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)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)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)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)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)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)Why the Fairfax board needs media experience
The lack of key skills and experience is having an impact on this important institution, argues board candidate Gerard Noonan
27 Oct 09 Comments (2)Getting back to the craft
Peter Clarke talks to four journalists and researchers about alternative futures for journalism
09 Aug 09 Comments (1)Enter the Australian
Forty-five years ago Rupert Murdoch published the first edition of a national daily. In this essay written in July 1964, Ken Inglis reviews the new paper.
14 Jul 09 Comments (2)The Australian at forty-five
For all its faults, it’s a miracle that it exists, writes Rodney Tiffen. But the Australian could be a whole lot better
Comments (2)Going private
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
29 Jan 09 Comments (5)The bad news
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
17 Dec 08 Comments (3)
