What we think about media regulation correlates strongly with what we read, write Ken Haley and Andrew Dodd
17 Jun 13 Comments (0)
The privatisation of political life
When politicians start invading their own privacy, it’s not surprising that the media follow their lead, writes James Panichi
20 Mar 13 Comments (1)
From scandal to reform: Leveson’s way forward
The Leveson report’s case for more rigorous press accountability was immediately undercut by David Cameron, but despite the cheers from the tabloids, the prime minister has backed himself into a dangerous corner, writes Rodney Tiffen
Comments (0)It was time: Mick Young’s triumph, forty years on
Not only was the 1972 election a watershed for Labor, it also created the modern political campaign, writes Stephen Mills
29 Nov 12 Comments (1)How Al Jazeera took on the (English-speaking) world
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)Kerry Packer: the interview
A third Kerry Packer–based TV series is in production just as the late mogul’s magazines head offshore. In this interview in 1978 with Terry Lane, Packer provided a rare insight into his childhood and the influence of his father
05 Sep 12 Comments (1)Olympics move beyond satire
Olympic boosters don’t consider opportunity costs of Olympic competition, writes Geoffrey Barker. Meanwhile, the subsidies and scandals continue
19 Jul 12 Comments (9)Rupert Murdoch’s Annus Horribilis
It’s a year since News Corporation’s cover-up of phone-hacking in Britain began to unravel. Rodney Tiffen takes stock of the damage so far, assesses the News Corp split, and looks ahead
10 Jul 12 Comments (1)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)Managing the optics of the Intervention
Anticipating media coverage is now a key element in the development of Indigenous policy, report Kerry McCallum and Lisa Waller
22 Jun 12 Comments (0)Getting under their skin
Frank Bongiorno traces the debate about blackness from Arthur Upfield to Andrew Bolt
07 Jun 12 Comments (1)
Dick Casey’s forgotten people
Over sixty years ago, an innovative political campaign offered Australian voters a coherent political philosophy, writes Stephen Mills
31 May 12 Comments (2)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
Comments (3)Is Tom Crone Rupert Murdoch’s John Dean?
Comparisons with Watergate raise worrying prospects for News Corporation, writes Rodney Tiffen
03 May 12 Comments (0)Rupert and the right to know
Two new books wrestle with the issue of why readers’ trust in the media has plummeted, Denis Muller
18 Apr 12 Comments (0)Ending Sydney’s law-and-order auction
The NSW attorney-general has taken the politically risky step of trying to reduce the prison population, writes Robert Milliken
03 Apr 12 Comments (3)
