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National affairs Rodney Tiffen 26 March 2010 Most coverage of the home insulation controversy ignored history and avoided simple mathematics, writes Rodney Tiffen
Podcasts Peter Clarke 16 November 2009 Six months into the job, the ABC’s director of news, Kate Torney, talks to Peter Clarke about where the national broadcaster is headed National affairs Geoffrey Barker 10 November 2009 The reporting of Kevin Rudd’s climate speech demonstrated the failings of the news media, writes Geoffrey Barker National affairs Gerard Noonan 27 October 2009 The lack of key skills and experience is having an impact on this important institution, argues board candidate Gerard Noonan International Geoffrey Barker 13 October 2009 What were the western media representatives getting themselves into at the Beijing summit, asks Geoffrey Barker
Podcasts Peter Clarke 9 August 2009 Peter Clarke talks to four journalists and researchers about alternative futures for journalism
National affairs Rodney Tiffen 14 July 2009 It’s a miracle it exists, but it could be a whole lot better Essays & reportage Ken Inglis 14 July 2009 Rupert Murdoch’s national daily burst into print on 15 July 1964. Ken Inglis assessed the new paper later that month for Nation magazine National affairs Rob Chalmers 9 July 2009 It’s that rare thing – a political leader publicly at odds with Australia’s largest print media company. Rob Chalmers reports from Canberra Podcasts Jock Given & Peter Clarke 5 May 2009 Fifteen years after it was first proposed, digital radio is almost here. Has it come too late, asks Jock Given in this interview with Peter Clarke
National affairs Jock Given 7 April 2009 Fresh back from overseas, a prime minister makes a stunning telecommunications announcement. And the historical parallels don’t end there, writes Jock Given
National affairs Jonathan Este 29 January 2009 The evidence suggests that publicly listed media companies are digging their own graves. Does this mean a return to the age of moguls, asks Jonathan Este National affairs Margaret Simons 27 January 2009 The pay TV industry has opened up a new front in its battle with free-to-air, writes Margaret Simons National affairs Sally Young 17 December 2008 Are Australians abandoning the news? Drawing on new survey material Sally Young looks at the drift away from conventional news and the evidence about where audiences are going National affairs Margaret Simons 1 December 2008 Amid the back slapping and back stabbing, this year’s Walkley Awards dinner highlighted the threat to quality journalism, writes Margaret Simons
National affairs Margaret Simons 22 October 2008 The government’s review of public broadcasting might be unnecessarily narrow, but there’s plenty of fuel for controversy, writes Margaret Simons