The Walkley Foundation’s annual Storyology festival returns in 2016 with superstars and surprises. From August 10-13, Storyology brings together storytellers from across the media spectrum to Sydney to discuss the challenges of engaging and entertaining audiences.  See exciting presentations from industry leaders, attend technical master classes, and hear debates on the future of modern media.

Don’t miss a smorgasbord of local and international talent, including:

• Heidi Blake (UK), investigations Editor, BuzzFeed News UK) co-author of ‘The Tennis Racket’ and ‘FIFA Files’.
• Gerard Ryle (US), Director, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
• Lina Attalah (Egypt), founder and managing editor of  Mada Masr, a news startup that’s a bastion of Egyptian press freedom
• David Clinch (US), global news editor at Storyful, one of the world’s most innovative media companies
• Yassmin Abdel-Magied, writer, activist and trailblazing campaigner
• Kara Swisher (US), Recode, leading tech writer & commentator

Get among the action with two live podcast recordings:

• Politics Pod Double Date: ‘The Party Room’ meets ‘Two Grumpy Hacks’ in a political podcasting double date for the ages with Dennis Atkins, Malcolm Farr, Patricia Karvelas and Fran Kelly.
• News meets comedy: ‘The Fourth Estate’ explores the pros and cons of delivering current affairs as funny business with Fiona Katauskas, cartoonist, Jeannette Francis, ‘The Feed’, SBS, and James Colley, satirist, ‘The Weekly’, ABC.

A sampling of this year’s obsessions:

Open Data • Collaboration • Platforms • Investigations • Diversity • Podcasting • Humor • Leadership and the New Newsroom • Revenue Streams • Lightning Talks