Newsmedia industry

Australia to go 'head on' with tech giants on content copyright

Apr 19, 2020 at 07:00 pm by Staff

With no hope of getting Google and Facebook to pay for the use of publishers' content, the Australian government has brought forward plans to legislate to force the issue. Ove.... Read More

Discount deals publisher has plans for 157-year-old Times

Apr 15, 2020 at 11:26 pm by Staff

Along the eponymous highway to Heathcote, Nathan Quilty would not be the first to prospect for media gold at the McIvor Times... only the latest. Three decades ago, I recall d.... Read More

Here's help: WAN-Ifra compiles aid list for journalists

Apr 15, 2020 at 07:11 pm by Staff

Global newsmedia organisation WAN-Ifra has put together a list of journalism emergency funds around the world. "Based on the evidence of lost income and an inability to pay es.... Read More

Government adds $13.4 million to 'repurposed' innovation fund cash

Apr 15, 2020 at 12:47 am by Staff

Almost two-thirds of the $50 million PING support for Australian media announced today is funds already promised two years ago. A "$50 million Public Interest News Gathering p.... Read More

Updated: Chinese money to the rescue in Seven West restructure?

Apr 15, 2020 at 12:07 am by Staff

A week after it went into a trading halt with its shares worth one-230th of their 2007 high, there are reports that Asian and Australian banks might be in a syndicate to restr.... Read More