The ABC’s decision to use reports from the controversial Doha-based network makes sense from up close, writes Scott Bridges
19 Oct 12 Comments (6)Why Fairfax matters
Fairfax newspapers are part of the fabric of Australian democracy, argues Rodney Tiffen
27 Jun 12 Comments (3)Fairfax: time for a circuit breaker
Caught between the threat of a new owner and the demands of a skittish sharemarket, Fairfax needs to reconstitute itself to survive, writes Peter Browne
25 Jun 12 Comments (0)The more things change…
There was no golden age for newspapers, writes Geoffrey Barker. Which means we shouldn’t be too pessimistic about the future
Comments (3)The Australian rallies the troops
The Australian has it wrong at every step in its attack on Margaret Simons and the Finkelstein inquiry, writes Rodney Tiffen
31 May 12 Comments (3)Keeping the Age noisy
The Age’s history shows why Fairfax’s strategy is putting the paper’s identity at risk, writes Sybil Nolan
01 Dec 11 Comments (2)Falling through the floor
One of France’s best-known journalists went undercover to see the recession first-hand. Sophie Black reviews her account of the experience
24 Nov 11 Comments (0)How the AFR’s “disastrous” paywall delivered the goods
Former Financial Review Group CEO Michael Gill responds to our podcast, Paywalls: the good news and the gamble
07 Nov 11 Comments (12)Paywalls: the good news and the gamble
PODCAST | The Australian’s online paywall is up and running. The New York Times has announced strong subscriber figures. Peter Clarke discusses the prospects for paid content with Gordon Crovitz, Sophie Black and Jason Wilson
02 Nov 11 Comments (4)
Sixty years in the Gallery
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
27 Jul 11 Comments (1)Right time, wrong inquiry?
Curbing News Limited’s reach wouldn’t be simple, writes Peter Browne, but there are other ways to encourage diversity
21 Jul 11 Comments (0)Good news from the News of the World
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
20 Jul 11 Comments (0)Is this News Limited’s defence?
News Limited does some things very well, writes Geoffrey Barker. Self-analysis isn’t one of them
18 Jul 11 Comments (2)Leaks, sources and passing the salt
Journalists need to think more carefully about their relationships with their sources, writes Matthew Ricketson
29 Jun 11 Comments (0)The scandal that almost wasn’t
Why did most of the media run dead on the Securency bribery story, asks Peter Browne
25 May 10 Comments (4)If we don’t do it, who will?
Graham Perkin’s news editor, Geoffrey Barker, discusses Ben Hills’s biography of the legendary newspaper editor
12 May 10 Comments (0)What it means to be a real journalist
One reviewer accuses the murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya of being hot-headed. Why has this become a pejorative term, asks Maria Tumarkin
28 Apr 10 Comments (4)Group thoughts
The Australian talks about climate change with (almost) one voice, writes Rodney Tiffen in this analysis of the paper’s coverage of the glacier controversy
01 Apr 10 Comments (3)A mess? A shambles? A disaster?
Most coverage of the home insulation controversy ignored history and avoided simple mathematics, writes Rodney Tiffen
26 Mar 10 Comments (23)
