Media leaders held to account
In this session at the New News 2011 conference three Australian media leaders – Mark Scott (Managing Director, ABC), Greg Hywood (CEO, Fairfax Media) and Sophie Black (Editor, Crikey, pictured above) – answered questions from the public. They are joined by Kevin Rennie, whose question for the three media leaders via oursay.org received the most votes…
Media leaders held to account
In this session at the New News 2011 conference three Australian media leaders – Mark Scott (Managing Director, ABC), Greg Hywood (CEO, Fairfax Media) and Sophie Black (Editor, Crikey, pictured above) – answered questions from the public. They are joined by Kevin Rennie, whose question for the three media leaders via oursay.org received the most votes…
Why political coverage is broken
Renowned commentator and journalism academic Jay Rosen delivered the keynote speech at this year’s New News conference, held on 26–27 August at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne. His theme: “How did we get to the point where it seems entirely natural for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to describe political journalists appearing on its air as ‘the insiders?’”…
Why political coverage is broken
Renowned commentator and journalism academic Jay Rosen delivered the keynote speech at this year’s New News conference, held on 26–27 August at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne. His theme: “How did we get to the point where it seems entirely natural for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to describe political journalists appearing on its air as ‘the insiders?’”…
New News 2011 conference
The Public Interest Journalism Foundation will once again partner with Melbourne Writers Festival to present the New News conference. Speakers include Lindsay Tanner, Jay Rosen, Jo Chandler, Margaret Simons, Bill Birnbauer, Misha Ketchell, George Megalogenis, Matthew Ricketson, Shakira Hussein and Maria Tumarkin…
New News 2011 conference
The Public Interest Journalism Foundation will once again partner with Melbourne Writers Festival to present the New News conference. Speakers include Lindsay Tanner, Jay Rosen, Jo Chandler, Margaret Simons, Bill Birnbauer, Misha Ketchell, George Megalogenis, Matthew Ricketson, Shakira Hussein and Maria Tumarkin…
YouCommNews investigation: How much does ABCNews24 cost?
What is the true cost of the ABC’s 24 hour television news service, ABCNews24? It is a question that has preoccupied ABC watchers for over a year now, since the service was launched. When the new channel was announced, ABC Managing Director Mark Scott was uncharacteristically cagey about how he had scraped together the money…
YouCommNews investigation: How much does ABCNews24 cost?
What is the true cost of the ABC’s 24 hour television news service, ABCNews24? It is a question that has preoccupied ABC watchers for over a year now, since the service was launched. When the new channel was announced, ABC Managing Director Mark Scott was uncharacteristically cagey about how he had scraped together the money…