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Has the Internet Killed Print Journalism?
31 mar  |  Wikipedia co-creator Jimmy Wales debates internet cultural critic Andrew Keen on the fate of print journalism in the digital age. . . read more
The Internet and the Future of News
15 apr  |  Columnist, author and Professor of Journalism Eric Alterman speculates on the future of newspapers, in a conversation with FORA.tv founder and CEO Brian Gruber.  . . read more
TV News Hiding Truth About Iraq Civil War
20 aug  |  Eric Margolis, contributor to American Conservative magazine and The Real News, says television news is misleading people about the responsibility of the U.S. in fueling the Iraq civil war. . . read more
The Promise of Real News
20 aug  |  Imagine a news network with no corporate or government funding and no advertising. A news network of the people, by the people, for the people if you will. Imagine no longer - The Real News has started. . . read more
John Pilger
21 apr  |  Films and journalism from John Pilger . . read more
Dropping Knowledge
9 sep  |  Dropping Knowledge - asking the biggest questions of our time . . read more
Photoshop - The New Cosmetic Surgery
16 aug  |  The popularity of dating and social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace means that business at stores that specialise in retouching personal photographs is going through the roof. . . read more
The New Yorker
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‘Hark’ The Herald Agents Don’t Sing – From The Outsider
31 aug  |  The Sydney Morning Herald has been named as a finalist in the annual Newspaper of the Year award. It's hard to imagine Fairfax's sacking of hundreds of staff members in the pursuit of productivity and profits is going to improve its chances of winning the award but, there again, where is the competition going to come from?

You may have noticed that the SMH has not reported among the sackings, the dismissal of its veteran columnist Mike Carlton. So why is that not 'news' as far as the remaining staff and scab journos are concerned? And, furthermore, why is the Federal Government disinterested when custodians of the public good (the media owners) trash the infrastructure created by years of dedication, and the lives of those who created it - all in the interests of shareholders pockets?

The rights of media owners in such an oligopolistic market as metropolitan newspapers need to be redefined. And the independence of the editors to report on all the news and not just the news that suits the owners must be a condition of holding them. . . read more

Wikipedia edits drama in NYTimes kidnapping
1 jul  |  The New York Times worked with Wikipedia to keep news of the kidnapping of one of its reporters in Afghanistan off the online user-edited encyclopedia, the newspaper reported on Monday. . . read more
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