Andrew Dodd and Matthew Ricketson have not written another biography of Rupert Murdoch, but a forensic account of how his empire intimidates and destroys.
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The Stefanovic saga represents a high-profile example of the transfer of journalism’s hard-earned credibility into a rapidly growing alternative media sphere.
Journalism exists to describe the world as it is, not as the powerful would like. The Chinese regime apparently feels differently.
With spectacle, personality clashes and corruption increasingly defining American politics, it was only a matter of time before TMZ would set its sights on the Beltway.
A GP reflects on the lessons of Eric Schlosser’s ‘muckraking’ classic. A necessary health check on the world we’ve built, it urges us all to take back our agency.
AI may assist in the newsroom, but journalism must remain under human editorial control.
Almost all major human rights organisations agree the destruction of Gaza meets the legal definition of genocide. Yet liberal news outlets still do not use the word.
The press is an important platform for creating and spreading new linguistic forms.
News fatigue is not a personal failing, but a result of an evolutionary brain being asked to process a large volume of bad news from around the world.
Global media coverage tends to focus on just one of Ethiopia’s conflicts.
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London Falling is well worth reading – but could have matched this star reporter’s masterpieces if it had ranged more widely.
The EU’s Media Pluralism Monitor research project assesses the health of national media ecosystems but what about the bigger picture beyond compliance and the risks to Europe’s information space as a whole?
The News Media Bargaining Code was world-leading. The government’s new plan, the News Bargaining Incentive, will build on past progress to protect journalism.
Meryl Streep’s performance may lack bite, but seeing Hathaway, Streep, Blunt and Tucci together again is joyful and escapist.
With AI slop and misinformation on the rise, research suggests New Zealanders may be turning back to mainstream news for reliability and accountability.
In the face of little information, or misinformation, about the war in Iran, media literacy can prove a valuable tool to assess what’s happening on the ground.
Responsible journalists verify and fact-check information. That can create a lag, leading the audience to believe they’re not just slow but wrong.
News outlets want readers – and big tech – to pay for their content. But blocking the Internet Archive will leave major holes in the public record of the web.
Reporting on Iran’s anti-government protests comes with extraordinary risks and obstacles.
