It’s often joked among the remaining technology journalists in Australia that the ratio of technology public relations (PR) professionals to journalists is wildly unbalanced, with PR professionals far outnumbering journalists.

“Public relations professionals?”, I hear some of you ask who aren’t in media circles. They’re the people who “spin” (they’d say “create”) stories about technology companies and “spam” (they’d say “pitch”) them to journalists (I’d know; I had a go at it). They’re paid to do this by those they represent.

Far from a joke though, it’s true that they do in fact outnumber reporters. The same can be said about the journalism sector more broadly versus PR.

And with journalism salaries not going far beyond $68,417 per year, a great number of specialist tech journalists have in recent times left the space for greener pastures, where they can in some cases earn six-figure salaries.

Many others are doing corporate writing or policy roles at various organisations, in tech or banking, or working at content writing production houses.

And, as some have pointed out to me on Twitter, their skills are being put to other uses as well, particularly in translating technical topics into something that internal staff can understand.

Furthermore, some have left for news sites run by companies that wouldn’t traditionally have been thought of as news publishers (think Telstra or the Australian Computer Society’s online “Information Age”, InnovationAus (backed by Espresso Communications’ Corrie McLeod), or comparison website Finder.com.au’s various sub-sites).

Journalists leaving for communications roles isn’t a unique or new thing. After rounds of redundancies began around 2010/11 in the Australian media landscape, hundreds, if not thousands, of generalist Aussie reporters have been going into communications-like roles too, either in government or the private sector.

I too left for these pastures for just over a year, only to return in September 2017. I originally left for more money, plain and simple.

One of today's Pulitzer winners has already left the paper to run a brewery's social media account. This is at least the 4th Pulitzer winner since 2015 who left for PR by the time they won. PR pays 2x more & has much more job security than journalismhttps://t.co/LUuEMQR6Et — Mike Rosenberg (@ByRosenberg) April 16, 2018

Others leave because they have a family to support, or ambitions of owning a home, meaning a larger salary is required. Some just get bored of journalism or tired of “churning” articles, aka rewriting other peoples’ articles for clicks.

I returned to journalism for several reasons (I won’t bore you with them all). The main one being that I realised it was time to follow my passion again. And like an artist, unfortunately the passion doesn’t pay very well. Alas.

So as Australia’s national broadband network gets rolled out; Facebook suffers a privacy scandal; the federal government pushes forward with a plan to effectively unravel encryption; and various tech companies push crap up a hill at the Australian stock exchange, I thought it might be timely to take a look at who is left in the mainstream tech journalism space and who has recently left the space more broadly and why, in an effort to explain to those regularly asking me, ‘Where the hell have all the specialist tech reporters gone in Australia?’.

Keep in mind that when many people leave the mainstream mastheads they were previously at, they often don’t get replaced. At the smaller mastheads, they do, thankfully. But when a journalist does leave, they take with them years’ worth of Encyclopedic knowledge, thus meaning readers lose out.

They also lose out in another ways. As lawyer Leanne O’Donnell points out, there’s also been a decrease in journalists turning up to tech-related court cases.

I think court reporting is one of those areas (and not just in tech) that has far less coverage than 8 years ago. Unless celeb involved. — Leanne O’Donnell (@MsLods) April 18, 2018

Another trend I am starting to notice is that tech is starting to become less specialised, with general reporters or those from other rounds starting to cover it more. This coincides with mainstream news sites either combining their tech sections with the rest of their site (the ABC), combining it with science and the environment (News.com.au), or removing it from a dedicated space on the homepage (SMH/The Age). Sometimes when generalist reporters tackle tech, errors and misunderstandings about technology can come about, which is not good for anyone. The same often occurs in science reporting.

If anything, it’s really the investigative capability of the mainstream technology press that has probably suffered the most. It’s very hard for a freelancer to spend months investigating something that might turn out to be nothing, as freelancer Anthony Caruana points out.

The below list is in no way comprehensive. It covers some of the tech journalists that have gone in and out of tech journalism since ~2010 (not necessarily into “PR” roles). Some have gone on to do external or internal communications, or research-type roles. Others have had complete career changes.

(List current as at April 20, 2018, 10.30am AEST)

Corporate gigs (Public relations/internal comms/startups/research/corporate writing, other)

The Australian telecommunications, technology, media and aviation writer Mitchell Bingemann – Now Executive Producer at government-owned NBN Co

– Now Executive Producer at government-owned Whirlpool, APC Magaine, Australian Business Traveller reporter Dan Warne – Now Industry Manager NBN Co

– Now Industry Manager Australian Financial Review technology reporter James Hutchinson – Now Head of Business Technology at public relations firm Sling & Stone

– Now Head of Business Technology at public relations firm iTnews.com.au editor Allie Coyne – Now threat research and cyber influence at Telstra

– Now threat research and cyber influence at ZDNet and Delimiter.com.au editor Renai Lemay – Now a consultant at CTO Group (IT Project Management, IT strategy advisory)

– Now a consultant at (IT Project Management, IT strategy advisory) iTnews.com.au technology reporter Andrew Sadauskas – Now account manager at Six Degrees Investor Relations.

– Now account manager at Six Degrees Investor Relations. News Corp national technology reporter Rod Chester – Now Media Officer at the Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation

– Now Media Officer at the Freelancer startup writer Azadeh Williams – Now Founder and Director of Azkmedia Content Marketing Agency

– Now Founder and Director of ABC Technology Editor/Editor, PC World and Good Gear Guide Nick Ross – Now Content Director + SEO, insights & analytics at Filtered Media (but also doing some freelance writing for ITWire, PC&Tech Authority and PC PowerPlay)

– Now Content Director + SEO, insights & analytics at (but also doing some freelance writing for ITWire, PC&Tech Authority and PC PowerPlay) Gizmodo editor Campbell Simpson – Senior Digital Editor, Telstra

– Senior Digital Editor, Senior mX newspaper Technology Editor Matt Sun – Now Media Officer at NSW Rural Fire Service

ZDNet reporter Tasnuva Bindi – Now corporate writing Features Editor at Momentum Media

Deputy Editor, PC Authority and New Zealand PC World Editor Zara Baxter – Now Intranet Content Coordinator, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide

– Now Intranet Content Coordinator, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide Associate Editor, CNET.com.au Zennith Geisler – Now freelance Content and Communications Specialist

– Now freelance CommsDay’s Duncan Craig – Now DC Comms

– Now National Technology Writer News Maureen Shelley – Now Co-owner, The Copy Collective

– Now Co-owner, Technology Editor, BRW Magazine Foad Fadaghi – Now Managing Director at Telsyte

– Now Managing Director at SMH/The Age Tech reporter Mahesh Sharma – Went to Freelancer.com doing communications, freelanced (TechCrunch, Bloomberg, BBC World, Sydney Morning Herald, ZDNet Australia), now unclear.

– Went to doing communications, freelanced (TechCrunch, Bloomberg, BBC World, Sydney Morning Herald, ZDNet Australia), now unclear. Ex-Gadget Guy staff writer Scott Fitzgerald ‏ – Now Content Director at iMoveCRC and runs “a couple of my own sites on the side”

Now Content Director at and runs “a couple of my own sites on the side” PC World Editor Amanda Conroy – Now PR Executive at Espresso Communications

– Now PR Executive at Fairfax Media Technology Editor Asher Moses – tech public relations (formerly Media & Capital Partners . Disclosure: I worked there)

– tech public relations (formerly . Disclosure: I worked there) Technology Spectator Deputy Editor Harrison Polites – tech public relations (formerly Media & Capital Partners )

– tech public relations (formerly ) The Australian technology reporter Fran Foo – Co-founder, tech public relations firm Kicker

– Co-founder, tech public relations firm News.com.au technology reporter Harry Tucker – Now Business Manager – New Ventures at finder.com.au/HiveEx Crypto desk

– Now Business Manager – New Ventures at Former Secure Computing Editor, The Register reporter Darren Pauli – Now Senior project specialist / threat research at Telstra

– Now Senior project specialist / threat research at Gizmodo editor Luke Hopewell – Manager, Cyber Outreach at Commonwealth Bank (also Twitter for a while)

– Manager, Cyber Outreach at (also Twitter for a while) ZDNet editor Suzanne Tindal – Now Consultant at Guerdon Associates

– Now Consultant at CNET reporter Craig Simms – Now Senior Technical Writer at Campaign Monitor

– Now Senior Technical Writer at CRN editor Sholto Macpherso – Now “Cloud Accounting Technology Expert, Publisher of DigitalFirst.com, Consultant and International Speaker”

– Now “Cloud Accounting Technology Expert, Publisher of DigitalFirst.com, Consultant and International Speaker” ZDNet security reporter Michael Lee – Now PR & Social Media Manager at Ying Communications in Singapore. Formerly APJ Communications and Evangelist Manager at computer security company RSA

– Now PR & Social Media Manager at Singapore. Formerly APJ Communications and Evangelist Manager at computer security company RSA IDG journalist Rodney Gedda – Now an analyst Telsyte

Now an analyst Tech Editor, The Australian Stuart Kennedy – Now media consultant (Read: PR) and freelance writer

– Now media consultant (Read: PR) and freelance writer iTnews.com.au editor Brett Winterford – Now Senior Manager, Cyber Outreach and Research at Commonwealth Bank

– Now Senior Manager, Cyber Outreach and Research at Former ZDNet journalist Aimee Chanthadavong – Went to Vodafone, now a freelance writer but also doing corporate comms writing with Espresso Communications and

– Went to now a freelance writer but also doing corporate comms writing with Espresso Communications and Editor in chief iTnews.com.au, CRN, Secure Computing Nate Cochrane – Now freelancing (CRN among them) and doing some corporate writing

– Now and doing some corporate writing ZDNet/iTnews reporter Munir Kotadia – Now doing corporate videos for his own company

– Now doing News.com.au technology reporter Andrew Ramadge – Now Media And Communications Manager at Melbourne Business School

– Now Media And Communications Manager at AFR/SMH technology reporter Rose Powell – Now Head of Growth at VC firm Rampersand (also Canva for while)

– Now Head of Growth at VC firm (also Canva for while) News.com.au tech editor Chloe Lake -Now marketing as a Digital Strategist at Present Company Pty Ltd

-Now marketing as a Digital Strategist at Former freelance tech reporter Jenneth Orantia – Now public relations at Media & Capital Partners

– Now public relations at ZDNet’s Spandas Lui – Text100, back to journalism at Allue Media (Gizmodo etc), then Host Systems Administrator Allianz Australia

– Text100, back to journalism at Allue Media (Gizmodo etc), then IDG’s Matt Rodgers (Computerworld/CIO) – Now comms officer/technical writer for RMS .

(Computerworld/CIO) – Now comms officer/technical writer for . Former CommsDay reporter Luke Coleman – Now Chief Of Staff with Communications Minister Mitch Fifield

– Now CommsDay Chief Editor Tim Marshall – Now at Nokia after a stint in politics with former communications minister Stephen Conroy

– Now at after a stint in politics with former communications minister Stephen Conroy Gadget Guy reporter Leigh Stark – Now Senior Content Manager McCorkell & Associates (content and SEO) and freelancer for various publications including the AFR

– Now Senior Content Manager (content and SEO) and freelancer for various publications including the AFR The Gadget Guy/Seven Network Peter Blasina – No mostly out of tech due to health issues

– No mostly out of tech due to health issues Senior Journalist at IDG’s ARN Brian Karlovsky – Now media relations at The Intermedia Group Pty Ltd

– Now media relations at Computerworld and CIO’s Lisa Banks – Now Senior Media Adviser at Kicker Communications

– Now Senior Media Adviser at Kicker Communications Computerworld and CIO’s Chloe Herrick – Now Senior Account Manager at Adhesive PR

– Now Senior Account Manager at Adhesive PR ARN’s Nermin Bajric – Now Senior Consultant at Watterson PR

– Now Senior Consultant at Watterson PR Deputy Editor, CRN Magazine Lilia Guan – Now Branded Content Producer CBS Interactive

– Now Branded Content Producer Editor, ARN (IDG Australia) Allan Swann – Senior Communications Manager at Datacom Group

– Senior Communications Manager at ComputerWorld’s Tim Lohman – Now Policy Officer at Department of Justice NSW

– Now Policy Officer at CIO’s Georgina Swan – Now Communications Adviser, Group Corporate Affairs Employee Engagement at Commonwealth Bank

– Now Communications Adviser, Group Corporate Affairs Employee Engagement at StartupSmart, Smart Company reporter Dominic Powell – Now PR and Communications manager for Livenpay

Now PR and Communications manager for Livenpay Online/news editor, ProPrint and Secure Computing Daniel Fitzgerald – Now Editorial Manager at FCB Health

– Now Editorial Manager at ARN’s Hafizah Osman – Content marketing (Editor, Print and Digital Mahlab )

– Content marketing (Editor, Print and Digital ) CNET Editorial Director Brian Corrigan – Now at Ogilvy (PR)

– Now at Ogilvy (PR) AFR’s tech and markets reporter Jessica Sier – Now Head of Content at super fund Spaceship

Now Head of Content at super fund ARN’s Rob Irwin – Now Digital Officer, External Engagement Department of Planning and Environment

– Now Digital Officer, External Engagement BRW’s Jeanne-Vida Douglas – Now General Manager, Content at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

– Now General Manager, Content at CRN Writer/Editor Fleur Doidge – International Consumer Economics writer at ING Bank

– Tech for SMH, ZDNet, The Australian, others Nicole Manktelow – Now a Content Director at Filtered Media

– Now a Content Director at Tech for AFR Mark Jones – Now CEO of Filtered Media

– Now CEO of Women Love Tech’s Frederique Bros – Sold WLT and is now running her own digital marketing company Digistylist

– Sold WLT and is now running her own digital marketing company Editor of T3, Official Windows and tech ed for GQ Damien Francis – Now Head of Event Content at Mumbrella

– Now Head of Event Content at CNET Australia editor Pam Carroll – Was Editorial Manager at ehotelier, now Freelance Writer, Editor, Marketing Consultant

– Was Editorial Manager at ehotelier, now Freelance Writer, Editor, Marketing Consultant ZDNet reporter Jackie Holt – Went to Red Agency PR, now Senior Communications Specialist at SBS Australia

– Went to Red Agency PR, now Senior Communications Specialist at APC Tech’s Nick Race – Now Complaints Referral Specialist at TAFE NSW

– Now Editor PC World Amanda Conroy – Now PR Executive at Espresso Communications

– Now PR Executive at iTnews editor Paris Cowan – Now Policy at the federal government’s Digital Transformation Agency

– Now Policy at the federal government’s PC & Tech Authority, APC and Atomic writer John Gilllooly – Now Technical Product Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific South at graphics card company NVIDIA

– Now Technical Product Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific South at graphics card company PC Authority’s Darren Ellis – Now Chief Navigator at CGG (working on seismic survey ships)

– Now Chief Navigator at (working on Former APC, ZDNet and freelance journo/editor Josh Melman – Now content director at Nuix

– Now content director at Michael ‘Kapowski’ Makowski – original ABC TV Good Game presenter – Now Senior Manager Business Development at Vocus

– original ABC TV Good Game presenter – Now Senior Manager Business Development at PCAuthority.com.au Online Editor & Tech Journalist Daniel Long – Now “Digital Media Specialist: Video, Marketing, Writer, Community & Campaign Manager” at Independent Education Union NSW/ACT

Now “Digital Media Specialist: Video, Marketing, Writer, Community & Campaign Manager” at Editor, PC Authority Edwin Dawson – Now technical writer at Learnosity

Some also changed their beats or went freelance

ABC Technology, Science and Environment reporter Jake Sturmer – Now the ABC’s North Asia correspondent

– Now the ABC’s The Age/SMH Tech and telco reporter Lucy Battersby – Maternity leave

– Maternity leave Features Editor, CNET Australia Ella Morton – Now Senior Editor, Atlas Obscura in New York

– Now Senior Editor, in New York Editor, iTNews Charis Palmer – Now Chief Of Staff The Conversation Media Group

Now Chief Of Staff Technology reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald/The Age Louisa Hearn – Innovaiton Editor, Synthesis in the UK

– Innovaiton Editor, Synthesis in the UK Fairfax tech editor (plus various other roles) Stephen Hutcheon – Now Supervising Producer at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

– Now Supervising Producer at Former ZDNet reporter Liam Tung – Freelancing for ZDnet and others

Freelancing for ZDnet and others PC Authority’s Tim Dean – Now a Freelance philosopher, science writer and public speaker

– Now a Freelance philosopher, science writer and public speaker ARN’s Mike Gee – Now freelance

GameSpot’s Laura Parker – Now freelance in New York

– Now freelance in New York GameSpot AU and GameSpot Asia Editor in Chief Randolph Ramsay – Now Editor in Chief, GameSpot in San Francisco

– Now Editor in Chief, GameSpot in San Francisco ITnews.com.au editor Sarah Falson (Haymarket Media) – Now Reporter for Hawkesbury Gazette

(Haymarket Media) – Now Atomic and Kotak’s Logan Booker – Now a video game developer and weekend editor for Kotaku/Life Hacker/Gizmodo

– Now a and Editor, ‘Australian Personal Computer’ (APC) magazine (and others) David Flynn – Now director and editor of Australian Business Traveller

– Now director and editor of Atomic editor Ashton Mills – Now Outreach Manager at Australian Computer Society

– Now Outreach Manager at Gizmodo editor Nick Broughall – Now Tech and Telco Publisher Company finder.com.au

– Now Tech and Telco Publisher Company StartupSmart Editor Denham Sadler – Now freelancer at The Saturday Paper, ABC News, Domain, The Guardian, Crikey, Commercial Real Estate, Envato

at The Saturday Paper, ABC News, Domain, The Guardian, Crikey, Commercial Real Estate, Envato PC Authority Editor Dave Kidd – Now Owner and Director, Screwfly Studios

– Now Owner and Director, Screwfly Studios Australian Personal Computer (APC) Editor Tony Sarno – Now Editor-in-Chief, VMO Active

– Now Editor-in-Chief, Former CNET Editor Seamus Byrne – Now Managing Editor, ScienceAlert

– Now Managing Editor, Former CRN reporter Negar Salek – Now online news editor, AFR.com.au

– Now online news editor, CNET reporter Michelle Starr – Now Senior Writer, Science Alert

– Now Senior Writer, Cnet Australia resident home theatre and TV expert Ty Pendlebury – Now Senior Associate Editor at CNET.com in the US

– Now Senior Associate Editor at PC Mag for ACP, Netguide, SMH & AFR (freelance), Bill Bennett ‏ – Now moved to NZ where he wrote for CommsDay, IDG, and now freelances for the NZ Herald as a business feature writer and NZ Business

– Now moved to NZ where he wrote for CommsDay, IDG, and now freelances for the NZ Herald as a business feature writer and NZ Business CNET associate editor Derek Fung – Now freelance

– Now freelance Freelance tech reporter Paul Wallbank (The Australian, The Australian Financial Review etc) – Now News Editor at Mumbrella

(The Australian, The Australian Financial Review etc) – Now CNET Australia reporter Lexy Savvides – Now, senior editor/host at CNET in the US

– Now, senior editor/host at Kotaku associate editor Tracey Lien – Now Business Reporter at The Los Angeles Times

– Now Business Reporter at Former CNET reporter Joe Hanlon – Now Publisher at comparison website WhistleOut

– Now Publisher at comparison website Australian Financial Review technology reporter David Ramli – Now technology journalist at Bloomberg in China

CNET tech reporter Nic Healey – Now ABC North West WA breakfast show

tech reporter – Now Deputy Editor, BRW , Fairfax Media Caitlin Fitzsimmons – Now Editor, Money for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age at Fairfax Media

, Fairfax Media – Now Editor, Money for and Group Editor of PCWorld Australia & Good Gear Guide Tony Ibrahim – Now, Daily News Editor at CHOICE

– Now, Daily News Editor at Fairfax technology editor Lia Timson – Now Foreign News Editor at Fairfax Media

– Now Foreign News Editor at Fairfax technology Editor Ben Grubb (that’s me!) – Went to public relations at Media & Capital Partners, now back in journalism for Sydney Morning Herald , TelecomTimes and others

– Went to public relations at Media & Capital Partners, now back in journalism for , and others Australian Financial Review technology reporter Julian Bajkowski – Went to do policy/PR for Mastercard , now a journalist at The Mandarin

Financial Review technology reporter – Went to do policy/PR for , now a journalist at Australian PC World’s Elias Plastiras – Now Test Coordinator at CHOICE Magazine

– Now Test Coordinator at Choice TECH’s Peter Zaluzny – still at Choice but working in the CHOICE Mazagine lab

– still at Choice but working in the lab Regular AFR technology writer Rachel Bolton – Now a freelancer and academic

– Now a freelancer and academic ZDNet technology reporter Josh Taylor – Now a Senior Reporter for BuzzFeed News (not tech focussed)

– Now a Senior Reporter for (not tech focussed) Fairfax Media technology reporter Hannah Francis – Now Arts Editor at The Age

– Now at Techly + TechGeek freelancer Chris Southcott – Now does UX design

– Now does SMH technology reporter James Manning – Now a production editor at Fairfax Media

– Now a production editor at SMH science and technology reporter Nicky Phillips – Now Bureau Chief, Asia-Pacific, Nature

– Now Bureau Chief, Asia-Pacific, News.com.au tech reporter Helen Davidson – Now Northern Territory correspondent at Guardian News & Media

– Now Northern Territory correspondent at News.com.au tech reporter Claire Connelly – Now freelancer and Lead Writer at Renegade Inc , founder of Hello Humans .

– Now and , . Sky News Tech reporter Helen Frost (also former CRN) – Now Senior Planning Producer, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

(also former CRN) – Now Senior Planning Producer, IDG’s Howard Dahdah – Now teaching

– Now teaching Business Insider’s Technology Editor Tony Yoo – Unclear

Unclear iTnews’ Liz Tay – Unclear

– Unclear Fairfax (The Age/SMH) Garry Barker – “Podcasting for RMIT, journalism for Siemens and other engineering companies mainly in Europe.”

So who is left full-time at the traditional mainstream outlets?

The Australian

Technology reporter David Swan

Technology editor Supratim Adhikari

Technology columnist Chris Griffith

SMH/The Age

Technology Editor Tim Biggs ( Adam Turner, Peter Wells and Ben Grubb (myself) are regular non full-time contributors)

( and (myself) are regular non full-time contributors) Columnist with a focus on tech John McDuling

Tech, telco, media reporter Jennifer Duke

News Corp metros

News Corp national technology editor Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

News Corp’s News.com.au

Technology Editor Matthew Dunn

Technology reporter Nick Whigham

AFR

Technology Editor Paul Smith

Technology reporter Yolanda Redrup

Tech, telco, media reporter Max Mason

Entrepreneur editor Michael Bailey

Tech columnist John Davidson

ABC

Online technology reporter Ariel Bogle

Channel 7

Technology and Sports reporter Djuro Sen (Valens Quinn is a regular non-full time contributor

Channel 9

Trevor Long is a regular contributor, but not full-time

is a regular contributor, but not full-time CyberShack’s Charlie Brown (also not employed by Channel Nine but an external production company)

Other reporters still covering tech (a work in progress)

Again, the above and below list isn’t comprehensive, just a bit of an overview. I may update it over time if readers have suggestions (leave a comment below).

Stephen Fenech, Channel Ten commentator (sometimes Channel Nine), was full-time at News Corp and created Tech Guide.

Channel Ten commentator (sometimes Channel Nine), was full-time at News Corp and created Tech Guide. Rae Johnston , Gizmodo editor

, Gizmodo editor Geoff Quattromani – Weekend Tech on 2GB, Talking Tech on 2HD and Tech and Lifestyle at EFTM.

– Weekend Tech on 2GB, Talking Tech on 2HD and Tech and Lifestyle at EFTM. Matt Sainsbury – Freelancer and Editor in Chief, Digitally Downloaded

– Freelancer and Editor in Chief, Digitally Downloaded Geoff Long , Senior editor at CommsDay and editor of Space & Satellite AU.

, Senior editor at CommsDay and editor of Space & Satellite AU. Ry Crozier, iTnews.com.au

iTnews.com.au Steve Duncombe , CHOICE Tech Editor

, CHOICE Tech Editor Angove Plumb , CHOICE

, CHOICE Daniel Van Boom , CNET

, CNET Juha Saarinen , iTnews.com.au

, iTnews.com.au Justin Hendry , iTnews.com.au

, iTnews.com.au Ben Mansill, Editor, PC & Tech Authority

Editor, PC & Tech Authority Matt Johnston , iTnews.com.au

, iTnews.com.au Anthony Agius , Author of The Sizzle, a daily tech email newsletter (formerly Mactalk.com.au)

, Author of The Sizzle, a daily tech email newsletter (formerly Mactalk.com.au) Edward Pollitt , Australian Computer Society’s Information Age

, Australian Computer Society’s Information Age Patrick Gray , Risky.biz podcast and website

, Risky.biz podcast and website Raj Deut , Reckoner.com.au

, Reckoner.com.au Marc Fennell, ABC’s Download This Show

ABC’s Download This Show Trevor Long, publisher and writer for ETFM

publisher and writer for ETFM Alex Walker , Kotaku editor

, Kotaku editor Mark Serrels , Editorial Director at CNET

, Editorial Director at CNET Dan Van Boom , CNET

, CNET James Harkness, Editor, DynamicBusiness.com.au (tech startups)

Editor, DynamicBusiness.com.au (tech startups) David Braue , Security Journalist CSO Australia

, Security Journalist CSO Australia Royce Wilson , Freelancer,games and tech writing for News.com.au, Player2.net.au

, Freelancer,games and tech writing for News.com.au, Player2.net.au Brodie Fogg , Assistant Publisher for Tech and Gaming at finder.com.au

, Assistant Publisher for Tech and Gaming at finder.com.au Matt Sayer , tech, telco and video game news at finder.com.au

, tech, telco and video game news at finder.com.au Krishan Sharma , Freelancer (Australian Financial Review, Finder.com.au, Canstar Blue and others). Also does corporate writing and moderating of panels/roundtables

, Freelancer (Australian Financial Review, Finder.com.au, Canstar Blue and others). Also does corporate writing and moderating of panels/roundtables Anthony Caruana , Freelancer (Gizmodo, Finder, CSO, Macworld, others)

, Freelancer (Gizmodo, Finder, CSO, Macworld, others) Alex Kidman , Finder.com.au

, Finder.com.au Rob Easdown , Freelancer (The Age, SMH, others)

, Freelancer (The Age, SMH, others) Angus Kidman ,Finder.com.au

,Finder.com.au Beverley Head , freelancer

, freelancer Len Rust , Freelancer

, Freelancer Eloise Keating, Editor, SmartCompany

Editor, SmartCompany Harrison Astbury , Canstar Blue (telco)

, Canstar Blue (telco) Andrew Colley , Freelancer (former The Australian IT)

, Freelancer (former The Australian IT) Chris Duckett , ZDNet

, ZDNet Corinne Reichert , ZDNet

, ZDNet George Nott, CIO Australia and Computerworld Australia

CIO Australia and Computerworld Australia Richard van der Draay , editor and publisher, Telecom Times

, editor and publisher, Telecom Times Asha McLean , ZDNet,

, ZDNet, Stilgherrian , Freelance, ZDNet

, Freelance, ZDNet Peter Wells , Freelance, SMH, Qantas Mag (and works at a university)

, Freelance, SMH, Qantas Mag (and works at a university) Gary Stark , Freelance

, Freelance Richard Chirgwin, The Register

The Register Matthew Beeche , StartupDaily Editor

, StartupDaily Editor Gina Baldassarre , StartupDaily Head of Content

, StartupDaily Head of Content Simon Sharwood , The Register

, The Register Adam Turner , Freelance, SMH and others

, Freelance, SMH and others Ben Grubb (me) , SMH and others

, SMH and others Alice Clark , freelancer (Games, tech and apps for the Sunday Herald Sun)

, freelancer (Games, tech and apps for the Sunday Herald Sun) Rohan Pearce , Computerword

, Computerword Petroc Wilton , CommsDay

, CommsDay Grahame Lynch , CommsDay

, CommsDay Chris Jager , Life Hacker editor

, Life Hacker editor Jackson Ryan , Lifehacker deputy editor

, Lifehacker deputy editor Roulla Yiacoumi, Managing Editor, Australian Computer Society’s Information Age

Managing Editor, Australian Computer Society’s Information Age Stan Beer , Freelancer ITWire, others

, Freelancer ITWire, others Peter Dinham , iTWire

, iTWire Alex Zaharov-Reutt , iTWire

, iTWire Tegan Jones, Deputy Editor Gizmodo

Deputy Editor Gizmodo Stuart Corner, Freelancer, Computer World, IoT Hub, corporate writing

Freelancer, Computer World, IoT Hub, corporate writing Doron Beer, Freelancer, ITWire and outbound sales representative for BMgroup and Raine & Horne Real Estate

Freelancer, ITWire and outbound sales representative for BMgroup and Raine & Horne Real Estate Claire Reilly, CNET Australia Senior Editor

CNET Australia Senior Editor Jen Bisset , CNET Associate Editor

, CNET Associate Editor JasonMurray , Ausdroid

, Ausdroid Daniel Tyson , Ausdroid

, Ausdroid Chris Rowland, Ausdroid

Ausdroid Josh Gliddon , freelancer

, freelancer David Hague, Australian Videocamera and Australian Drone

Australian Videocamera and Australian Drone Alex Choros , Associate Editor at comparison site WhistleOut (formerly Cybershack)

, Associate Editor at comparison site WhistleOut (formerly Cybershack) Steven Kiernan , CRN

, CRN Brendon Foye , CRN

, CRN Michael Jenkin , CRN

, CRN Brad Howarth , Freelancer (corporate gigs too)

, Freelancer (corporate gigs too) Julia Talevski, ARN

ARN Nadia Cameron , CMO

, CMO Byron Connelly , CIO’s editor in chief

, CIO’s editor in chief Jennifer O’Brien , CIO/CMO

, CIO/CMO Leon Spencer , ARN

, ARN James Henderson, ARN

ARN Kristofor Lawson , Moonshot podcast

, Moonshot podcast Fergus Halliday, PC World ANZ Editor at IDG Communications

PC World ANZ Editor at IDG Communications Samira Sarraf , ARN

, ARN Robyn Foyster, Women Love Tech

Women Love Tech Hayley Williams , Allure Media (LifeHacker/Gizmodo/Kotaku)

, Allure Media (LifeHacker/Gizmodo/Kotaku) Amanda Yeo , Allure Media (LifeHacker/Gizmodo/Kotaku)

, Allure Media (LifeHacker/Gizmodo/Kotaku) Jeremy ‘Junglist’ Ray , now managing editor of Fandom Australia, former contributor to Kotaku/Lifehacker/Gizmodo

, now managing editor of Fandom Australia, former contributor to Kotaku/Lifehacker/Gizmodo Angharad Yeo – Good Game Spawn Point presenter

– Good Game Spawn Point presenter Nic ‘Nichboy’ Richardson – Former Good Game/Good Game: Pocket, now at Screenplay w/Channel 7

– Former Good Game/Good Game: Pocket, now at Screenplay w/Channel 7 Mark Pesce , freelancer

, freelancer Steven ‘Bajo’ O’Donnell , Freelancing/Twitch.tv – formerly ABC TV’s Good Game

, Freelancing/Twitch.tv – formerly ABC TV’s Good Game Stephanie Bendixsen, Television Presenter and Video Game Critic on Seven Network’s screenPLAY

Television Presenter and Video Game Critic on Seven Network’s screenPLAY David Richards, channelnews.com.au

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