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The 21st Century Media (R)evolution

jim.macnamara's picture

In researching his new book MacNamara concluded that the recent changes to media and public communication are not simply an evolution – rather, radical change is afoot that will reverberate through media, advertising, journalism, public relations and politics.

Body Image Blues

alison gordon's picture

The photo of former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins on the cover of a top selling womens’ magazine sparked far more controversy than initially expected.

Jackson Jive Response Part 1: But we never even had Blackface in Australia!

Ceredwyn's picture

History isn't neccessarily how we remember it. Crying ignorance to the offensiveness of blackface because Australia doesn't have the USA's slave history is not doing our credibility any favours.

Clinton's Pyongyang Visit Rescue Mission: No Change to US Foreign Policy

Andrew Wilson's picture

Bill Clinton’s successful humanitarian visit to Pyongyang, where he secured the release of jailed journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, has failed to open the dialogue between the United States of America and North Korea.

Woman Bites Dog: Unequal Affairs in Australian Politics

Mark Worley's picture

Contrasting responses to the adulterous affairs of John Della Bosca and Paula Wriedt provide a case study of Australian government, media and societal gender based double standards.

A Tsunami of Silence

Marie Nydam's picture

The politics of news values distorts the way we view the world. Enormous humanitarian crises are ignored because of the second-tyranny of the media. A narrow-mindedness which is at least partially rooted in racism.

Little Reporting for Queers

Monong Rao's picture

It's held Australian media are tolerant towards social minorities. Recent studies show that it is hardly the case; at least not with homosexuals. Australia, I am sorry for you.

The Committee to Protect Bloggers

Andrew Ford Lyons's picture

Why wait for corporate media to catch up? When it comes to international voices the blogosphere is where it's at.

Smut Still Sells

alison gordon's picture

Smut still sells, sad but true. The Kyle & Jackie O show has long been proof of that.

How Peter Costello looks from London

patrickcallioni's picture

Peter Costello and Gordon Brown have a lot in common, it's strange the media doesn't seem to have noticed?