Marcus Kuczynski
Marcus Kuczynski is a senior online sub-editor, moderator and blogger with The Courier-Mail in Brisbane and has worked in print, electronic and web journalism in Australia and Europe for more than 25 years.
He likes to know what makes people tick and what they think. He believes online forums are a valuable and instant source of tapping public opinion and trends, and will become more so in the future.
As a reporter, one of his most memorable assignments was in 1990 when he sneaked inside Europe’s last bastion of Communism, Albania, disguised as an unemployed student (because foreign journalists were banned) to reveal what life was like in a country still locked away the rest of the world. By coincidence, the Communist regime collapsed a few weeks later.
Before joining The Courier-Mail, Marcus did 10 years’ penance as the editor of a weekly religious newspaper. His main interests include politics and religion.
Articles by Marcus Kuczynski
The health takeover - see your doctor if pain persists
Doctor Rudd may have pulled out his stethoscope and come up with a correct diagnosis about the ailing health system…... Read more
Pulling the scheme hasn’t insulated the Government
GONE are the days of burning the Midnight Oil and singing about the dangers of environmental degradation. Peter Garrett is…... Read more
The all-in dust-up over a boxing kangaroo
Not since Australia clinched victory in the 1983 America’s Cup has the Boxing Kangaroo been up for a fight like…... Read more
Well at least it’s clear we like talking about a republic
Here’s a heads up. If you really want to know what Aussies in 2010 think about our country becoming a…... Read more
Men and women on Tiger Woods
WHILE the world has been stewing over greenhouse gases and the impact of climate change at Copenhagen, the steamy affairs…... Read more
Confusion reigns online over ETS and the Liberal Party
IT is almost two months to the day since Malcolm Turnbull defiantly proclaimed he could not lead a party that…... Read more
Will Traveston Dam be Anna Bligh’s Waterloo?
THE evaporation of Queensland Premier Anna Bligh’s hopes of building the Traveston Dam could end up being her Waterloo. But…... Read more
Boatpeople factor in debate on population growth
IN a country the size of Australia, thinking big comes with the territory. Not surprisingly Kevin Rudd proudly embraced that…... Read more
Boat people debate has lost no heat from Tampa days
There’s nothing like the perceived threat of invasion to stir up Australians’ fears. In many ways, it’s an irrational fear…... Read more
iSnack 2.0 was a lesson in giving love a bad name
WHAT’S in a name? Everything - especially if you pick a dud one - as any marketing graduate will tell…... Read more
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