Columns & opinion

Peter Coleman: Finding time for newspapers

Mar 12, 2017 at 07:21 pm by Staff

Is this the year the papers stop? Patently not, although the industry is not short of speculation, to which we'll add this:There's no question that digital advertising is grow.... Read More

John Juliano: These are indeed interesting times

Mar 12, 2017 at 05:41 pm by Staff

Is it ever not an interesting time to be in the newspaper business? In the US, newspapers and the news media in general are being vilified by the new US president, his staff a.... Read More

Nathaniel Bane: Why Herald Sun values subscriptions, email - not clickbait

Mar 07, 2017 at 05:18 pm by Staff

Let's be frank. The Google/Facebook duopoly is damaging journalism, and it's only getting worse. It's not that they're not damaging journalism on purpose, but the revenue mode.... Read More

Peter Marsh: How publishers are revolutionising paid content

Feb 21, 2017 at 04:52 pm by Staff

When it comes to digital transformation in the news media industry, there's no need to belabour the backstory (writes Peter Marsh). It started back in the day when our publish.... Read More

Dietmar Schantin: Unlikely glimmer of hope on fake news?

Feb 07, 2017 at 06:32 pm by Staff

Stanford University tells us most young people can't tell when news is fake. The problem is more fundamental than that. Not only do they struggle to identify credible news sou.... Read More