Columns & opinion

Rob Nicholls: If Facebook really pulls news, it will be a much less compelling product

Sep 01, 2020 at 06:09 pm by Staff

Facebook has announced it will ban publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram if a proposal to force tech giants to.... Read More

Cathy Colliver: How media marketers can navigate constant change

Aug 25, 2020 at 08:43 pm by Staff

As the pandemic and economic challenges continue with no real end in sight, figuring out how to continue marketing your organisation's brand is, let's say, a wee bit challengi.... Read More

Dietmar Schantin: Media companies must move to digital business model to override current crisis

Aug 04, 2020 at 02:47 am by Staff

Newsrooms were never a place to work if you wanted to get rich. But with layoffs and closings in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, we are facing another story entirely. In.... Read More

Robert Whitehead: New Australian code of conduct locks in payments from Big Tech for content

Aug 04, 2020 at 01:01 am by Staff

Australia's code of conduct to force platforms to fairly pay publishers for content has just become a big global deal for two reasons: The platforms will have no choice but t.... Read More

Phil Jarratt: Click-bait and social media issues as only some of shamed are pictured

Aug 03, 2020 at 09:36 pm by Staff

At the beginning of July a local media organisation 'named and shamed' four people who had recently been convicted in my local Noosa magistrates court of various charges relat.... Read More