Columns & opinion

Kristy Hess & Lisa Waller: Local newspapers are an 'essential service'. They deserve a government rescue package, too

Apr 02, 2020 at 02:43 am by Staff

The coronavirus pandemic has spawned a lexicon of its own. We have had to quickly incorporate words like "self-isolation" and "social distancing" into our everyday language to.... Read More

López-Madrazo: Quality journalism in troubled times

Mar 31, 2020 at 06:20 pm by Staff

In the span of just a few weeks, the entire world has been plunged into an inconceivable ordeal (writes WAN-Ifra president Fernando de Yarza López-Madrazo). A global pandemic.... Read More

Earl Wilkinson: Zero incidents of COVID-19 transmission from print surfaces

Mar 25, 2020 at 03:55 am by Staff

There has never been a documented incident whereby the COVID-19 virus has been transmitted from a print newspaper, print magazine, print letter or print package, according to.... Read More

Peter Coleman: How the world changes as DRUPA, INMA events fall

Mar 14, 2020 at 07:25 pm by Staff

The 'postponement' of DRUPA in June - effectively a cancellation - signals another tectonic shift, as significant as that during the global financial crisis (writes Peter Cole.... Read More

Peter Coleman: Who's paying for journalism when everyone's a publisher

Mar 04, 2020 at 06:38 pm by Staff

Take a look at this cheeky picture from yesterday's Australian, and read it in the context of the same day's sad (for journalism) news that Australian news agency AAP is to cl.... Read More