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News

15 July 2010
Fiji's regime screws the media.... again

A new media decree imposed by Commodore Frank Bainimarama’s military regime in Fiji will further...

13 July 2010
"Life on Top of Hyde Park" to travel to New York

Local film makers are seeking contributions so they can attend the screening of their experimental...

12 July 2010
Lynn takes ‘Best in show’ at Melbourne SlideNight

Student photographer, Mathew Lynn, won 'Best in show' at this year's Melbourne SlideNight. His controversial...

9 July 2010
America’s Brave Hearts

In 1971, American newspapers had the guts to defy Whitehouse censorship and reveal the government...

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Features

By Ron Tandberg

Falling down the miners' shaft

By Laura Tingle

With the resources super tax it was politics, not policy, that ruled. Laura Tingle was gobsmacked at how some in the media swallowed the miners' line.

Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda?

By Marni Cordell

Online political journal New Matilda has closed for now, but editor Marni Cordell is still plotting

Get Ready: The news is coming

By Harry Dugmore

Harry Dugmore is helping to put the journalism back into citizen journalism, and it's working.

Thailand's Murky Political Colours

By Phil Thornton

Reporting on the red-shirt riots in Bangkok was a particularly dangerous job for journalists, says P

  • How Kevin fell (on Twitter)

    21 July 2010

    By John Bergin

    When Kevin Rudd was toppled, the Twitterverse was first with the news. What will be its role in the federal election, John Bergin wonders.

  • Power to the People

    21 July 2010

    By John Nichols

    The internet will not save journalism, but John Nichols believes demanding citizens can.

  • Why bother reporting the arts?

    27 May 2010

    By Sian Prior

    Even in fledgeling nations like East Timor, there's a strong case for including arts coverage among news priorities.

  • Doing the business on smaller sheets

    25 May 2010

    By Maxine Frith

    A world of media snobbery was laid bare when National Enquirer, the supermarket queue staple, was nominated for a Pulitzer, says Maxine Frith.

  • Hay there!

    17 May 2010

    By Phil Brown

    Phil Brown was a vegetarian reporting on the Cattlemen’s Union, and he admits he knew nothing.

  • South Pacific: struggling against censorship

    3 May 2010

    By Sean Dorney

    A recent survey of Fijian journalists found that 100% felt they weren't free to report, and 100% had been censored. Sean Dorney spoke about the occasionally comical difficulties of reporting in the Pacific, at the Alliance's

What’s New?

  1. My Friend the Mercenary: A Memoir
    27 July 2010
    My Friend the Mercenary

    Independence is one of journalism's key tenets, but what happens when...

  2. By John Tiedemann
    27 July 2010
    Lurching to the rite

    It's true our politicians exploit the Anzac legend, but that doesn't...

  3. Cartoon by Lindsay Foyle
    15 July 2010
    Fiji's regime screws the media.... again

    A new media decree imposed by Commodore Frank Bainimarama’s military...

In the Magazine

  1. By Ron Tandberg
    27 July 2010
    Falling down the miners' shaft

    By Laura Tingle

    With the resources super tax it was politics, not policy, that ruled. Laura Tingle was gobsmacked...

  2. By Fiona Katauskas
    27 July 2010
    Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda?

    By Marni Cordell

    Online political journal New Matilda has closed for now, but editor Marni Cordell is still plotting...

  3. lindaba Zifyafika Schools Outreach Program
    22 July 2010
    Get Ready: The news is coming

    By Harry Dugmore

    Harry Dugmore is helping to put the journalism back into citizen journalism, and it's working.

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    The Media Alliance continues the debate on the future of journalism