Allegations of phone-hacking at the News of the World have exploded into the spotlight once again, following the emergence of claims that interceptions were widely discussed and practised at the… Read on >>
International Media,Journalism,Legal September 3rd 2010 — 11:16 am
Mark Willacy was one of several ABC reporters who were honoured this weekend by the Queensland Media Awards.
Willacy was named Queensland Journalist of the Year. His Foreign Correspondent report… Read on >>
Journalism,Radio,Regional Television August 30th 2010 — 6:14 am
The Nine Network‘s Ben Fordham and Andrew Byrne will not have convictions recorded against them, despite being criticised for their “appalling lack of judgement” in the course of producing a… Read on >>
Journalism,Legal,Television August 27th 2010 — 7:39 pm
The former David Jones employee suing the company over sexual harassment complaint has accused The Sunday Telegraph of spearheading a “smear campaign” against her.
The News Limited tabloid submitted a… Read on >>
Journalism,Legal,Print August 8th 2010 — 2:55 pm
The watering down of a controversial “gag law” in Italy has failed to allay concerns about the intentions of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, with criticism mounting over a provision that… Read on >>
International Media,Journalism,Politics August 1st 2010 — 11:25 am
City officials in China have ordered local police to apologise to a business reporter for putting the reporter onto a wanted list after he wrote articles criticising a local company.… Read on >>
International Media,Journalism July 30th 2010 — 11:29 pm
The Nine Network‘s director of news and current affairs, Mark Calvert, believes there is a sufficient appetite for quality election coverage and reporting.
“We’ve been having this debate for decades… Read on >>
Journalism,Politics,Television July 22nd 2010 — 12:11 pm
Ben Fordham, a reporter for the Nine Network, has been found guilty by a Supreme Court judge of breaching the Listening Devices Act while secretly filming a report for A… Read on >>
Journalism,Legal,Television July 20th 2010 — 7:59 pm
Twenty-one of the most influential media organisations in the United States have filed a brief to the Supreme Court, in support of the right of a fundamentalist church to hold demonstrations… Read on >>
International Media,Journalism,Legal,Politics July 17th 2010 — 8:32 pm
Newspaper proprietors in Indian-administered Kashmir halted production of their papers yesterday, criticising what they say are “discriminatory” and restrictive measures against Kashmir-based journalists.
Representatives from print outlets in Srinagar, the… Read on >>
International Media,Journalism July 11th 2010 — 3:41 pm
The sacking earlier this week of Octavia Nasr, a senior editor at CNN, has continued to fuel a fiery debate among observers, with prominent commentators in academic and journalistic circles… Read on >>
International Media,Journalism,Politics July 10th 2010 — 3:16 pm
Journalists and editors across Italy have gone on strike today to protest against “gag law” legislation being pushed through the parliament by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
The 24-hour strike on Friday… Read on >>
International Media,Journalism,Legal,Politics July 9th 2010 — 8:35 pm
The news broadcaster CNN has sacked one of its senior editors, following a Twitter update in which she expressed “respect” for a prominent Lebanese Shi’ite cleric who died earlier this… Read on >>
International Media,Journalism,New Media,Online,Politics,Resignations / Terminations July 8th 2010 — 9:41 pm
New Zealand television network TVNZ has unveiled changes to its television news and current affairs, dubbing it the “biggest changes to TV news and current affairs in 20 years.”
The… Read on >>
International Media,Journalism,Television July 6th 2010 — 11:18 pm
ABC managing director, Mark Scott, has ordered a review of how the broadcaster handles breaking news across its television and radio platforms.
The decision follows Scott’s admittance that the organisation… Read on >>
Journalism,Radio,Television July 2nd 2010 — 12:42 am