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Dronesplaining
Jane Goodall
19 December 2024
Whatever’s going on in the American skies, the action on the ground is worth exploring
Books & arts
Last supper?
Jane Goodall
24 August 2023
In its attempt to be light-hearted,
Kitchen Cabinet
has steered into dangerous waters
National affairs
A long view of the short squeeze
Pamela Hanrahan
2 February 2021
The Reddit army has upped the ante for market regulators, including Australia’s
Correspondents
Captain Abbott’s pick
David Hayes
2 October 2020
Britain’s man-gets-job frenzy was less about Tony Abbott than it seemed
National affairs
The worst draft of history
Peter Brent
31 March 2020
Highly strung journalists aren’t doing anyone any favours tweeting about Covid-19
National affairs
Brickbats and bouquets
Frank Bongiorno
23 April 2019
Election 2019
| Twitter has changed the landscape of political reporting, and there’s no going back
Essays & reportage
The tight-lipped champions of free speech
Ginger Gorman
22 March 2019
The social media giants say they’re dealing with online predators, but they really don’t want to talk about it
Books & arts
Requiem for the World Wide Web
Tom Greenwell
9 January 2019
Books
| Matthew Hindman offers illumination for a disillusioned age
National affairs
The ACCC’s plan to reshape the media landscape
Margaret Simons
11 December 2018
Can government rise to the challenge thrown down by the regulator?
Essays & reportage
Love thine enemy
Jill Stark
16 August 2018
What happens when you meet the person you’ve done battle with online?
National affairs
“Of course they say there are no competition issues. They always do”
Julian Thomas
2 August 2018
Against expectations, Fairfax, Nine and the government are running up against the regulator
Books & arts
Privacy by design
Megan Richardson
4 July 2018
Books
| Badly designed technologies can trap users and thwart their understanding, argues lawyer–scientist Woodrow Hartzog. Good design can do the opposite
International
Zuckerberg’s gift
Sophie Black
24 April 2018
Facebook’s chief executive made a surprise admission to Congress earlier this month. Yet we’re in danger of letting him off the hook
Books & arts
Inside Cambridge Analytica
Jane Goodall
19 April 2018
Television
| Behind the algorithms, is this just an old-fashioned propaganda outfit with a thick veneer of spin?