Larger than life, likeable and untroubled by journalistic ethics, Hinch will be remembered for his heartfelt convictions.
- Professor of Journalism, The University of Melbourne
News Corporation’s decades-long support for Israel is reflected in its coverage of Israel–Palestine, reducing its complexities to a black and white issue.
After a lengthy and bitter dispute, the future of the media empire after Rupert Murdoch’s death has been resolved – and son Lachlan is to take the reins.
Listen to Andrew Dodd on The Conversation Weekly podcast on the long, transactional relationship between Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch.
The President is suing the mogul for billions of dollars over an article about Jeffrey Epstein. The friendship of convenience is over, so what happens now?
The closure of each program means the loss of another media town square, where the capacity to listen civilly to, and learn from, one another also disappears.
Voters wanted to hear the details of policies that matter to them, such as housing and cost of living. Instead, the Coalition gave them culture wars.
While few people have received an apology from a Murdoch-owned publication, Prince Harry now has. But if you think this is the end of the long legal saga, you may well be wrong.
The media mogul has failed to have his “irrevocable” family trust changed in favour of his eldest son, Lachlan. But the family drama still has a long way to play out.
Old-school media moguls used their considerable influence covertly to get what they want. The big tech bros now in charge have no time for such niceties.
The media mogul wants to change his “irrevocable trust” so that eldest son Lachlan has total control and maintains his media outlets’ right-wing agenda.
Era una decisión inevitable que solo se podía tomar de dos formas: o Rupert abandonaba la presidencia o se marchaba poniendo sus propias condiciones. Ha optado por lo segundo.
This is a decision that was always going to come in one of two forms: either Rupert dropping off the perch or him leaving on this own terms. He has opted for the latter.
Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code has garnered global interest – but the Canadians want a model with more transparency.
Does Australia benefit from Google paying for News Corp training?
The huge cuts to Australian journalism over the past decade have decimated mentoring in the industry. This is not easy to see with the naked eye but it has a huge impact on what gets produced.
‘Suck it and see’ or face a digital tax, former ACCC boss Allan Fels warns Google and Facebook
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Tech giants don't like Australia's plan to force Google and Facebook to pay for news, to fund public interest journalism. But the government may well respond with a digital tax, says Allan Fels.
The Australian Press Council’s ruling suggests an exemption for ‘entertainment magazines’ from the standard of factual reporting. This ruling has no basis in Australian defamation law.
Media companies are mad as hell at tech giants and don’t want to take it anymore. But what choice do they have?
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No wonder that, according to a new international survey, media companies are increasingly unhappy with their lot. In this episode we hear from the survey's author, Robert Whitehead.
Media Files: investigative journalist Bastian Obermayer, who led the Panama Papers tax exposé
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Today we meet Bastian Obermayer, the Pulitizer prize-winning journalist who led the Panama Papers investigation into global tax evasion.
Media Files: ACCC seeks to clip wings of tech giants like Facebook and Google but international effort is required
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In Dickens' era, international copyright law developed from a worldwide effort to deal with a global problem. Is it time to tackle tech giants the same way? A journalist and a media owner explain.
Facebook’s Mia Garlick on how Australian politicians are using social media
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Today's Media Files podcast examines the role of social media in election campaigns, including the spread of 'fake news' and foreign political interference.
No gaffes, no real surprises – the third leaders’ debate was a fairly predictable affair, save for the testy conclusion
Investigative journalist Adele Ferguson on the ‘disappointing’ banking royal commission and how she works with whistleblowers
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Today on Media Files, it's journalism versus the big banks. We're hearing from Adele Ferguson, the celebrated journalist who many credit as the driving force behind the banking royal commission.
The Al Jazeera report makes for powerful viewing. But from a journalistic point of view, is it ethical?
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