An all‑yellow north, bluer in south, and UK politics could get nasty
The Murdoch press strategy of supporting the Conservatives in England and the SNP in Scotland reflected a common interest in denying Labour government in the UK election.
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The Oz needn’t beat up media lecturers – but thanks anyway
Having worked as a journalism and media studies academic in the United Kingdom for the best part of 25 years, one of the things that surprised me on coming to Australia was the state of near-open warfare…
Media ownership matters: why politicians need to take on proprietors
The Gillard Government’s media inquiry is to disregard the crucial issues of bias and concentration of media ownership, despite Bob Brown’s demands for wider terms of reference. This is, at best, misled…
News Corp’s siege coverage built on a ‘take‑no‑prisoners’ culture
AUST gets wake-call with Sydney terror. Only Daily Telegraph caught the bloody outcome at 2.00 am. Congrats.— Rupert Murdoch (@rupertmurdoch) December 15, 2014 In one brutally insensitive tweet, Rupert…
What is news in the 21st century?
Journalists used to decide what was news. Things are very different now.
Barclays’ rate‑rigging scandal exposes the rot in UK banking system
The sense of frustration and despair within the British government and regulatory agencies over the behaviour of Barclays in submitting patently false returns to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR…
There’s life in them yet: why it’s too early to call the death of print
It took a while, but the Australian news industry has finally caught up with the crisis of journalism which has been affecting the rest of the world for quite some time. I say “crisis”, but let’s be clear…
Finkelstein inquiry report cause for ‘cautious optimism’
It was a pleasant surprise that the independent Australian media inquiry, examining print, online and the role of the self-regulatory body, the Australian Press Council, was, for the most part, a satisfying…
Boris Johnson is planning radical changes to the UK constitution – here are the ones you need to know about
A large majority gives the prime minister freedom to dramatically alter the machinary of the nation.
The perils of trying to regulate for ethical behaviour
In little more than two weeks, the long simmering issue of illegal phone hacking at News Corporation’s British newspaper News of the World has developed into a cascading crisis, with fatal results for…
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