Media
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Julian Assange interrupts extradition hearing again
The 49-year-old intervened in his extradition hearing for the second time since it’s resumption at the Old Bailey in London…
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‘Chilling’: Australian press fight with China goes global
After a series of diplomatic discussions with Australia over the past week, European Union member-state leaders may raise the issue…
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Eyes on the world – drones change our point of view and our truths
Even more profoundly, drones have transformed how we witness the world: how we decide the events that matter and create…
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Julian Assange’s extradition case will continue tomorrow after coronavirus delays.
Julian Assange will tomorrow emerge from his coronavirus lockdown in London’s high-security Belmarsh prison to face an extradition hearing at…
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‘Not our first choice’: Facebook threatens to block news in Australia
Facebook Australia managing director Will Easton said the proposed legislation, which was announced by the competition regulator in July, misunderstands…
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David Olusoga: racism in British TV has led to ‘lost generation’ of black talent
Systemic racism in British television has forced out a generation of black talent who quit because they were being ignored…
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The government’s regional media bailout doesn’t go far enough — here are reforms we really need
From Broken Hill and Braidwood in NSW to Naracoorte in South Australia, these new media outfits were buoyed by public…
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Whitewash on the box: how a lack of diversity on Australian television damages us all
Yet Australian television does not reflect the make-up of the wider community. Usha M. Rodrigues The Conversation This in turn…
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Three killed during Bengaluru violence over reported Facebook post
Violent protests gripped parts of the southern Indian city of Bengaluru late on Aug. 11 after thousands took to the…
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James Murdoch’s resignation is the result of News Corp’s increasing shift to the right – not just on climate
His route to resigning from the News Corp board because of “disagreements over certain editorial content” has been circuitous and…
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EU court ruling strikes hammer blow to transatlantic data flows
Europe’s top court handed down a searing verdict on U.S. surveillance powers on Thursday, ruling for the second time that…
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All the President’s Trolls: Real and Fake Twitter Fights in El Salvador
Much of it transpires on Twitter, where his champions and critics engage in rows that could pre-empt reasoned discussion of…
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Parler: what you need to know about the ‘free speech’ Twitter alternative
Last week, Harper’s Magazine published an open letter signed by 150 academics, writers and activists concerning perceived threats to the…
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Australia’s media has been too white for too long.
The case for a more diverse and representative media should be clear by now – it’s been made time and…
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Coca-Cola and Starbucks disappear from Facebook over hate speech
United States civil rights groups have enlisted the multinationals to help pressure the social media giant into taking concrete steps…
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Media have helped create a crisis of democracy – now they must play a vital role in its revival
On a scale of one to ten, where one was utter despair and ten was cautious hopefulness, it would have…
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