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Hugh Marks does not have a background in journalism, yet becomes ex officio editor-in-chief of the ABC. Is he the right person for the job?

Aspects of Hugh Marks’s record as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company raise questions about his suitability for the position of...

19.12.2024 4

Pearls and Irritations

Denis Muller

Hugh Marks is the new managing director of the ABC. Is he right for the job?

Aspects of Hugh Marks's record as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company raise questions about his suitability for the position of...

18.12.2024 4

The Examiner

Denis Muller

Hugh Marks is the new managing director of the ABC. Is he right for the job?

Aspects of Hugh Marks's record as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company raise questions about his suitability for the position of...

18.12.2024 2

Canberra Times

Denis Muller

Is Hugh Marks the right person to lead the ABC?

Aspects of Hugh Marks’s record as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company raise questions about his suitability for the position of...

18.12.2024 10

The New Daily

Denis Muller

Hugh Marks is the new managing director of the ABC. Is he the right person for the job?

Aspects of Hugh Marks’s record as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company raise questions about his suitability for the position of...

17.12.2024 20

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Power of once-unassailable Alan Jones nears end

For decades it seemed Alan Jones was unassailable. A finding against him of professional misconduct by the Australian Broadcasting Authority (2000);...

20.11.2024 10

The New Daily

Denis Muller

Alan Jones once seemed unassailable. What ended it was a peculiarly Sydney story of media, politics and power

For decades it seemed Alan Jones was unassailable. A finding against him of professional misconduct by the Australian Broadcasting Authority (2000);...

19.11.2024 4

The Conversation

Denis Muller

How should Australian media cover the next federal election? Lessons from the US presidential race

Media coverage in Australia of the US presidential election and of the Voice referendum in October 2023 offer some pointers to what we might expect...

13.11.2024 20

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Two of the US's biggest newspapers won't endorse a candidate. This is how democracy dies

In February 2017, as Donald Trump took office, The Washington Post adopted the first slogan in its 140-year history: "Democracy Dies in Darkness"....

27.10.2024 1

Canberra Times

Denis Muller

'Suicide for democracy': Sharing both sides is different from journalistic objectivity

"Bothsidesism" is a term of disparagement against a form of journalism that presents "both sides" of an issue without any regard for their relative...

16.10.2024 3

The Examiner

Denis Muller

'Suicide for democracy': Sharing both sides is different from journalistic objectivity

"Bothsidesism" is a term of disparagement against a form of journalism that presents "both sides" of an issue without any regard for their relative...

16.10.2024 1

Canberra Times

Denis Muller

‘Suicide for democracy.’ What is ‘bothsidesism’ – and how is it different from journalistic objectivity?

“Bothsidesism” is a term of disparagement against a form of journalism that presents “both sides” of an issue without any regard for their relative...

15.10.2024 3

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Fair-minded , down to earth and unusually gifted: George Negus dies at 82

George Negus, who has died at the age of 82, belonged to the nomenclatura of Australian television current affairs journalism. He first came to...

15.10.2024 30

The Conversation

Denis Muller

The ABC’s racism review is scathing. Can Aunty find the strength of character to properly address it?

I am writing this because no one at the ABC — whose producers invited me onto their coronation coverage as a guest — has uttered one word of public...

03.10.2024 2

Pearls and Irritations

Denis Muller

The ABC’s racism review is scathing. Can Aunty find the strength of character to properly address it?

I am writing this because no one at the ABC — whose producers invited me onto their coronation coverage as a guest — has uttered one word of public...

02.10.2024 3

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Why these laws diminish press freedom

Defamation laws exist to strike a balance between press freedom and the protection of people's reputations from wrongful harm. In Australia, this...

27.09.2024 2

Canberra Times

Denis Muller

Costly defamation action looms large over Australian newsrooms. It’s diminishing press freedom

This piece is the final of a three part series on Australia’s defamation laws. You can read the other pieces here and here. Defamation laws exist...

24.09.2024 3

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Sneesby exit highlights commercial TV woes

Mike Sneesby’s resignation as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company completes a cleanout at the top of an organisation besieged by the...

13.09.2024 10

The New Daily

Denis Muller

Sneesby’s resignation from Nine points to host of problems besetting commercial TV networks

Mike Sneesby’s resignation as chief executive of the Nine Entertainment Company completes a cleanout at the top of an organisation besieged by the...

12.09.2024 6

The Conversation

Denis Muller

Anderson’s exit offers a reset at the ABC

The resignation of David Anderson as managing director of the ABC has the potential to be a watershed moment in the history of the national...

25.08.2024 30

The New Daily

Denis Muller

David Anderson’s resignation as ABC managing director could be a watershed moment for the broadcaster

The resignation of David Anderson as managing director of the ABC has the potential to be a watershed moment in the history of the national...

22.08.2024 4

The Conversation

Denis Muller

An exposé of whatever-it -takes culture, Eric Beecher’s The Men Who Killed the News is an idealistic book for the times

Eric Beecher is a rare beast: a combination of journalist, media owner and idealist. In 1984, aged 33, he became the youngest-ever editor of the...

16.08.2024 3

The Conversation

Denis Muller