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Episode 7: PR & Journalism across Australia and Indonesia with Raffa Athallah

It’s not easy working in journalism, advertising, or PR if you don’t understand the audience – especially if you’re a foreigner. How can you talk to people if you can’t relate? Although for some, that might be their greatest asset. ⁠Raffa Athallah⁠ joins Billy Adison Aditijanto on The Perantau Podcast to talk about breaking into the…

Billy Adison Aditijanto
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The Perantau Podcast – Episode 7: PR & Journalism across Australia and Indonesia with Raffa Athallah. Music by FASSounds. Free for use under the Pixabay Content License. Graphic by Billy Adison Aditijanto.

It’s not easy working in journalism, advertising, or PR if you don’t understand the audience – especially if you’re a foreigner. How can you talk to people if you can’t relate? Although for some, that might be their greatest asset.

⁠Raffa Athallah⁠ joins Billy Adison Aditijanto on The Perantau Podcast to talk about breaking into the Australian public relations and journalism industry, transitioning from student life to full-time work, and whether or not being Indonesian means much in the workplace.

This episode is delivered with a mix of English and Indonesian.

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