Articles
Social reportage
A marriage of inconvenience
The Guardian (G2) | 12 August 2008
Violence and political instability have made weddings in Baghdad virtually impossible. Caitlin Fitzsimmons joins one family who crossed the border to celebrate. More
Headscarves ahead!
Anyway magazine | winter 2007/2008
Sumatra’s Muslim Minangkabau are a matrilineal society in which the women call
the shots. anyway paid a visit to a people that has discovered the female side of Islam for itself and that lives according to unconventional rules in a paradisical landscape. More (PDF)
Chinatown in Dakar
Anyway magazine | July/August 2007
Chopsticks are growing ever more popular in the Senegalese capitol of Dakar. In the past five years Chinese immigrants have taken over an entire city district. anyway looks at an unusual pattern of migration. More (PDF)
Updated (PDF) for the South China Morning Post, January 2008
Media and technology
News reportage
MediaGuardian.co.uk | 2007 to present
Ongoing news shifts at MediaGuardian.co.uk, reporting on stories such as the Max Mosley privacy case. View all Caitlin’s work at The Guardian here and her blogging work for the media site here.
Discord on golden oldies’ earning power
The Observer Media & Business (lead media feature) | 21 December 2008
Extending copyright on recordings would swell the labels’ coffers, but the lure of selling old tunes may eclipse new signings, says Caitlin Fitzsimmons. More
The biggest company you’ve never heard of
Media Guardian | 7 July 2008
Who has got revenues of more than £3bn, 300 magazines and 450 websites? The B2B giant IDG. More
MacBank builds British empire
The Australian (Media) | 6 December 2007
Macquarie Bank may not be a household name in Britain but it is rapidly taking over ownership of the backbone of the country’s broadcast media. More
Good times for a friend at court
The Australian (Media) | 2 August 2007
Now that Rupert Murdoch is set to carry off the glittering prize of The Wall Street Journal, a prompt reshuffling of the decks in the News Corporation empire will likely follow. One man widely tipped for promotion is Robert Thomson, editor of British newspaper The Times, an Australian who has been providing Murdoch with strategic advice on the Dow Jones purchase. More
Tough times for billboard market
The Independent (Media Weekly) | 20 February 2006
Maiden Outdoor, the largest UK-owned outdoor contractor, is set to be sold after plummeting into financial difficulties. Caitlin Fitzsimmons reports. More
Travel, food and lifestyle
Kayaking in the Arctic
Australian Women’s Health | November 2008
The seal reclined on the ice floe, its stumpy flippers looking slightly ridiculous against its tubby body. We stopped paddling and let the kayaks glide in silence for a closer look. More (PDF)
Asia in a day
Anyway magazine | autumn 2007
Nowhere else do the various Asian cultures mix and mingle in quite so inspiring a manner as in Singapore. And nobody is as aware of it as Niko von Saurma, the local head of BMW Designworks – which makes him the perfect person to show anyway around “his” city. More (PDF)
A Plate of Art
Anyway magazine | Winter 2007/2008
Cooking is an art. Unless it’s a science, of course. For Edward Voon, young celebrity chef of gourmet temple Aurum, it is both in equal measure. The shooting star of Singapore cuisine combines molecular gastronomy and avant-garde – and is unafraid to draw inspiration from a tube of lipstick if necessary. More (PDF)
Rough Guides: Make the Most of Your Time on Earth (contributor)
Book publication: September 2007
Male voice choir in the Welsh valleys | republished on Roaming Tales
Roman ruins at Dougga, Tunisia | republished on Roaming Tales
Kayaking in the Arctic | republished on Roaming Tales
Fighting dragons in Cappadocia
August 2004 | First published in The Australian’s Travel & Indulgences section. Republished on Roaming Tales.
The fresco in the ancient church puzzled us: what was the patron saint of England doing in Turkey? More
Colour writing (news)
Emo runs high as fans defend band against Daily Mail
Guardian.co.uk | 31 May 2008
There are few things that would drag a typical teenager out of bed early on a Saturday morning, but defending the honour of a beloved band from tabloid attacks is probably one of them. More / audio report
Kiss of life for anti-AIDS campaign
The Australian (News) | 23 September 2006
If you want to save the world, buying a pair of Armani sunglasses might not seem like the most obvious way to do it. More
