For a media company with a sinking share price, the intervention of the world’s richest woman may seem like good news. But that is not how Fairfax sees the arrival of Rinehart, writes Craig Reucassel Read more »
Independent Editor Chris Blackhurst writes exclusively for The Journalism Foundation on the break up of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation Read more »
Stephen Fry lent his support to Paul Chambers who is seeking a High Court ruling to overturn his conviction for sending a ‘joke’ tweet about blowing up Robin Hood airport Read more »
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FrontlineSMS relaunched in London on Monday, with a new service aimed to support the work of NGOs increasing access to information in some of the remotest parts of the world Read more »
Tim Minchin, the Australian-born actor and comedian, sent a video message of support for The Journalism Foundation, communicating his thoughts on why journalism is currently at a crossroads Read more »
Napster creator Shawn Fanning and his former business partner, the Facebook billionaire Sean Parker have launched Airtime, a live video network designed to connect likeminded people Read more »
Research done by KPMG and published in the Financial Times has found that the majority of British businesses are ignoring new regulations on using cookies Read more »
Media monitor, June 6: The editor of the Guardian says he’s not averse to asking readers to pay for products, but a paywall isn’t ‘the most interesting thing to be doing at the moment’ Read more »
Cartoonist says Enbridge parody was removed under pressure
Dan Murphy, a Canadian newspaper cartoonist has accused the paper’s parent company, Postmedia News of censorship after his animation was removed from the paper’s website Read more »