Siren 104: Announcing our latest Siren Emerging Sports Writer Program in partnership with ABC Sport!
A Women in Sport Collective
We have been busy behind the scenes lately at Siren putting together some exciting opportunities for more women in sport!
As part of Siren’s partnership with ABC Sport to continue to build on our work in championing women in sport and adding more to the ABC’s already great women’s sports coverage, the ABC are also helping us champion more women to enter the space.
To achieve this, we have developed another offering of our well-established Emerging Sports Writer Program which ABC Sport is supporting through our partnership.
As supporters of Siren know, this work is really special to us. Giving experience, tools and opportunities to more women and non-binary folk to continue to change the makeup of the sports media industry is what we’re passionate about. The ABC are as committed as we are to create pathways in sports media and we are excited to continue this work, together.
With support from ABC Sport and The Community Media Training Organisation, this program shows the power of collaboration in the sport media space to connect with diverse communities and those who are seeking support to further their careers who might not know exactly where to access these kinds of opportunities. With this scale of partnership and connections to these great organisations, we can connect with emerging talent and design different program offerings that can speak to the needs of individuals.
With the resources available to us from ABC Sport, the participants in this program will access ABC experts, editorial advice and practical tips and tricks from industry professionals, all while being supported by the Siren Sport team to ensure everyone’s own needs and media goals receive tailored attention.
We’re thrilled that our partnership with ABC Sport allows us to continue to dedicate more of our own time and passion into delivering programs like this and that the ABC is as passionate as we are in driving this kind of change.
We look forward to introducing you to our program participants soon and bringing you the work of these amazing women in the coming weeks!
The next few weeks
We’re always open about how we work at Siren. We believe it’s important to share what we’re working on, where we aren’t able to take on projects if they don’t support us financially, and when we need to take breaks and put energy into different aspects of Siren due to the commitments we co-founders have to full time jobs and other paid work. Talking openly about our capacities is something we’re committed to doing to create more conversations and transparency around labour, balance and money for women in sport.
So, as we put our energy into delivering another Emerging Sports Writer Program, our resources will be dedicated to the learning needs of our participants and supporting them through the journey.
Over the next few weeks, the weekly newsletter will take a bit of a back seat. We will share some updates here and there, our podcast will continue and we’ll be active on our socials, but don’t worry if you don’t see ‘Siren’ appear in your inbox every Tuesday—we’re still here! But we’re being considerate of our priorities to deliver on our partnership, create an amazing experience for some emerging media stars and our own time. We can’t do everything, and we’re not sorry about that! It’s just the truth about how we work and we’re happy to be open about that.
We’ve loved launching our Siren Spotlight series over the past few weeks! It has been a chance for us to pass the mic over, an opportunity to share our platform and in doing so create space for conversation and exploration. Siren Spotlight can and will be about anything and everything, from a focus on one sport, or one issue to having some fun with sport and our relationship with it.
Rest assured, Siren Spotlight will be back but in the meantime, if you’ve missed some of the wonderful pieces we’ve published as part of this series, be sure to check them out here.
Kate O’Halloran wrote this brilliant piece for ABC Sport on how trans women's participation in sport has been framed as an election issue and what the science says.
Siren Podcast
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Catch up on our latest episodes:
Episode 18: Kirby Fenwick catches up with friend of Siren, and baseball expert, Amy McCann.
Check out some of our back catalogue!
Episode 14: Kasey Symons speaks to Tully Bevilaqua and Kelsey Trainor for this special episode. Tully is a former Australian Opal who has also played in both the WNBA and the WNBL. Kelsey is a lawyer, producer and writer who is also a women's sport advocate.
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Thanks to all our Siren Supporters who contribute financially each month to help us continue on our mission to elevate women’s voices alongside other marginalised voices in sports media.
As a not-for-profit women in sport collective, Siren’s profits go right back into creating feminist sports content that challenges the status quo of sports media so we really appreciate all your support!
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