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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Posts
Gilmour, Griffith to launch satellites
Gold Coast firm Gilmour Space and Griffith University have signed a five-year deal to locally develop and launch low earth orbit satellites.
PlayStation 5 first hands-on
Chris Griffith plays Astro’s Playroom at the first Australian session with Sony’s coming PlayStation 5 games console.
Victa’s robot cuts your grass
If a robot mower cuts your grass, do you still deserve a ritualist beer at the end for its hard work?
Off-road virtual cycling with Zwift
Welcome to the world of a daredevil form of cycling where you steer your real bike in a virtual world.
GoPro Hero9 Black is a vlogger’s dream.
A pandemic and reduced adventure travel hasn’t stopped GoPro further perfect its premium action camera.
Teach your phone camera new tricks
A $239 outlay can turn your smartphone camera into a cinematic powerhouse.
Decision time for Google in Australia
The $US1 trillion valued Google is playing hardball with Australian media over demands it pays to use their content.
Infrastructure a heightened risk
Australia’s industrial infrastructure faces a heightened security risk from state sponsored hackers.
Chaise longue backdrop for Zwift Tour de France
The world’s iconic cycling race, Tour de France, will take place with real riders slogging it out in virtual depictions of Paris and France’s mountainous terrain.
The amazing race
The inside story of how three computer scientists achieved their mind-blowing feat to put Australia ahead in a post-COVID world.