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Margaret Simons

Margaret Simons is a journalist and writer. Her books include Malcolm Fraser: The Political Memoirs, co-written with Malcolm Fraser, and Penny Wong: Passion and Principle.

National Affairs Margaret Simons 25 November 2021 This time the election campaign needs to be reported differently
Essays & Reportage Margaret Simons 12 November 2021 Gaven Morris leaves the job of ABC news director after six of the broadcaster’s most controversial years National Affairs Margaret Simons 25 October 2021 Are Google and Facebook picking and choosing who they’ll deal with under the news media bargaining code? National Affairs Margaret Simons 8 October 2021 Did the campaign to punish Melbourne’s daily papers for questioning Dan Andrews’s government hit its mark? National Affairs Margaret Simons 16 September 2021 With the Murdoch paper continuing to insist on a veto over adjudicators, it’s time for the industry body to bite the bullet
National Affairs Margaret Simons 2 September 2021 Renewed allegations of corruption in 1980s New South Wales have reawakened strong feelings
Books & Arts Margaret Simons 31 August 2021 There’s plenty wrong with how the Murray–Darling is being managed, but Wall Street isn’t the culprit to target National Affairs Margaret Simons 5 August 2021 Our media writer spends a fortnight watching the channel’s after-dark presenters preaching to the converted National Affairs Margaret Simons 16 July 2021 No longer “crazy universities,” newsrooms are slowly adapting to a more challenging environment National Affairs Margaret Simons 2 July 2021 The Press Council faces renewed calls for reform
National Affairs Margaret Simons 16 June 2021 Their origins might be murky, but Scott Morrison would be wise to deal more fully with the allegations about his friendship with Tim Stewart
National Affairs Margaret Simons 1 June 2021 The pandemic has brought out the best and the worst in journalism National Affairs Margaret Simons 21 May 2021 Has the government broken its habit of making political appointments to the ABC board? National Affairs Margaret Simons 11 May 2021 Objective? Balanced? Impartial? Three journalists debate the values newsrooms should reflect National Affairs Margaret Simons 24 April 2021 Journalism has a different role to play from the legal system. It begins with reporting the facts as the journalist understands them
National Affairs Margaret Simons 25 March 2021 A unique medium for disseminating academic research is celebrating its first decade
National Affairs Margaret Simons 12 March 2021 The media is entering challenging new territory. Let’s hope the reporters don’t get in the way of the story Essays & Reportage Margaret Simons 25 June 2020 Australia lacks solid data about water availability and usage — and that has implications for the next federal election Essays & Reportage Margaret Simons 15 October 2019 Is an opportunity being lost in the midst of the Chinese student boom? National Affairs Margaret Simons 30 July 2019 Much has been written about what the regulator thinks of the big digital platforms, but what do its recommendations mean for reporting and analysis?
National Affairs Gary Dickson & Margaret Simons 21 June 2019 Does the regional broadcaster’s decision to close more newsrooms breach its licence obligations?
Correspondents Margaret Simons 15 May 2019 On the ground, the Philippines midterm results look less like an endorsement of Rodrigo Duterte’s policies than an illustration of the power of money. Photos by Dave Tacon From the archive Margaret Simons 3 February 2019 Private equity forms are reported to be circling the regional papers Nine Entertainment inherited from Fairfax. What is at stake? Podcasts Margaret Simons & Peter Clarke 31 December 2018 A decade after her first interview with Inside Story, writer and media analyst Margaret Simons talks to Peter Clarke about ten years of change, and… National Affairs Margaret Simons 11 December 2018 Can government rise to the challenge thrown down by the regulator?
Essays & Reportage Margaret Simons 21 November 2018 The writer who remade the women’s column has been recognised by the Australian Media Hall of Fame
National Affairs Margaret Simons 9 November 2018 There’s a good reason why the ACCC didn’t block the Fairfax–Nine merger, and it tells us why government policy needs to change National Affairs Margaret Simons 9 October 2018 We now know that at least one highly qualified ABC board candidate was knocked back by the government National Affairs Margaret Simons 1 October 2018 The independent panel produced its nominees, but the government had other ideas. Now it’s sitting on the names National Affairs Margaret Simons 24 September 2018 The departure of Michelle Guthrie exposes the weakness of the current ABC board and its strategy