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Learn from someone who has over 25 years of journalism and business writing experience.


Dan Kaufman

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Dan Kaufman began his career in magazines, where he worked as a journalist, sub-editor and editor on a variety of lifestyle and technology titles. 

He then moved to The Sydney Morning Herald, where he worked as an editor and a journalist for over 10 years. During that time he wrote for and edited almost every feature section – from travel, culture and entertainment to business, technology, health and science.

He has also: 

  • taught at the University of Sydney, UTS and the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (ACIJ)
  • worked as an online content specialist, copywriter and communications manager
  • consulted to PR and marketing organisations
  • taught writing and editing courses for over a decade to a wide variety of organisations, from government departments to corporations, across almost every industry.


He is the director of Media Survival, a communications consultancy and training organisation.