Graduate Profiles

Greer McDonald

Journalism

When Greer McDonald started at Wintec, she had no idea that by the end of her training she would step in to the newsroom of one of New Zealand's largest newspapers.

"While completing my Bachelor of Media Arts, majoring in journalism, I spent time learning my craft from a fantastic team of tutors who maintain strong links with the industry," says Greer. "Their contacts opened doors for me to complete a six-week internship at the Dominion Post in Wellington, where I worked alongside award-winning journalists in a high-pressure environment."

Wintec tutors then liaised with the newspaper to extend the internship to an on-the-job interview and Greer signed her contract with Fairfax before the Media Arts degree had finished, becoming one of the youngest journalists at the paper.

Greer's blog, Greer 2.0, was nominated for a Qantas Award in 2009 and draws hundreds of fans every week. Greer also covers online issues, has interviewed politicians, business leaders and All Blacks, and reports on breaking news stories like the Tongariro canyoning disaster and the Gisborne earthquake.