Media
Truckie case censored: Hadley
Stephen BrookBroadcaster Ray Hadley has accused two media firms of censoring coverage of a truckie charged over a fatal crash.
Reporter sentenced over terror
Thomas GroveTurkish court sentences Wall St Journal reporter to prison on terrorist propaganda charges.
Media links focus of Sky probe
Robin PagnamentaLinks with Murdoch newspapers will be examined as regulators investigate UK Sky’s takeover by 21st Century Fox.
Bauer to appeal Rebel payout
PIA AKERMANPublishing giant Bauer Media will appeal a record-breaking defamation payout to actress Rebel Wilson.
Media DiaryABC star takes secret pay cut
Stephen BrookOne of the ABC’s biggest stars has taken a pay cut plus Bauer Media is set to appeal Rebel Wilson’s historic $4.56m defamation win.
COMMENTGuthrie Peppas us with excuses
Nick CaterSeventeen months into the job, ABC boss Michelle Guthrie looks like just another defender of the status quo rather than the reformer many hoped for.
ExclusiveFifield strikes back at Guthrie
DANA McCAULEYReactions to plans to make the ABC more transparent range from hysterical to slightly unhinged, says Mitch Fifield.
ExclusiveSales pays $2m for haven
LISA ALLENABC presenter Leigh Sales has picked up a double-fronted house in Sydney’s inner west for just over $2 million.
Tragedy, live from Las Vegas
Ashlee MullanyI could feel the ripples of each volley of thunderous gunfire.
Nine banks on shared experience
DANA McCAULEYNine is banking on viewers’ renewed appetite for the ‘shared experience’ of gathering around the television.
Lateline’s tough road ends
STEPHEN BROOKViewing habits have changed, says the man who axed Lateline.
Year-end ad blitz may save sector
DANA McCAULEYChristmas food and alcohol advertising is the best chance for the media sector to erase a revenue deficit this year.
Media lost in self-importance
Chris MitchellWhat is wrong with modern media that so much of it is often contemptuous of mainstream values?
New force in linking women
DANA McCAULEY9Honey is no longer Australia’s leading women’s network, after News Corp Australia united its digital women’s brands.
Agencies in a bind on deals
MARK RITSONWhy did MediaCom choose to walk away from one of Australia’s biggest clients?
Ten into 5 with chance of success
Tara ConlanBeing gobbled up by a US media giant is not necessarily bad news.
Ten questions: Maeve O’Meara
STEPHEN BROOKSBS food presenter Maeve O’Meara is in a vegetative state as she gets down to earth.
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Darren Davidson
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Darren Davidson is The Australian's media editor and was previously the newspaper's media business writer. He began his career in the UK writing for newspapers and magazines including The Daily Telegraph and Campaign, and before this completed a cadetship in London. He holds a BA [Hons] in History.davidsond@theaustralian.com.au
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Stephen Brook
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Chris Mitchell began his career in 1973 in Brisbane, and joined The Australian in 1984. He was appointed editor of The Australian in 1992 and editor in chief of Queensland Newspapers in 1995. He returned to Sydney as editor in chief of The Australian in 2002 and held that position until his retirement in December 2015.mitchellc@theaustralian.com.au
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Sydney Bureau, Australia
Mark Ritson is an adjunct professor at Melbourne Business School. He has a PhD in Marketing and works as an international brand consultant. He has been voted Professional Publishers Association Business Columnist of the Year in the UK three times.m.ritson@mbs.edu
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Dana McCauley is The Australian's media writer. Prior to joining The Australian in 2017, she was the finance editor at news.com.au. McCauley began her journalistic career as a News Corp cadet in Melbourne, where she won a string of awards including two Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards in 2014 and 2015 while reporting for Leader Newspapers. She previously qualified as a solicitor after completing a BA LLB (Hons).mccauleyd@theaustralian.com.au
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