Tag: Journalism

Hit man sting journalists avoid conviction

August 27, 2010 16:19:00

Two Channel Nine journalists who were found guilty of breaching the Listening Devices Act have escaped a conviction. [MORE]

Tags: information-and-communication, journalism, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Media training centre wins support

August 20, 2010 13:32:00

Geraldton Universities Centre is teaming up with local media organisations to deliver a specialist journalism research and training institute. [MORE]

Tags: media, education-collaborative-projects, university-and-further-education, journalism, australia, wa, geraldton-6530

Mamdouh Habib awarded $5k in defamation case

August 19, 2010 14:49:00

Former terror suspect Mamdouh Habib has been awarded $5,000 in a defamation case against a Sydney newspaper.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, islam, journalism, print-media, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Journalists fear return to apartheid-era laws

August 18, 2010 17:29:00

A group of prominent journalists is accusing the South African government of bringing back apartheid-era press laws that could undermine democracy.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, world-politics, information-and-communication, censorship, journalism, south-africa

Problem solving journalism Danish-style

August 10, 2010 15:09:00

On Monday night wanna-be journalist Mark Latham was on SKY News - at the same time as his former friend and colleague Julia Gillard was appearing on the ABC's Q&A program.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, federal-government, information-and-communication, journalism, federal-elections, australia, denmark

Gillard tackles rangas, rabbits and religion

August 10, 2010 00:46:00

Julia Gillard tackled serious policy issues and lighter topics when she faced the audience on ABC TV's Q&A program last night.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, federal-government, information-and-communication, journalism, gillard-julia, federal-elections, australia

Latham defends Gillard confrontation

August 9, 2010 22:44:00

Former Labor leader Mark Latham has defended his behaviour when he confronted Prime Minister Julia Gillard on the weekend.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, federal-government, information-and-communication, journalism, gillard-julia, federal-elections, australia

Newspapers look to e-reader future

August 5, 2010 19:35:00

A media analyst in Australia is predicting that the days of reading printed newspapers are numbered.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, media, information-and-communication, journalism, print-media, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, australia

Indonesian court upholds Balibo ban

August 5, 2010 17:00:00

A court in Jakarta has upheld an Indonesian government ban on the Australian feature film Balibo, saying it could incite political tensions. [MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, information-and-communication, journalism, australia, east-timor, indonesia

No comment: Murdoch not drawn on preferred PM

August 5, 2010 15:00:00

Global media magnate Rupert Murdoch declines an opportunity to nominate who he would like to see win the election.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, media, government-and-politics, elections, federal-government, information-and-communication, journalism, print-media, australia, united-states

Keating, news and that vexing right to know

August 5, 2010 11:16:00

Most of the Australian media, will go gunning for Paul Keating who argues against media self-regulation where privacy is concerned.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, information-and-communication, journalism, law-crime-and-justice, laws, rights, human-rights, australia

Everything you ever wanted to know about campaigning... but didn't

August 5, 2010 11:14:00

A sneak-peek behind the scenes to find out everything you ever wanted to know about campaigning... but didn't.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, federal-government, information-and-communication, broadcasting, radio, television, journalism, print-media, federal-elections, australia

Alannah and Tony touch up their inner idiots

August 4, 2010 15:30:00

Why is it that the people whose opinions we don't much care for are the ones who are first to open their mouths and share them?* Something of interest occurs and the first folk racing to pass judgement are Carrie Bickmore, Kyle Sandilands, and Jason Ackermanis. It simply doesn't seem fair.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, human-interest, people, information-and-communication, journalism, australia

Brumby's weaving has journalists seething

July 29, 2010 17:20:00

Dodging journalists' questions is an art practised by most politicians, as they climb the slippery ladder to leadership.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, information-and-communication, journalism, australia, vic

Agendas and bias on the media trail

July 29, 2010 16:33:00

On Monday July 19, the first Newspoll of the election campaign proper was published. It gave Labor a 10-point lead over the Coalition, and Julia Gillard a 19-point lead as preferred prime minister over Tony Abbott - a dramatic improvement from the Newspoll four weeks earlier, immediately before Rudd was ousted.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, federal-government, information-and-communication, journalism, australia

Critics slam 'irresponsible' Walkley sponsorship

July 28, 2010 19:22:00

Fresh concerns are being raised about the level of influence corporations are wielding over Australian journalists.[MORE]

Tags: information-and-communication, journalism, australia

World news: reports on Afghan Wikileaks

July 27, 2010 08:40:00

The latest internationally in the extraordinary Wikileaks Warlogs story. [MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, world-politics, information-and-communication, journalism, unrest-conflict-and-war, afghanistan, pakistan, united-states

Wikileaks founder defends war files leak

July 26, 2010 18:14:00

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has defended his release of 91,000 classified United States military documents.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, world-politics, information-and-communication, journalism, unrest-conflict-and-war, afghanistan, pakistan, united-states

ABC launches ABC News 24 channel

July 22, 2010 21:50:00

Australia's first free-to-air, around-the-clock TV news service has been launched in Sydney.[MORE]

Tags: television, business-economics-and-finance, industry, media, abc, journalism, australia

News 24 channel to launch tonight

July 22, 2010 07:02:00

The ABC will switch on Australia's first free-to-air digital 24-hour news channel tonight.[MORE]

Tags: television, business-economics-and-finance, industry, media, abc, journalism, australia

Who watches the watchers?

July 21, 2010 07:32:00

No-one is questioning the need for a strong and effective counter-terrorism apparatus, but is it as good as it should be?[MORE]

Tags: defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, government-and-politics, information-and-communication, journalism, australia, united-states

Journalist broke law during 'hitman' sting

July 20, 2010 18:18:00

Two Channel Nine employees have been found guilty of breaching the law after secretly filming an ex-mayor discussing a plan to murder a male escort.[MORE]

Tags: information-and-communication, journalism, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, nsw, sydney-2000, waverley-2024

Court grants bail to Conrad Black

July 20, 2010 08:08:00

Disgraced media mogul Conrad Black has been granted bail by a US court as he appeals a six-and-a-half year jail term.[MORE]

Tags: information-and-communication, journalism, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, canada, united-states

Balance the scales, it's election time

July 15, 2010 11:26:00

It's election time - or soon will be. And across the ABC, journalists and editors are preparing themselves for the fray.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, information-and-communication, broadcasting, abc, journalism, print-media, australia