Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
Andrew has been a journalist for over twenty-five years, working in radio, TV, print and on-line. He has worked with ABC radio and television, Radio Netherlands and numerous other publications. He was a media and business writer with The Australian and a broadcaster with ABC Radio National, where he presented many of the network's programs and founded the Media Report. He was also a media writer for crikey.com.au.
Why is Rupert Murdoch stepping aside now and what does it mean for the company?
Sep 25, 2023 11:13 am UTC| Insights & Views
At age 92, media mogul Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corp but will stay on in the role of chairman emeritus, presumably to help guide his eldest son Lachlan as the new head of the...
Australian law says the media can't spin lies – 'entertainment magazines' aren't an exception
Feb 24, 2020 07:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
In a recent ruling the Australian Press Council has given a signal to gossip magazines it is OK to make up and publish rubbish about people, so long as the stories arent blatantly incorrect. This is despite the councils...
Nov 11, 2019 10:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Technology
Media companies around the world are in an existential funk. The tech giants - Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon - have built a better mousetrap for profiting from consumers attention than the traditional media can offer....
Media Files: What does the future newsroom look like?
Nov 04, 2018 14:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
Today on Media Files, a podcast about the major themes and issues in the media, were looking at the future newsroom. We often hear about the doom and gloom of established media companies as they shed staff and revenues,...
Sep 25, 2018 18:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports
Mark Knights cartoon in The Herald Sun has become a global topic of condemnation and debate because of its negative portrayal of American tennis player Serena Williams. It was widely described as racist. The news of the...
Media Files: ABC boss Michelle Guthrie sacked, but the board won’t say why
Sep 25, 2018 09:34 am UTC| Insights & Views
The major question following the sacking of ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie is why? Why did the ABC board move so decisively and why now? Was it just about tension between her and the corporation chair, Justin...
Media Files: What does the Nine Fairfax merger mean for diversity and quality journalism?
Sep 02, 2018 22:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views
You dont need to be a journalist or a news junkie to be affected by the media. Its enormous influence in shaping our culture, politics and society means we all have a stake in how it functions, who it serves and the way...
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