This Month
Trump’s media stock plunges as 2023 loss put at $89m
The share price of the company fell to its lowest level since Trump Media went public last week and shaved more than a fifth of its market value in a single day.
- Updated
- Drew Harwell
March
- Opinion
- Opinion
It’s time to stop the smartphone experiment on our children
China has been way ahead of the west in seeing the dangers of raising a generation of zombies.
- Camilla Cavendish
Concerns grow as Facebook’s news exit nears
Australians who use Facebook as their main source for news will have to look elsewhere for stories as Meta shuts down its news tab in early April.
- Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Reddit tumbles after Hedgeye names it a short-selling idea
Hedgeye Risk Management said the stock was “grossly overvalued” and should trade closer to its IPO price of $US34.
- Carmen Reinicke
- Opinion
- US election
Trump’s new media company catches the ‘everything rally’ wave
The former US president’s paper wealth has surged with his social media platform listing at an opportune time, with investor risk appetite rising.
- Karen Maley
- Opinion
- Opinion
I switched my phone off for the weekend. Here’s what happened
Having all the products of human civilisation at your fingertips can feel overwhelming.
- Jemima Kelly
Trump’s net worth hits $9.8b in social media deal
On top of Donald Trump’s legal lifeline, his social media company wrapped up a 29-month-long merger, meaning shares worth billions are now officially his.
- Tom Maloney
Trump Media merger wins investor approval
The deal clears a near-final hurdle for Trump Media & Technology Group and a potential windfall for the former president.
- Updated
- Drew Harwell
Trump heads back to Wall Street to raise much-needed cash
He is seeking a merger of his media business with a publicly traded shell company to trade on the Nasdaq. He needs the payout to bring down his legal bills.
- Updated
- Michelle A. Price
Newhouse billionaires’ 5800pc Reddit gain helps ease their media woes
The family members have watched one clan after another surpass their wealth as their multi-generational media business sputtered, save for one key wager.
- Tom Maloney
Reddit IPO leaps on AI pitch, but not everyone believes the hype
The stock ended its first day of trading up 48 per cent, but investors say it’s more Snapchat than Meta, despite its deal to provide AI data to Google.
- Updated
- Nick Bonyhady and Joanne Tran
Reddit IPO prices at top of range to raise $1.1b
Shares in the social media platform are set to start trading on Friday in a test of the US market’s appetite for new listings.
- Ryan Gould, Amy Or and Katie Roof
- Exclusive
- Media & marketing
‘Only one opinion matters’: Play hardball with Facebook, insider says
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen says the health of Australian newsrooms and its democracy are on the line in the media versus Meta fight.
- Gus McCubbing
Inside the battle to ban TikTok’s rising influence
US Congress has taken a first step to forcing the app’s Chinese owner to sell it off. Can the company fight back?
- Updated
- Demetri Sevastopulo, James Fontanella-Khan and Tabby Kinde
- Opinion
- Opinion
TikTok made me write this – and it’s time for it to go
TikTok’s influence on young Australians goes beyond free speech and into sinister realms of undue influence.
- The Parrhesian
China lashes TikTok ban as US investors plot bid to buy app
Beijing urges Washington to “stop unfairly suppressing foreign companies” as former Treasury head Steven Mnuchin wants to put together an investor group to buy it.
- Eleanor Olcott
Coalition urges Australia to follow US move to ban TikTok
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is rebuffing the calls and says TikTok is a way for Australians to communicate.
- Nick Bonyhady
US House passes bill that would lead to a TikTok ban
The bill, passed by a vote of 352-65 in the House of Representatives, now goes to the Senate, where its prospects are unclear.
- Updated
- Kevin Freking
- Opinion
- Opinion
TikTok finds itself at the centre of growing US-China tensions
One of the most popular apps in the US faces a potential ban due to claims the company, owned by ByteDance, represents a national security risk.
- Karen Maley
- Analysis
- US Congress
Australia should follow US lead on TikTok, say defence tech experts
Australia already has a reputation for taking on Chinese tech threats and the government should be doing that again, say a range of experts in Washington.
- Matthew Cranston
