Kirsti Melville - Streets of Your Town The Journo Project

This multi-award winning radio documentary producer specialises in telling taboo stories that most people flinch at, bringing important societal issues out of the shadows. Perth based radio documentary producer Kirsti Melville challenges the traditional assumption that journalists shouldn't mine their own experiences for their stories. On this episode of The Journo Project, she talks about her struggles with bringing to light social justice issues that also expose individual people's pain. Her documentary The Storm vividly tells the personal story of the life-long impact of child sexual abuse, from the perspective of her former partner Erik. But through that sharp lens, it sparked a national debate about sexual abuse, and led to feedback from hundreds of listeners commending Erik and Kirsti for their bravery and honesty, and helping them better understand the long term ramifications of this complex issue. She tells me on this episode of The Journo Project, how she navigates the ethical and emotional challenges of how to produce this intimate confessional style of audio journalism.

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This multi-award winning radio documentary producer specialises in telling taboo stories that most people flinch at, bringing important societal issues out of the shadows. Perth based radio documentary producer Kirsti Melville challenges the traditional assumption that journalists shouldn't mine their own experiences for their stories. On this episode of The Journo Project, she talks about her struggles with bringing to light social justice issues that also expose individual people's pain. Her documentary The Storm vividly tells the personal story of the life-long impact of child sexual abuse, from the perspective of her former partner Erik. But through that sharp lens, it sparked a national debate about sexual abuse, and led to feedback from hundreds of listeners commending Erik and Kirsti for their bravery and honesty, and helping them better understand the long term ramifications of this complex issue. She tells me on this episode of The Journo Project, how she navigates the ethical and emotional challenges of how to produce this intimate confessional style of audio journalism.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.