Veteran Australian TV news and current affairs director Mr Peter Meakin will share decades of professional insight when he speaks to journalism students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst on Tuesday 8 October. Ms Kay Nankervis, lecturer in journalism at the CSU School of Communication and Creative Industries in Bathurst, said, “We are very fortunate to have such an experienced news executive as Mr Meakin willing to visit the University to speak to our journalism students. During an ‘In Conversation’ session I will host between 1pm to 2pm on Tuesday, he will speak about his career in the media and contemporary media issues, and will answer students’ questions. Later, he will meet journalism students to hear and provide feedback on their story ‘pitches’ and view the TV news stories they are editing as part of their courses.” Mr Meakin was a TV news and current affairs executive at Channel Nine for three decades, and at Chanel Seven since 2003. He has recently accepted the role of executive director of news and current affairs at Chanel Ten, starting in February 2014.