A figment in Miranda's imagination
Journalism, education, accuracy and activism. A short response to News Corp Australia's Miranda Devine.
Journalism
Voting Green because I'm a journalist - and all the other reasons
Why I support the Greens and voted for them in the September 2013 election
This Is Why We Need Truly Democratic Media
From Roger Corbett's appearance on Lateline to News Ltd's bias, a politicised media has been a prominent feature of this election - but media policy has barely rated a mention, writes Wendy Bacon.
№ 24 in Roseanne Beckett: A Miscarriage of Justice
Roseanne passes Channel Seven's lie detector test
Roseanne Beckett passes Channel Seven's lie detector test.
Conroy's All Or Nothing Media Reforms
Yesterday, Stephen Conroy announced an ultimatum: if his media reforms aren't accepted verbatim in parliament, he'll dump the lot. Is there anything in the package worth defending, asks Wendy Bacon.
Judge finds News Ltd's reporter was not part of abuse of process.
Most of the focus on today's Federal Court judgement in the case brought by ex-Federal Parliament Speaker Peter Slipper against his staffer James Ashby will be on the central finding that Ashby's sexual harrassment case against his ex-boss was an abuse of process.
Why I'm a contributing editor at New Matilda
This week I became a contributing editor the Australian daily online publication New Matilda which is reader funded publication available free to all.
Effective media accountability does not have to threaten journalists' independence
Journalists, especially those from News Ltd, and right wing commentators promote the illusion that the Australian Gillard Labor government is threatening to 'regulate' the media in response to rigorous scrutiny of its performance. It has even been suggested that the Australian Labor Party is bullying News Ltd which is by far the most powerful media owner in this country.
War-Weary Journos Must Return To Battle
As if job cuts weren't enough, Rinehart's raid will inhibit the culture of journalistic independence that exists at Fairfax. Wendy Bacon on why journalists must speak out to protect their profession.
Coverage of phone hacking scandal - a litmus test for News Ltd
This week, Jenna Price and I published a small Australian Centre for Independent Journalism study on the coverage of the phone hacking scandal in Australia on The Conversation a new publishing venture from the Australian university and research sector.
On ABC24's One plus One talking with Jane Hutcheon about an Australian media inquiry.
This weekend, I was on ABC24's program One on One being interviewed by Jane Hutcheon about why I think an Australian media inquiry is necessary.
Questions for the CEO of News Ltd - they remain unanswered.
As the phone hacking scandal blew up in Australia where News Corporation controls 70% of the metropolitan audience in the most concentrated media in the developed world, News Ltd CEO John Hartigan assured the public that nothing so heinous as phone hacking would ever happen in Australia. There was no evidence to doubt his word, but it seemed to me that each media context was different. News corporation is a integrated global company. Some stories got by phone hacking by News International were certainly published here. There were also other questions to which it would be useful for Australia readers to have answers.