Emerging journalists take to an uncertain career path
Emerging journalists say their future depends upon them not only staying abreast of technology but society seeing the media as a vital public service.
By Krati Garg
Paying the price for free speech — Peter Greste in jail
Jailed Australian journalist Peter Greste is finding solace in meditation, gardening and learning to speak Arabic, as his parents continue to campaign for his release from a Cairo prison where he is serving a seven-year jail term for endangering Egypt’s national security.
Making the news room work for women: how do women rise, thrive and survive in the media?
Sexism in the newsroom reflects the culture and society in which media operates, according to a panel of top female journalists.
By Eisha Gupta
Magazines survive the paper cut: not going anywhere say editors
The editors of three Australian glossy magazines have argued that print and digital formats could co-exist in today’s cut-throat media landscape, especially when Australians are still the world’s most voracious consumers of print magazines.
Article by Kate Stanton
Storify by Hugh McMaster
Greens Senator Scott Ludlum believes it is only a matter of time before Australians’ Internet use would be collected as a result of the Federal Government’s revamped security laws.
Article by Lauren Gill
Storify byDaryl Holland
Time for the watch dog to wake up, warn media watchers
Australian journalists were not wary enough about protecting their information and sources from government, according to media identities speaking at New News.
Article byJosh Ribarich
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What are the perils and pitfalls of crowdfunding journalism?
Article byAli Winters
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Protect sources at all costs, urge reporters
Journalists must do all they can to ensure they remain an impenetrable buffer between whistleblowers and the law — even if that means they give up their own freedom in the process.
Article by Scott Tibballs
Storify byJulie Milland
Finding voice for Indigenous communities
Indigenous Australians are adept at using social media to connect but being heard above the Internet chatter is more complex than simply getting access to a smart phone or broadband.
Article by Derrick Krusche
Advertising (and journalism’s?) future to go native
Native advertising is the key to ensuring quality journalism thrives as audiences swap computers for mobile phones, according to a panel of media experts speaking at the New News conference.
Article by Matthew Wade
Newspaper rivals on same page: print media won’t die
Despite falling newspaper circulations, a decline in advertising revenues and a failure of the digital pay-wall business model to prop up traditional print media, Melbourne’s top newspapers say the fight for survival is far from over.
Article by Bec Zajac
Old guard versus media upstartsAndrew Dodd led a discussion with Phoebe Montague (Lady Melbourne), Paul Chadwick (Guardian Australia and LawMedia) and Tim Hanlon (Gizmag) about what success looks like in the new media world for organisations both old and new.
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Print is dead, not so journalism: ex-News boss Kim Williams
Native advertising is the key to ensuring quality journalism thrives as audiences swap computers for mobile phones, according to a panel of media experts speaking at the New News conference.
Article by Dhairya Maheshwari
What will become of the rights of investigative journalists and whistleblowers in the wake of Snowden, Assange and Manning? How can our media balance investigative surveillance with the government’s proposed new national security measures and freedom of speech? With Paul Farrell, Guardian Australia, Andrea Carson, University of Melbourne and Suelette Dreyfus, University of Melbourne.
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