I am an award-winning journalist with an unquenchable passion for technology who has written across a wide range of subjects during 30 years of media reporting in print, online and broadcast media.
Mainstream media roles include Consumer Affairs Reporter, Legal Affairs Reporter, City Hall Reporter, Assistant Chief of Staff, Deputy News Editor online, Media Development Editor and for 10 years as Senior Technology Journalist at The Australian newspaper. Recent specialities include artificial intelligence, telecommunications, digital copyright and consumer product reviews, including reviewing all forms of modern electric transport. I was also founding editor of indigenous newspaper Land Rights Queensland.
I’m available for special projects such as freelance news and feature writing, newspaper, TV and radio commentary, technical report writing, media training and strategies, MCing and conducting classes around using specific consumer technology. Feel free to contact me at crgriffo@gmail.com.
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From cabin fever to cabin beaver
Virtual cycling is a new age form of exercise and Zwift is one of its leading providers.
News fact checker coming to Oz
A company that rates news websites and exposes misinformation will begin analysing Australian sites from around July.
Electric scooters are on a roll
As a kid I had a simple rule: if it moved, I wanted to be on it.
The new bike that you can ride … on water
The Hydrofoiler XE-1 is an electric bike that rides across water developed by Kiwi start-up Manta5.
Pedal power on a bike built for two
Journalists from The Australian take an electric tandem bike for a spin around the park.
Rewriting the script
Having to front up to a doctor to replace a lost prescription may be a thing of the past thanks to a new electronic system.
Sex, lies, video and elections
Malevolent countries soon will be able to saturate social media with machine-written false stories.
Retro tech back in the game
Nostalgia for old-school products, from arcade games to turntables, is fuelling a retro revival.
Handle the Galaxy Fold with care
After an embarrassing start, Samsung has released its foldable screen smartphone in Australia.
Panasonic puts Technics back in the mix
The resurgence of vinyl has seen Panasonic revive a long gone hi-fi brand in Australia and lots of turntables.