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Thursday 30 Jan 2014
Prime Minister Tony Abbott is not the first leader of this country to be unhappy with the national broadcaster and to make their feelings public. So what purpose does going public serve?
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A recent legal decision on net neutrality could lead to network companies charging what they wish and making whatever restrictions they like on media outlets trying to get their programs and content to audiences. Also, today, can you make money from a media service that is all about context? The case of Ezra Klein's big move.
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A writer who's been to every day of the phone hacking trials in London tells us what's great about covering it, how British media are reporting each day's revelations and whether whether there's much collegiality amongst the journos he's sitting with day after day.
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Thursday 23 Jan 2014
Do some of the most important techniques employed by journalists—listening, watching, asking—involve a fundamental betrayal of their 'source'?
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Thursday 16 Jan 2014
Do the many books and movies that feature journalists and journalism get at the heart of the profession or do they wheel out tired stereotypes? And why does it matter?
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Thursday 9 Jan 2014
Journalists and activists are increasingly using unmanned aerial vehicles (AEVs), otherwise known as drones, to find out what's going on.
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When Apple's Itunes refused to distribute the news-based computer game, Endgame: Syria, it said it was because they don't allow games depicting real people and real events. So where does this leave newsgames, which aim to bring the news to your gaming console ?
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