Tech bros and media barons

Is the world better off with “tech bros” like Elon Musk who demand unlimited freedom to brazenly assert their influence, or old-style media moguls who spin fine-sounding rhetoric about freedom of the press but exert influence under the cover of journalism?

No news isn’t good news

Thousands of Australian journalists have lost their jobs in recent years as traditional newsrooms cut staff after advertising revenues collapsed in the face of internet competition.

With Justin Milne gone, how does the ABC go about restoring its crucial independence?

The high profile departures of senior ABC figures won’t have been in vain if more awareness emerges about the fragility and importance of the national broadcaster’s editorial independence.