As advertising deserts old media, will governments keep spending?
The Victorian government axing print ads makes clear the strain on the long-lasting link between news media and advertising.
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The Victorian government axing print ads makes clear the strain on the long-lasting link between news media and advertising.
This week, Victorian Premier Dan Andrews was interviewed by ABC News Breakfast’s Michael Rowland, about a fortnight from the state’s election. It was a soporific exchange, I thought, defined by un-forensic questions and predictably practiced responses – like the vast majority of televised political interviews.
Instead of visionary policies, our politicians seem to be turning on each other, the media and institutions once trusted and respected.
John Howard's rhetoric that we should be fearful of outsiders is now playing out within our own country, and Scott Morrison has no idea what to do.
An online community that hurls abuse at mostly female journalists has been likened to an Australian version of the pro-Trump “QAnon” conspiracy.