The 2013 Press Freedom Issue. Cover by Rod Clement

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Press freedom’s rough ride through the states

By Christopher Warren

While journalists have had a few victories lately, variations in laws from state to state take the gloss from the celebrations, says Christopher Warren

Death, trauma and journalists: Remembering Paul Moran

By Eric Campbell

The people who murder journalists like Paul Moran must be held to account, writes the slain ABC came

Creeping power of the Keystroke cops

By Bernard Keane

Bernard Keane explains why tracking an individual’s online activities is in a whole different leag

Letter to the Editor

By Walkley Foundation

A response to Neil Breen's article (Walkley Magazine, issue 74)

  • Police Target media in Greek riot act

    18 April 2013

    By Kia Mistilis

    Police see cameras as a weapon in Greece, and Kia Mistilis and other journalists have found themselves targeted during the civil unrest.

  • Some shields offer scant protection

    10 April 2013

    By Dr Joseph Fernandez

    As the states slowly roll out their shield laws for journalists, Joseph Fernandez thinks some judges and some governments have clearly missed the point

  • From geek to chic

    5 April 2013

    By Fiona MacDonald

    Fiona MacDonald swapped science mag Cosmos for Cosmopolitan, but she’s still using some of the skills she honed in the lab.

  • Political journalists on the endangered list

    2 April 2013

    By Laurie Oakes

    Laurie Oakes gives a glimpse of a fearful future for political journalism, where pollies peddle slick video clips direct to the public, without any pesky questions from reporters.

  • The new illustrated news

    2 April 2013

    By Erin Polgreen

    Erin Polgreen has hit on a winner by merging great reporting with comics in an interactive digital magazine

  • Eds note: Paying nothing is not an option

    2 April 2013

    By Robert Burton-Bradley

    Writing for nothing gets your name out there, but it won’t put dinner on the table. Robert Burton-Bradley shares the quiet desperation of a freelancer

What’s New?

  1. 26 May 2013
    Walkley panels at Sydney Writers' Festival

    Enjoy our free panels at the SWF starting May 20

  2. 21 May 2013
    2013 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

    Young Australian Journalist of the Year Awards

  3. 21 May 2013
    Join us for the Vivid Festival

    Visual displays, light installations, dance, photography and digital...

Editor's Choice

  1. 3 May 2013
    Death, trauma and journalists: Remembering Paul Moran

    By Eric Campbell

    The people who murder journalists like Paul Moran must be held to account, writes the slain ABC cameraman's...

  2. 18 April 2013
    Police Target media in Greek riot act

    By Kia Mistilis

    Police see cameras as a weapon in Greece, and Kia Mistilis and other journalists have found themselves...

  3. 5 April 2013
    From geek to chic

    By Fiona MacDonald

    Fiona MacDonald swapped science mag Cosmos for Cosmopolitan, but she’s still using some of the skills s...

Projects

  1. Walkley Winners Booklet 2012
    2012 Walkley Award Winners

    Winners of the 2012 Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism

  2. Journalism at the speed of bytes
    Journalism at the speed of bytes

    Australian newspapers in the 21st century

  3. Press Freedom Report 2012
    Press Freedom Report 2012

    The state of press freedom in Australia