Recent Interviews

2013

Below is a radio interview I did today with Ilija Dugandzic from Brisbane’s 96FiveFM about some of the most important tips that parents need to know to keep their children safe on computers and mobile devices.

96.5FM Brisbane Cyber Safety Interview

 

Channel7 Evening News March 30th 2013

Kids Using Dangerous Apps On Mobile Devices

Channel 7 “The Morning Show” Twitter Hackers February 2013

2012

October 2012:

 

 

Manly Daily:

 

 

Pittwater Living:

 

SBS World News:

I was interviewed for SBS World News regarding the Alan Jones Cyber Bullying accusations. My soundbite is at the end of this clip.

September 2012

Radio Great Southern:

 

 

 

 

 

Interview uploaded soon!

 

Alive 90.5FM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was recently interviewed by Amanda Rose on her radio show. On Alive 90.5FM About business and social media use. The Gaffs, the Mistakes and what to watch out for! We also talked about Trolls on social media and how to respond to those and other negative comments

Click to listen to the show! 

60 Minutes:

This last week Sept 2nd 2012 I was interviewed in my capacity as a social media consultant and cyber safety advisor on 60 Minutes in Australia to comment on the Charlotte Dawson Twitter Troll Attack. Since that interview, Trolls have been in the news and more celebrities are coming forward with their own stories of being bullied on Twitter.

See my other posts on Twitter Trolls or as it should be correctly known as Twitter Cyber Bullying.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to deal with Trolls and more on the story Here

Edited Interview Below:

Full Interview Below.

 

Channel Nine News:

24th July 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABC Radio:

Children And Smart Phones

 

 

 

Interviewed by Kallee Buchanan from ABC Capricornia about Gaming and Kids: Listen Here

We discuss, parents and gaming and their fears around their children on games, the changes coming to the Game age ratings which will now include R18+

 

 

Leonie was also interviewed in her capacity as a social media consultant on the “Magic Of Twitter”

Australian Business Womens Network Podcast

 

 

More Interviews:

 

ABC Tech and Gaming both as a subject of interview and as a guest writer.

An interview about Leonie the Queen of Virtual Television!

http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2011/05/12/3214846.htm

Article for ABC ”Should kids under 13 or 18 years of age be allowed on Facebook?”

http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2011/08/04/3285359.htm

Article for ABC  ”Do Australian parents understand cyber safety and games?”

http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2011/07/06/3262628.htm

 

Interviewed in 2011 Peninsular Living Magazine about social media

http://digitalbreezes.com/2011/09/07/anti-social-networking-magazine-article/

 

 

 

 

A guest post on Connect2Mums January Magazine about Cyber Safety Page 20-21

http://issuu.com/PeaceMitchell/docs/connect2mums_summer_magazine/1

 

 

Leonie has also been interviewed on Cyber Safety on Radio Stations: 99.5FM, Eastside Radio, 2GB, and WSFM.

 

ABC Radio: 

My interview with Joanne Shoebridge  ABC North Coast announcer  was on the dangers of Sexting by teens. During the interview we talk about the controversial laws around sexting that essentially put teenagers on the Sex offenders list if they have nude or sexual pictures on their person, even if its a consenting partner.

Click Link Below to listen

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