Emily Watkins
Media reporter
Emily covers all things "media" for Crikey and is based in Sydney. She has previously worked for the ABC's Media Watch and reported on courts, crocodiles and occasionally UFOs for the NT News.
Ratings have been slipping for The Project (and other news programs) for years now — but the numbers alone don't tell the full story.
The Project has grown up from a scrappy panel show on the sidelines to setting the news agenda, landing exclusive interviews with two prime ministers in a week.
With prime hosting gigs soon to open at Insiders, Q&A and ABC radio, who will the ABC be considering for its next generation of star hosts?
The election might be neck-and-neck, but the papers have definitely made their decision.
The broadcasting regulator ACMA used crime statistics to rule that Seven's claims of "crime surges" due to "African gangs" breached accuracy guidelines.
Mark Latham is facing another defamation case after tweeting about a UNSW student incorrectly suspected of plotting a terror attack. The result could be far-reaching.
Foxtel will be hard pressed to make up the numbers after former partner Telstra's streaming services have overtaken it in total subscribers
As social media giants are under pressure over the hosting of Christchurch attack footage, legacy media outlets are finding they're not free from scrutiny.
The media has a lot to answer for in its mainstreaming of racist and anti-Muslim commentary, and it's not just the far-right outlets that are to blame.
Foxtel needs to find a way to replace departing subscribers, as costs mount and revenues fall.