“Objective” Journalism Is Glorified PR
Changes to the media landscape since the 1980s have only exacerbated problems in the industry,…More
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The Big Election Story The Media Missed
Saturday should have represented a clear choice to voters, but it wasn’t well conveyed in…More
One Nation Cancelled An Interview Because We Called Them ‘Climate Deniers’
I was devastated this morning to learn my interview with one of the party’s candidates…More
Decades Of Conservative Pressure On The ABC Are Paying Off
The 2016 election has revealed just how compliant Australia’s media landscape has become. In some…More
The Power Of Words: Eddie McGuire Is A Dinosaur, Not A Monster. There’s A Difference
The apoplexy over the latest Eddie McGuire stupidity says more about a celebrity-obsessed media than…More
The World’s Longest Sales Pitch About The World’s Most Stubborn Media Outlet
In August, New Matilda will enter its 13th year on the Australian independent media landscape.…More
The Real Favour A Current Affair Has Done For The Government Of Nauru
OPINION: The call to have reporters given access to detention centres and the tiny ‘rogue…More
Muslim Cleric’s Denunciations Of Al Qaeda Turned Into “Links”
The fallout from Malcolm Turnbull’s Iftar dinner has seen a consistent effort to make links…More
Causing A RUCKUS: The Artists Smashing Stereotypes About Disability
A moment of abuse became a flash of inspiration. Liam McLoughlin reports. Gerard O’Dwyer was…More
Who Do You Think Of When You Hear The Word ‘Terrorist’?
The blunt use of the term belies the complex and conflicting histories of those it…More