Student Profile

Natalia Cooper

Channel 7 Weather Presenter and Newsreader
Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)

I chose to study at Curtin because the Curtin Journalism course has an excellent reputation in the media industry.

I really enjoyed my time at Curtin, I thought the course was great and I also met some fantastic people. The highlights were producing stories in the Television News units and working at Curtin Radio – producing and reading news bulletins. Lots of great memories.

The Journalism lecturers at Curtin are great, in particular Russell Bishop (TV) and Les Welsh (Radio). I learnt so much from both of them and consider them mentors. They have so much knowledge in their respective industries and Curtin students are lucky to have them!

After graduating I was offered a Journalism cadetship at Channel 9. I worked as the station's weather presenter and fill in news reader for five years. After spending some time overseas I returned to Perth to work for Seven News in 2009. I present the weather, read daily news updates and continue to work as a journalist, compiling special reports.

My degree absolutely helped in my career. I acquired a good grounding in everything at uni and then put that knowledge into practice on the job.

Would I recommend this degree to others? Absolutely! It’s a fantastic degree for journalists. Many of my friends who’ve done the course have been successful.