Rosanne Bersten

Current

• Journalist-at-large at Heliotrope Ink

Past

• Editor and Publisher at Vanguard Media
• Lecturer at University of Melbourne
• digital diva at Forget the Rules

• Editor, e)mag at Fairfax
• Editor/Web producer at Choice Magazine
• Founding editor, internet.au at Next Media
• Associate Editor at Australian Macworld Magazine
• Associate Editor at Australian Macworld Magazine

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Education

• RMIT University
• University of Technology, Sydney

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Industry

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Websites

• My Company

Rosanne Bersten’s Summary

I've been an editor for around 15 years, primarily around questions of the social impact of digital media and technology. I am interested in culture, politics and change. I am looking for work that will have a positive impact on society.

Rosanne Bersten’s Specialties:

editing, cultural commentary, project management, organising, strategic planning, writing, interviewing, digital media

Rosanne Bersten’s Experience

• Journalist-at-large

  Heliotrope Ink

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  October 2002 — Present (6 years 10 months)

  Contract editor, writer and speaker. I have edited Unique Traveller Magazine, guest-edited Australian Macworld Magazine, and edited the Forget the Rules web site at the end of 2005. Print highlights include a feature interview with Homi Bhabha for The Age's Culture section in 2003. I have also guest lectured at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, RMIT, University of Melbourne and various conferences.

• Editor and Publisher

  Vanguard Media

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  July 2006 — June 2007 (1 year)

  I am a director of Vanguard Media, publisher of arts, culture and travel titles aimed at the 20–35 year old market. I edit and publish various titles and network my booty off. I am also interested in mentoring younger editors as I now have more than 11 years experience in the magazine publishing industry.

• Lecturer

  University of Melbourne

  (Educational Institution; Writing and Editing industry)

  2003 — June 2006 (3 years)

  I teach editing for digital media and magazine editing in the post-graduate degree courses in Publishing and Communication.

• digital diva

  Forget the Rules

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  2005 — 2005 (less than a year)

• Editor, e)mag

  Fairfax

  (Public Company; Writing and Editing industry)

  1999 — 2002 (3 years)

  I edited e)mag magazine inserted into The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. I also edited the Livewire section in The Age for a couple of years.

• Editor/Web producer

  Choice Magazine

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  January 1998 — October 1999 (1 year 10 months)

  I edited choice.com.au and shepharded the site from a free site to a pay-per-view service for key reports. I also edited the computer supplement to the print magazine.

• Founding editor, internet.au

  Next Media

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  September 1995 — January 1998 (2 years 5 months)

  I founded and edited internet.au, one of Australia's first newsstand magazines about the internet.

• Associate Editor

  Australian Macworld Magazine

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  1994 — 1995 (1 year)

• Associate Editor

  Australian Macworld Magazine

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  1994 — 1995 (1 year)

Rosanne Bersten’s Education

• RMIT University

  MA(Comms) , Communications , 2001 — 2003

• University of Technology, Sydney

  BA (Comms)(Hons) , Communications , 1989 — 1994

Additional Information

Rosanne Bersten’s Websites:

• My Company

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