Daniel Piotrowski
After being asked throughout his young life whether he was related to Tom Piotrowski, the Channel 10 CommSec guy (for the record: he’s not), Daniel Piotrowski chose to follow his namesake into the media.
The Punch’s newest journalist, Dan studied journalism and communications at the University of Technology, Sydney. There, he edited the student magazine, Vertigo. His crowning achievement in this role was the magazine being censored by student politicians over a poor taste headline he gave a story about fake breasts. A headline he still thinks is very funny.
Before joining The Punch, Dan spent a year-and-a-half working on The Australian’s online desk. He has interned at a stack of Sydney news outlets, including The Sunday Telegraph and Channel 9 News.
Dan is the proud owner of a tie that resembles a piano and a Barack Obama desktop garden gnome.
Articles by Daniel Piotrowski
Punch on: Open thread 14/10/2011
“Sealed with a kiss”, “a pledge made in blood”. The headlines about the carbon tax passing Parliament this week sounded…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 13/10/2011
I’m a bit jumpy about this Thursday’s Word. It might be a little too easy to figure out. But they…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 12/10/2011
The PM is getting kicked out of the Lodge - but not for the reasons a segment of Punch readers…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 11/10/2011
This should be quite successful. Take a look at this line of Steve Jobs action figures by WHOA TOYS. They’ve…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 10/10/2011
This is an interesting yarn. If you could take a bit of time off each week but get paid a…... Read more
Wikileaks does a News of the World job on Steve Jobs
After 30 years of making the world a happier place, Apple co-founder and chairman Steve Jobs died yesterday, age 56.…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 06/10/2011
The night sky last night could be described by this week’s Thursday Word. So could the depths of the ocean.…... Read more
An Apple a day, then Jobs wants you to chuck it away
Another week, another Apple product feted as the Second Coming in gadget form. Wait, hang on a minute. . .…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 05/10/2011
It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for a caption competition. Here’s this week’s effort: The Australian‘s got a bunch…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 04/10/2011
What did you miss over the long weekend (that is: if you live in one of the two states and…... Read more
Kiwis flapping their wings, and they might just take off
An NRL superstar is a hero to the town of Whakatane, on the coast of New Zealand’s North Island. His…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 30/09/2011
The week started with a kerfuffle about pokie machines and footy – something that’s likely to flare up again as…... Read more
Should we have a pledge of allegiance at schools?
When UK expat and young mum Jessica Green stood up at her Australian citizenship ceremony at Sydney’s Petersham Town Hall…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 29/09/2011
This week’s Thursday word has been well, discharged over to you guys. That’s all you’re gonna get from me. It’s…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 28/09/2011
Welcome to the Wednesday caption competition. Here’s a couple of happy chaps. Do they know it’s KRuddy time? Go for…... Read more
A Ruddy spectacular compendium of gaffes
Kevin Rudd’s head is entitled to have swollen a fair bit recently. All week newspaper frontpages have been telling him…... Read more
Pissing away the future with pokies, then and now
The Revesby Workers’ Club in Sydney’s far south-west used to do a lot for charities, pensioners and kids. It doesn’t…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 27/09/2011
Jane Austen is the new Star Wars. The expanded universe of Austen-based material has been expanding rapidly lately. First we…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 23/09/2011
Another Friday, another week in review. The debate over respect for politicians stood out this week. Wayne Swan was shown…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 22/09/2011
The Gillard government comes under a lot of this Thursday Word in the comments section of The Punch. It’s not…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 21/09/2011
It’s Wednesday, and what does that mean? Well, nothing usually. But from now on it means: Caption competition! So here’s…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 20/09/2011
Depressing news for redheads everywhere. The world’s largest sperm bank has decided to no longer accept sperm from them. Why?…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 19/09/2011
As the saying goes, truth is stranger than fiction. In this case, science fiction. Scientists have found something much like…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 16/09/2011
This week started with reflection on a tragedy. It’s been ten years since the September 11th terrorist attacks in New…... Read more
In some parts of Australia, death comes far too easily
A couple of months ago I was gallivanting around the UK on a holiday. One night I popped up to…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 15/09/2011
You’ve got to be fast to get this week’s word. In fact, you better move pretty quickly. And that’s your…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 14/09/2011
Cider, the drink of choice for ‘70s uni students, is enjoying a resurgence, reports The Courier Mail. Women and Gen…... Read more
Growing up in the Age of Terror
Ten years ago to the day, Australians woke up to discover that the world had started to end overnight. At…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 12/09/2011
Some of us were just about to go to bed when we heard about it. Others didn’t hear about it…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 09/09/2011
We started the week with a bang. Joe said the ALP should do as the Romans did and seek liberation…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 08/09/2011
Today’s word comes courtesy of our winner of last week’s word, fml. (Last week’s word being logolepsy.) His clue is:…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 07/09/2011
On this day 84 years ago the first electronic television image was produced by Philo Farnsworth, a 21 year old…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 06/09/2011
Today’s talking point comes right out of the “first world problems” file. If any of you have iPhones, you’ve undoubtedly…... Read more
We shouldn’t be scared by flood of political fear
When Hurricane Irene pummelled the US East Coast last week, some Queenslanders probably felt a sense of déjà vu for…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 05/09/2011
Only a few weeks ago I was having a go at the state of Maccas coffee. And now, lo and…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 02/09/2011
You have to wonder whether the Prime Minister really felt like getting out of bed this morning. The news of…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 01/09/2011
This week’s Thursday Word is about an obsession that all you Puncher open threaders have got. It’s an obsession I’ve…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 31/08/2011
Chances are you’re sitting at your desk while you’re reading this. Chances are you’re wallowing in your own filth at…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 30/08/2011
A big happy birthday to the city of Melbourne, which is the ripe old age of 176. Melbourne started as…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 29/08/2011
Watching footage of the chaos on Tripoli last week, we at The Punch were left wondering: when people fire celebratory…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 26/08/2011
It was a trucking good week at The Punch. A convoy of no confidence descended on Canberra, Ant said the…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 25/08/2011
Last week I copped some flack for not adhering to established convention and running “Word of the Week Wednesday”. So…... Read more
Why I spent $10k trucking from Perth to Parly House
The Sunday before last, Gordon Crawford, the CEO of a five-truck Perth furniture removal company, sat down with his wife…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 24/08/2011
Kate Winslet. As far as people who I wouldn’t mind rescuing me from any situation go, she’s definitely at the…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 23/08/2011
Libya, angry truckies and… having pickles on your cheeseburgers. These were the big issues being discussed in The Punch office…... Read more
Gen Y wanna be mates with you, not just mate with you
Gen Y. We revel in a hook-up culture of “joyless, pitiless sex”. We treat people of the opposite sex (and…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 22/08/2011
Once upon a time yoga used to be about sticking your head in a mat and “omming”. No longer. One…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 19/08/2011
It was a week of misbehaviour in the world of current affairs. We observed the wash-up from the London riots…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 18/08/2011
We all know someone addicted to daytime soaps. But in a story that’s got The Punch team worked up in…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 17/08/2011
Blimps. The most under-rated form of aircraft. I probably wouldn’t have minded if one landed in my backyard, as happened…... Read more
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