Columns & opinion

Kevin Slimp: Finding the truth

Jan 10, 2017 at 08:38 pm by Staff

The transition from 2016 to 2017 seemed to prompt a bit more email from folks who read my columns. I'm not sure if it was the upcoming solar eclipse predicted by some to mark.... Read More

Mark Hollands: Trust in an age of post-truth and fake news

Dec 15, 2016 at 01:07 am by Staff

Who do you trust - that's the question for 2017 (writes Mark Hollands) Digital metrics, fake news and this year's newest word, "post-truth", have set a stage on which we will.... Read More

Peter Coleman: Finding a business model for local journalism

Dec 14, 2016 at 10:38 pm by Staff

It's been a week for navel-gazing in the local newspaper industry on both sides of the globe. In Australia, the deal for News Corp to pick up APN News & Media's regional t.... Read More

Dietmar Schantin: Brand matters in integrated newsrooms

Dec 06, 2016 at 06:07 pm by Staff

The announcements keep coming: News publishers around the world are integrating their newsrooms. But on closer inspection, the "integrated newsroom" means a different thing to.... Read More

Peter Coleman: Jeff Bezos messed up yesterday. Apparently.

Nov 19, 2016 at 05:04 pm by Staff

Jeff Bezos messed up yesterday. Apparently. Although the first I knew that his bookshop had failed to deliver Napoleon's Last Island to my sister on the other side of the worl.... Read More