Media
Narrative.ly – a new media site tells local stories as if they matter
Narrative.ly is not yet one year old, but has already been named one of TIME’s “50 Best Websites of 2013”.......
Greens pledge funding boost for community media
The Greens have pledged to boost community media spending by $27 million per year in an election campaign promise. Senator......
The power of the press
“Kick this mob out” was the front page of Monday’s Daily Telegraph, and today they compared the Prime Minister to......
Terrorist or celebrity?
Rolling Stone has long explored social and political issues alongside music and entertainment in its influential pages. But this month,......
Leaving the nest – a new magazine encourages girls to fly
‘Fly, Birdee, fly’ says the Editor of Birdee, a new online magazine for teenage girls. The publishers say they want......
Mandela’s illness: should the media back off?
Since the 94 year old Nelson Mandela went into hospital a few weeks ago, the media have gone into overdrive.......
Marr says News Limited is confused on free speech
The right to free speech has been an ongoing contentious issue with recent plans to overhaul media laws failing to......
Funding indigenous media
The chairperson of the Australian Indigenous Communication Association, Mr Tiga Bayles criticised the recent Federal Budget for failing to allocate......
Budget 2013: No commitment to community radio
Community radio supporters around the country had their ears tuned to hear whether Communications Minister Stephen Conroy had decided to......
Myanmar’s emerging fourth estate.
A relaxation of censorship could see Myanmar with a functioning fourth estate by the time it holds elections in 2015.......