikey, 29 October 2007. [local edition]
• Coonan kicks own goals over ICT strategies, Crikey, 5 October 2007. [local edition]
• Sputnik 2: The space age Australia never had, Crikey, 3 October 2007
• Kirribilli house: yours for $15, Crikey, 15 September 2007
• Wikipedia and the PM — the trail is still hot, Crikey, 4 September 2007
• Failing the Citizenship Test, Crikey, 27 August 2007. [local edition]
• Why MySpace for grown-ups won’t fly, Crikey, 13 August 2007. [related article]
• Blackle: a “green computing” furphy?, Crikey, 31 July 2007. [local edition]
• Howard should be au fait with this internet thingy by now, Crikey, 20 June 2007. [related article]
• Telstra blocks porn but opens a can of worms, New Matilda, 1 December 2004

• Black Holes, Science Journal, number 32. Adelaide: Prince Alfred College, 1976.
• Silicon Life, Science Journal, number 31. Adelaide: Prince Alfred College, 1975.

Books

• Johann Jackson, Ray Jobling, Rod LeNaine Smith, Tony Porter, Andrew Scheer and Stilgherrian. Tutoring: Staff Development Techniques. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1983. ISBN 0 644 00497 5.
• Rod LeNaine-Smith. Report-writing Program, 3rd edition. Adelaide: Department of Transport Australia, 1982. (Editor and Designer)

Letters

• (untitled feedback item), New Scientist, 6 October 2007. [local copy]
• (untitled feedback item), New Scientist, 18 Novermber 2006.
• Dogs’ hidden costs, New Scientist, 14 May 2005.
• (untitled letter), Sydney Morning Herald, 30 November 2004.
• (untitled letter), New Scientist, 21 August 2004.

Magazines

• Features Editor & Managing Partner: The Core, numbers 1 to 86. Adelaide: Core Productions, 1991–1993.
• Editor: Bread and Circuses, numbers 1 to 27. Adelaide: Students Association of the University of Adelaide, 1979–1980.

Zines:

• Psychopathic Silverfish. Adelaide: self-published, 22 May 1986
• hordes of one-legged seagulls. Adelaide: self-published, 22 December 1985
• Menu for a Palm Court Café. Adelaide: self-published, October 1985
• The Fornt Coover. Adelaide: self-published, June 1985
• The Exact Re-wording, numbers 1, 2, 2.1, 3. Adelaide: self-published, 1985?
• …to cast a shadow, number 2. Adelaide: self-published, 31 May 1980.
• to light a candle…, number 1. Adelaide: self-published, 30 March 1980.

Multimedia

Both iRadio and FastStart Asia Pacific would have been called “podcasts” had that word been in currency at the time. Both programs were used for internal marketing within the corporations concerned.

• Producer: FastStart Asia Pacific, 6 episodes. Sydney (distributed online throughout the Asia-Pacific region): IBM Australia Limited, August 2003–October 2004.
• Producer: iRadio, 4 episodes. Sydney (distributed nationally online and on audio CD: Telstra Corporation Limited, February 2002–February 2003.

this!zine™ was an award-winning CD-ROM magazine for the youth market produced by Big Hand Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, a joint venture between the Fairfax media group and Big Hand Inc of Dallas, Texas (as far as I know they have no connection with BigHand Digital Dictation).

• Editor: this!zine, issue 1. Sydney: Big Hand Asia Pacific, February 1996.
• Associate Editor / Associate Producer: this!zine, issue 0. Sydney: Big Hand Asia Pacific, November 1995.

Papers

• Gay & Lesbian Internet Users: Trends and Implications. Sydney: CitySearch Australia, 1998. (unpublished confidential research)

Presentations (Conferences & Seminars)

• Social Media and the Federal Election 2007. Perth: PodCamp Perth 07, 27 October 2007.

• The information power of multi-media: a strategic key to increase sales and profits. Sydney: Capture & Use Information for Effective Targeted Marketing, IIR Conferences, 26–26 March 1996.
• Harnessing the power of marketing through this!zine: a live presentation. Sydney: Youth Marketing, IIR Conferences, 29 May 1996.

Radio

I worked in radio full time from 1982 to 1992 in various roles, and dabbled over the years since then. This list includes some of the highlights.

• Station Manager: Three D Radio 93.7 FM. Adelaide: Progressive Music Broadcasting Association Inc, April 1994–March 1995.
• Presenter (with Scott Thompson): Club Escape. Adelaide: Triple J.
• Producer: Radio 5AN. Adelaide: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, January 1985–February 1992.

Television

• Pornography on the Internet, Sex/Life. Sydney (broadcast Australia-wide): Channel 9, October 1996. (Interviewee)