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May 5, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University and Andrew Dodd, The University of Melbourne Among the many lessons to be learnt by Australia’s defeated Liberal-National coalition parties from the election is that they should stop getting into bed with News Corporation. Why would a political party outsource its policy platform and strategy to people with plenty ... <a title="In its soul-searching, Australia’s rightist coalition should examine its relationship with the media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/05/in-its-soul-searching-australias-rightist-coalition-should-examine-its-relationship-with-the-media/" aria-label="Read more about In its soul-searching, Australia’s rightist coalition should examine its relationship with the media">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2025
In its eagerness to appease supporters of Israel, the media is happy to ride roughshod over due process and basic rights. It’s damaging Australia’s (and New Zealand’s?) democracy. COMMENTARY: By Bernard Keane Two moments stand out so far from the Federal Court hearings relating to Antoinette Lattouf’s sacking by the ABC, insofar as they demonstrate ... <a title="In the quest to appease Israel, the media undermine our basic rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/14/in-the-quest-to-appease-israel-the-media-undermine-our-basic-rights/" aria-label="Read more about In the quest to appease Israel, the media undermine our basic rights">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2025
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has misled the Australian Parliament and is liable to prosecution — not that government will lift a finger to enforce the law, reports Michael West Media. SPECIAL REPORT: By Michael West Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has misled the Australian Parliament. In a submission to the Senate, the company claimed, “Foxtel also ... <a title="News Corp lies to Australian Parliament in lobbying putsch to change media laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/26/news-corp-lies-to-australian-parliament-in-lobbying-putsch-to-change-media-laws/" aria-label="Read more about News Corp lies to Australian Parliament in lobbying putsch to change media laws">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2024
Pacific Media Watch The incoming chair of the ABC, Kim Williams, must immediately move to restore the reputation of Australia’s national broadcaster by addressing concerns about the impact of external pressures on editorial decision making, says the media union. The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, the union representing journalists at the ABC, today called on ... <a title="New ABC chair must restore reputation for independence, says MEAA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/24/new-abc-chair-must-restore-reputation-for-independence-says-meaa/" aria-label="Read more about New ABC chair must restore reputation for independence, says MEAA">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2023
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby The late Sir Rabbie Namaliu’s character and his humble leadership featured well in one of Australia’s top news organisations –– News Corp Australia and its executive chairman Michael Miller has paid a tribute. Businessman Frank Kramer, reading out a special eulogy from the business point of view reflecting on ... <a title="News Corp among Namaliu’s farewell messages – for ‘free, fearless media’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/19/news-corp-among-namalius-farewell-messages-for-free-fearless-media/" aria-label="Read more about News Corp among Namaliu’s farewell messages – for ‘free, fearless media’">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Andrew Dodd, The University of Melbourne; Alexandra Wake, RMIT University, and Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University News Corp Australia and Google have announced the creation of the Digital News Academy in partnership with the Melbourne Business School at the University of Melbourne. It will provide digital skills training for News Corp journalists and other ... <a title="Journalism academics question News Corp’s deal with Google and Melbourne Business School" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/05/journalism-academics-question-news-corps-deal-with-google-and-melbourne-business-school/" aria-label="Read more about Journalism academics question News Corp’s deal with Google and Melbourne Business School">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2020
By Denis Muller in Melbourne In September 2019, the editor of The Conversation, Misha Ketchell, declared The Conversation’s editorial team in Australia was henceforth taking what he called a “zero-tolerance” approach to climate change deniers and sceptics. Their comments would be blocked and their accounts locked. His reasons were succinct: Climate change deniers and those ... <a title="Media ‘impartiality’ on climate change ethically misguided and dangerous" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/02/media-impartiality-on-climate-change-ethically-misguided-and-dangerous/" aria-label="Read more about Media ‘impartiality’ on climate change ethically misguided and dangerous">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2019
OPEN LETTER: By Keith Jackson I joined the Australian Journalists Association (now the MEAA – Media Alliance) in, I think, 1971, when I still lived and worked in Papua New Guinea. When I formally retired from paid work a few years back, I was given honorary membership but, to bolster the journalism profession and its ... <a title="Keith Jackson: Act now over grave threat facing Australian press freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/15/keith-jackson-act-now-over-grave-threat-facing-australian-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Jackson: Act now over grave threat facing Australian press freedom">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Two raids by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) on journalists and media organisations within the last 24 hours represent a disturbing attempt to intimidate legitimate news journalism that is in the public interest, says the union for Australian journalists, the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA). Yesterday’s raid on a News ... <a title="MEAA blasts ‘disturbing assaults’ on press freedom after new ABC raid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/05/meaa-blasts-disturbing-assaults-on-press-freedom-after-new-abc-raid/" aria-label="Read more about MEAA blasts ‘disturbing assaults’ on press freedom after new ABC raid">Read more</a>
