December, 2011

Here’s a story from yesterday about the news that house prices in the capital cities have “finally” risen even further out of reach of average Australians: Capital city house values finally on the up – but only just HOMEOWNERS have received a bout of good news at year’s end, with a private survey showing the [...]

Australia’s climate scientists expose shock-jock distortion tactics Australia has unwittingly become a social experiment. A ruthless experiment on the fate of a society when a single media conglomerate, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, owns 167 newspapers and controls around 70% of the printed media market. Via The Guardian

Dave and Jeremy reminisce about the stellar year in the Australian media. Feel free to use this as an end of year open thread too. We wish all of you a safe and happy Christmas break and a prosperous New Year. We will be here highlighting the inanity again after the break, unless of course [...]

A shock jock returns: Defiant Derryn Hinch vows to continue campaign to name sex offenders …Hinch vowed to continued his campaign for free speech, saying he would do it all over again to protect children. “Has it been worth it, my bloody oath. I’d do it again.” Other “Human Headlines” for the week of Derryn [...]

Is something missing from this Herald Sun story about the commercial sports industry’s attempt to shut down a free-to-air TV recording service offered by Optus? Apart from one entire side of the argument, of course.

It’s depressing that we’re ending the year as it started – with tragedies from both natural disasters and human policy. With blame and counter-blame. With politicking and politicking about politicking. But fortunately we can rely on our national media to find a decent balance. To inform, to help us understand the desperate, to show up [...]

Here’s the place to discuss the weekend’s media-related stories.