Free Speech Is S*xy Again
Wikileaks is the news story that just keeps on giving. With juicy leaks coming on…More
Tagged: Media and Culture
They Lock Up Journalists, Don't They?
Picture the scene: An intelligent young American reporter and her able cameraman are on assignment…More
Who Is Responsible?
With Oprah on her way, articles about the "mothering wars" multiplying, and a new raft…More
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Many people in the Labour movement, including myself, cried foul over the intervention of News…More
Ratings Scheme Doesn't Rate Well
When I was a lad, "scag" was a euphemism for heroin. Something that lulled you…More
Haters Gonna Hate
The idea of the "hater" has its roots in hip-hop culture. Being a target for…More
The Golden Age Of Publishing
The recent kerfuffle over Meanjin, one of the nation’s oldest and most significant literary journals,…More
How To Make Laws For The Internet
Depending who you ask, the internet is either the single greatest technological invention of the…More
First They Ignore You…
"First they ignore you," Gandhi supposedly said, "Then they laugh at you. Then they attack…More
Learning Not To Forget
Papaver rhoeas is a weed common to Europe and it appears where the earth has…More