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Narelle Hopkin (Towie)

Academic chair of journalism, Murdoch University

Narelle is a journalism lecturer and investigative journalist who has worked for leading news websites and newspapers. Her two-decade journalistic career began at Nature Magazine and she have worked across a range of media in TV news, online and print.

As Academic Chair of journalism at Murdoch University, Narelle runs the course across two countries and has been awarded a Fellowship with the Higher Education Academy.

As a freelance reporter, Narelle regularly reports on breaking WA news in politics, courts, health and police for publications, such as The Guardian. She specialises in environment, science and social equity issues and has investigated asbestos contamination in Wittenoom, groundwater mining, live export and state homelessness.

Experience

  • –present
    Academic chair of journalism, Murdoch University

Education

  • 2000 
    Murdoch University , B. Arts Communication