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Essays & reportage Sally Young 3 April 2012 Self-interest underlies much of the debate about the Australian news media, writes Sally Young, and it’s threatening the future of quality journalism
Books & arts Graeme Orr 6 March 2012 Despite the reaction of the press, the Finkelstein inquiry’s key recommendation deserves support, writes Graeme Orr Books & arts Klaus Neumann 1 March 2012 Does morality necessarily play a positive role in political debates, asks Klaus Neumann Duncan Hewitt 16 December 2011 A growing number of Chinese are bothered by the gap between reality and the way the media portrays society and politics, reports Duncan Hewitt. And the media itself is… Podcasts Peter Clarke 11 October 2011 Peter Clarke talks to Margaret Simons and Tim Dunlop about the federal government’s media inquiry and the fallout from the judgement in the Andrew Bolt case
Books & arts Ramon Lobato 28 September 2011 Robert Manne’s new anti-Murdoch polemic paints a familiar picture of bias and bullying at the Australian, writes Ramon Lobato. So what else is new?
Books & arts Sylvia Lawson 20 September 2011 Sylvia Lawson reviews Page One and Pina Essays & reportage Rodney Tiffen 15 September 2011 With the Leveson inquiry into the British press starting work in London, Rodney Tiffen looks at what the phone-hacking scandal has revealed so far about media, politics… Books & arts Ben Goldsmith 17 August 2011 The screening of the ABC’s ambitious courtroom drama, Crownies, coincides with a renewed debate about Australian content. Ben Goldsmith has been watching them both Books & arts Jock Given 29 July 2011 Australians are likely to get a statutory right of privacy. Though it needs careful crafting, it’s high time
National affairs Alan Ramsey 27 July 2011 Rob Chalmers, editor, journal and occasional Inside Story contributor, died this week after an extraordinary period in the Canberra Press Gallery. Alan Ramsey pays tribute
Essays & reportage Michael Gilding 26 July 2011 Fathers’ groups claim many children don’t know who their real father is. But what does the evidence say? Books & arts Peter Browne 21 July 2011 Curbing News Limited's reach wouldn’t be simple, writes Peter Browne, but there are other ways to encourage diversity National affairs Tim Dwyer 20 July 2011 Steady concentration has been a feature of the Australian media landscape; the legislative challenge is to take advantage of the shift in sentiment, argues Tim Dwyer National affairs Geoffrey Barker 18 July 2011 News Limited does some things very well, writes Geoffrey Barker. Self-analysis isn’t one of them
Books & arts Matthew Ricketson 29 June 2011 Journalists need to think more carefully about their relationships with their sources, writes Matthew Ricketson
National affairs Julian Thomas 7 April 2011 What does the government really want from its review of media policy, asks Julian Thomas Books & arts Rodney Tiffen 16 March 2011 Australia’s history of international broadcasting is littered with mis-steps, writes Rodney Tiffen. Will the government’s current tendering process see it… Our correspondent in Rangoon 18 February 2011 Ross Dunkley headed a high-profile foreign-owned business caught up in a web of tensions, writes our correspondent in Rangoon Frank Bongiorno 2 February 2011 The next casualties of Britain’s phone-hacking controversy could come from the media, politics or the police. But whoever falls next, it probably won’t be good news…
International Geoffrey Barker 2 December 2010 The WikiLeaks disclosures show the need to balance private and public diplomacy, writes Geoffrey Barker
International Rodney Tiffen 29 October 2010 Fox News isn’t only partisan – it’s now an active player within the Republican Party. The consequences could be serious, writes Rodney Tiffen Podcasts Peter Clarke 16 September 2010 Neither the major parties nor the media coped well with the seventeen days of uncertainty after the election. Peter Clarke talks to Sophie Black and Brian … National affairs Peter Browne 27 August 2010 The sudden rise to influence of the independent MPs is a challenge to the two-party system and how it’s reported National affairs Mark Davis & Miriam Lyons 13 August 2010 Mark Davis and Miriam Lyons outline the main themes of the new book, More Than Luck: Ideas Australia Needs Now
National affairs Stephanie Younane Brookes 10 August 2010 Tony Abbott’s family is playing an unprecedented role in this election, but will it shift votes, asks Stephanie Younane Brookes
Podcasts Peter Clarke 18 June 2010 The story of how two journalists unearthed the Securency scandal shows what would be lost if newspapers stop funding investigative journalism. They talked to Peter Clarke National affairs Stephanie Brookes 9 June 2010 The federal government has increased the stakes in the debate over mining taxes. Stephanie Brookes looks at the thinking behind the government’s ad blitz –… Essays & reportage Rodney Tiffen 3 June 2010 Sydney’s media moguls took off the gloves on a winter’s night in 1960 – and the Packers lost National affairs Jock Given 16 May 2010 What does $25 million worth of consultancy conclude about the national broadband network, asks Jock Given