We must ensure that private companies placing objects in space don’t create another environmental disaster like the plastic pollution in our oceans.
Category: Media
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Will the media wake up to the danger to American democracy?
“Asymmetric polarisation” is a poor way to describe America’s descent into madness, propelled by the Republican voting base..
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Australia doesn’t need a royal commission to fix its broken media
A disappointing media diversity report was predictable and largely unhelpful. Here is how to address the genuine problems with the Australian media.
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Assange extradition would have ‘dangerous implications’ for journalism
The secretary-general of Reporters Without Borders called on the US and UK governments to “stop to this more than decade-long persecution once and for all”.
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Depressed by the press: journalism bows to the authoritarians
Weakened by commercial and political pressures, legacy media are struggling to counter the antagonism of vested interests, writes Lucy Hamilton.
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In the Asian media: democracy recession, Olympic boycott and Squid Game
Around Asia, the media is covering democracy conferences with scepticism, and the Olympic boycott with caution.
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Last chance saloon: ABC crucial to the survival of local TV production
A new report commissioned by the ABC reveals that the public broadcaster’s local productions contribute at least $744 million to the Australian economy.
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The National Press Club exemplifies the erosion of journalism
The National Press Club sells access to influential journalists to organisations with vested interests in shaping government policy and self-promotion.
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What the Asian media are saying: ASEAN, JI returns, ping-pong diplomacy
Xi Jinping’s appearance at ASEAN this week, a question mark over China’s naval power, concerns about Jemaah Islamiyah rebuilding, and more news from our region.
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Not just the corners: ABC assault on Assange undermines foundations of journalism
Demonised by governments, abandoned by his homeland, Julian Assange ends another year in captivity, a living rebuke to double standards in the media.
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The Israeli lobby and the disturbing SBS board appointment
The Morrison government ignored the mandated independent appointment process to choose its own candidate who brings an aggressive pro-Israel agenda. (more…)
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Under fire: Ita Buttrose goes into battle for ABC independence
For the current government “the enemy” appears to be anyone trying to hold that government to account — and right now, that’s the ABC.
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The ABC must not let itself be bossed around. End of story
The ABC is not just another government department. A Senate inquiry into its complaints process cannot be allowed to happen.
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What the Asian media are saying: ASEAN, China powers up EVs, Japan’s inequality
Our US/UK centric media largely ignores Asia. But important and interesting things are happening- Cambodia will host ASEAN later this month, security between China and the US, and a spicy controversy in Korea.
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Journalism needs more than better protection, it needs better standards
Nearly a decade since two separate reviews recommended an overhaul of media regulation, neither recommendation has been implemented.
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Do the ABC’s journalistic standards matter? That’s a leading question!
The ABC’s integrity could be undermined if its journalists continue to use interview techniques that allow those in power to avoid accountability.
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What Asian media are saying about COP26
In the Asian media, COP26 isn’t all about net zero plans and phasing out coal — our region is just as concerned with the potential potholes.
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Four Corners v Julian Assange: your ABC, their sneers
Who could imagine that a revered current affairs program could stoop to peddling slanderous allegations against an award-winning Australian journalist?
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The media hides the information we need about Julian Assange
Our mainstream media have treated Julian Assange as the bad guy for over a decade. Which is where the virus again raises its ugly head.
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Expect to hear from Ita Buttrose as ABC faces uncertain funding future
It’s our ABC, but the national broadcaster remains at the whims of the government of the day, which headed by Scott Morrison is a long way from the friendly camp. (more…)
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The debate about our ABC needs grown-ups in the room
The national broadcaster requires structural and funding reform — but these changes must follow informed discussion and cannot be decided on a tribal battleground. (more…)
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Murdoch’s climate denialists must bear heavy responsibility for national failure
The insistence of denialists at The Australian that the 2050 emissions targets are beyond the world’s reach is damaging and flies in the face of science and technological progress. (more…)
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Australian media fails to challenge Israel lobby: Review of Dateline Jerusalem
The Australian mainstream media have been bullied into submission by the Israel lobby, considered at home to be the most effective in the world.
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News Corp’s climate pivot perpetrates a new fraud and draws us closer to climate catastrophe
Not only does News Corp’s new climate change campaign come after years of spreading climate misinformation, it is also simply replacing its last fraud with another.
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Nobel Peace Prize recipients Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have some lessons for Australia
Australian journalists should try imitating the extreme courage of Nobel Peace Price winners Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov — justice needs to be done on many issues.
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The plot to murder Julian Assange is being ignored by the mainstream media
The US government reportedly planned to kidnap and murder Julian Assange. And yet the Australian commentariat and media are silent. Why?
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Crossword clues and bullying: the almighty power of the Australian pro-Israel lobby
The influence of Colin Rubenstein and his lobby group does not just limit what mainstream media outlets dare publish, it forces self-censorship on editors and journalists alike, writes John Lyons in his latest book. (more…)
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Distracted by the submarine bauble, Labor and the media miss the point
Australia is about to become home to American bases, and potentially a nuclear target, and this seems to have escaped the attention of the Opposition and the media. (more…)
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Beware internet defamation: Australian law’s worrying turn
An Australian defamation court case has made it a whole lot more risky for publishers — or anyone, for that matter — to allow third-party comments on their social media pages.
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Why journalists have a trust problem
If there was a time when journalists had great credibility with audiences, it’s less so today. In this speech delivered to a university media seminar, The Sydney Morning Herald‘s economics editor Ross Gittins explores why.