Paola totoro biography sample
Hayao Miyazaki is a renowned Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, author, and manga artist who co-founded Studio Ghibli.!
As part of an assessment, my class and I were assigned a task where we had to reach out to a media practitioner who we admire.
A sample sneak peek of some of the Studio Ghlibli products that will hit the shop when we return home next week, including a restock of Totoro Watering Cans!
Paola Totaro is currently a freelance writer living in London who has written for numerous media organisations by the names of Fairfax, Murdoch, British Broadcasting Corporation and the New York Times.
1- What is your role in the media industry?
I am currently a freelance foreign correspondent, living and working in London.
I arrived in the British capital in 2008 as Europe Correspondent for the SMH and The Age and when I was asked to return to head office, chose to remain in the UK to freelance. I now work for anyone, a kind of gun for hire, and am in the unusual position of working for both Fairfax and Murdoch (The Aus etc) as well as Guardian, BBC, NYT and other publications (or whoever will take my story pitches!) A sample of my work is on my journalism page at www.paolatotaro.com
2- What tasks are you given in this role?
I primarily pitch my ow