Money, power, influence: How ‘media monsters’ used journalism to cement their empires Media Monsters, by Sally Young, is indispensable for anyone interested in the dynamics that drive Australian politics. The New Daily · Jun 18, 2023
A reciprocating engine of money, power and influence: how Australia's 'media monsters' used journalism to cement their empires Carl Sagan said that in order to understand the present, it’s necessary to know the past. Nowhere does this apply with greater force than to the Australian media and its place in the nation’s power structure. The Conversation · Jun 18, 2023
‘Sinister’, ‘bonkers’, ‘meta’: the best Australian books out in June Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2023
Unpapering the cracks: sugar, slavery and the Sydney Morning Herald In a splash of articles published over the past two weeks, the British Guardian has acknowledged and apologised for its historical links with slavery. The Scott Trust, owners of the newspaper that became a global news website, outlined how the Guardian’s founders were linked to transatlantic slavery and announced a… The Conversation · Apr 16, 2023
Attacks on Dan Andrews are part of News Corporation's long abuse of power Sane people trying to fathom the Herald Sun’s bizarre coverage of Victorian Premier Dan Andrews over the past few days might be helped by some insights from the founding of News Limited, the company on which Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation empire has been built and of which the Herald Sun… The Conversation · Nov 6, 2022