Jenny Brockie Travels from NSW
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Jenny Brockie's Biography
Jenny is well known for hosting SBS TV's Insight,
where she facilitates an always lively and thought provoking discussion on a
wide range of topics with more than 50 participants weekly. Jenny's experience
on Insight and as a journalist, documentary film maker and interviewer, give
her a unique set of skills which she uses to elicit information in an
informative and entertaining way. Her exceptional ability to draw out people's
ideas, get them talking to one another and encourage audience participation is
a hallmark of her work as a facilitator.
Jenny's career spans television,
radio and print. An award-winning documentary filmmaker she produced Cop It
Swee, The Devil You Know, So Help Me God, Our Street and Bad Behaviour.
For two years, Jenny hosted her own
radio show on 702 ABC Sydney and presented the interview series Speaking
Personally on ABC TV. Jenny also reported exclusively for current affairs
programs including Four Corners and Nationwise.
Her work as a television
journalist and documentary film maker has earned her a coveted Gold Walkley,
two AFI Awards, a Logie, a Human Rights Award, two Law Society Awards and
another Walkley. In 2006 and 2008, Jenny received United Nations Association
Media Peace award for her work on Insight. In 2013, she won the Walkley All Media Interview Award for 'Young Mob', a special Insight
episode featuring Aboriginal teens in Alice Springs.
Speaking Topics Include
Areas of interest include:
* Sustainability and environment
* Urban Planning
* Architecture and Design
* Corporate Governance and Ethical Standards
* Health
* Security, Law and Policing
* Communications, Digital Media and Convergence
* International Affairs
* The Arts
* Rights of Children