Lisa Millar quits ABC News Breakfast
The veteran journalist will step away from her role on the flagship breakfast show after five years with the program.
Media
Creative thinking links drama with design to drive behavioural change
Can behavioural change communications extend beyond health and safety issues to help drive business growth?
Disruptor Lendi is targeting homeowners with new tech
Fintech Lendi Group aims to win over Australia’s underserved homebuyers market with new tech as it evolves from a home loan app to a home ownership experience.
Marketers increase brand marketing investment citing growth
Marketers’ love affair with performance marketing is dwindling as businesses cut online budgets in favour of brand marketing activity across traditional channels to drive growth.
Yoto chases demand for screen-free audio
An interactive audio platform Yoto is launching in Australia to provide kids with a screen-free device for entertainment and take advantage of the surge in interest for audio books.
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Media ignores the science in energy debate
There are facts about power generation and grid stability that stubbornly refuse to evaporate in the face of the climate beliefs of left-wing journalists and Greens voters.
Vintage newspaper ads show a different world
Step back in time to enjoy powerful print broadsheet advertisements, long before the days of glossy wraps and high-resolution photography.
Agenda opens door to more Tingle controversy
Surely political journalist Laura Tingle, also a member of the ABC board, would recuse herself if her recent controversial remarks came up for discussion at a board meeting.
Meta’s stock-in-trade is misery, and it affects us all
It’s one thing to rip billions of dollars out of our economy, but the social, mental and physical damage caused by what is allowed to prosper on Meta’s platforms takes things to another level.
Sneesby heads to Greece as Nine’s newsrooms crumble
Nine CEO Mike Sneesby flew to Greece on Friday night for a week-long family holiday, just hours after slashing hundreds of jobs at the embattled media company.
Murdoch’s love for paper that changed our media landscape
In a series of interviews for a documentary to mark the 60th anniversary of the national broadsheet, Rupert Murdoch said he ‘loves’ The Australian, and admires what it has done for the country.
Be wary of China, says jailed Hong Kong mogul’s son
A closer relationship with China should come with an appreciation of how it ‘thinks about the freedoms that you have here and what freedoms you deserve’, cautions Sebastien Lai.
Staff revolt over Nine job cuts
Staff at Nine Entertainment have passed a motion of no confidence in boss Mike Sneesby and its board after he announced hundreds of job losses.
Meta could pull all news in Australia
Tech giant Meta will not be transparent on whether it will eventually pull all news from its platforms and also conceded that its social media platforms have ‘not harmed’ children.
For 32 years this newsagent has kept the community well informed
In a closely-choreographed feat of logistics, a national newspaper coordinated out of Sydney comes off the presses in Adelaide and is trucked three hours’ overnight to be on hand for this veteran newsagent by 4:30am.
Seven West Media caught in major hack
Online criminals have used an AI-generated version of Elon Musk’s likeness to hijack Seven West Media’s YouTube accounts.
Southern Cross says ‘no’ to proposed ACM deal
Southern Cross Media Group has rejected a deal by Australian Community Media to acquire some of its key print and digital assets.
ABC exec and SMH editor Judith Whelan dies
A journalist remembered for her ‘compassionate touch’ and ‘fearless nature’ has died after a long illness.
Seven West’s massive restructure under Stokes
The media company will see an exodus of staff, including three members of the management team, amid the latest round of redundancies and a complete restructure.
Lattouf’s stoush with ABC goes to trial
Presenter and journalist Antoinette Lattouf will face off against the national broadcaster at trial after attempts at mediation failed.
Creativity’s impact on business growth celebrated at Cannes
The highly-coveted creative effectiveness category at Cannes Lions showcase the business impacts of creativity, according to one of the judges Publicis Groupe ANZ chief executive Michael Rebelo.
Ideas vs platforms: what wins in the modern media landscape
Creativity remains one of the biggest multipliers of advertising effectiveness, but, what role does the media investment landscape play in this process?
Marketing finds its meaning at festival
Purpose, data and a brave new world of creativity dominate trends at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Airtasker turns to traditional media
Online marketplace Airtasker is increasing its investment in marketing across traditional media platforms as it chases greater brand awareness across the country.
Facts vanish as journos tiptoe around China
Journalists need to take care not to appear to be pushing the false narratives of their preferred side of politics.
Wave of claims to Nine’s review
A groundswell of anger among female employees at Nine Entertainment is sweeping through all corners of the media company.
Fairfax says Nine has trashed its brand
One of Australia’s most celebrated former media proprietors, John B. Fairfax, says the sordid allegations around Nine have left a deep scar on the company’s reputation.
Kiwis want news made of kinder, gentler stuff
For Stuff, the hope must be that the swerve to a happier journalistic backbeat will pay off. Otherwise, alas, the operation could yet be stuffed.
RN ‘needs to lift its game’
Kim Williams said urgent action must be taken to try and revive Radio National listeners, after voicing his concern over its declining audiences.
Meta pullout ‘will kill publishers’
Some of the nation’s smaller news publishers are at severe risk of closing amid the fallout over Meta refusing to negotiate to pay for content used on its platforms.
Telegraph deputy’s cloudy past marks Post backflip
The veteran journalist, initially set to join the Post after US presidential election, decides to remain at the Telegraph.
Dumped Ovadia over and out
Veteran Channel 7 reporter Robert Ovadia, sacked by the network after various emails and correspondence involving inappropriate conduct were unearthed, is done with journalism.
Double take at ABC boss’s ‘unhinged’ swipe
Highlights are revealing when the ABC’s Patricia Karvelas interviews ABC chair Kim Williams about the ABC.
Kochie’s had a gutful: ‘I might sue for defamation’
The ex-Sunrise host whose likeness has been exploited by online scammers has grown frustrated with an ACCC action bogged down in the courts – and could pursue his own case against Meta.
’My party trick? Oh, this will embarrass my grandkids…’
David Koch on scandals in the TV industry, the tough choices for young people saving for a home – and his suprising party trick.
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