Issy Phillips

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Issy Phillips

Pedestrian.TV Senior News and Video Producer

Issy Phillips is an acclaimed multi-media journalist and performer working on Gadgial land, Sydney. Her work delves into internet culture, politics and issues that matter to Gen Z. You might have seen her on your feed giving you the lowdown on what’s been happening as Pedestrian.TV’s Senior News and Video Producer. She was also named one of GQ’s three brightest millennial comics capturing the zeitgeist and has given a TedTalk on how we can use the arts as a medium to inspire action on climate change.
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Appetite for Distraction: Youth, Information and the Digital Age

WED, OCT 18, 2:00 PM
Conference
Join us for a discussion on how young people are consuming news and information in online spaces. This panel will bring together a trio of industry-leading communicators to discuss where Gen Z and young Millennials are getting their news from, what's grabbing their attention, the importance of online communities and where the future of journalism and information-based content is headed.
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