There is no doubt that multimedia technology can tell stories dramatically. These stories particularly resonate with a generation raised on video games and social media, which are now an intrinsic part of their lives. The problems with this technology in relation to armed conflict, though, are whether it conveys reality or distorts it and what Continue reading »
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In addition to physical or psychological abuse, bullies use power in relationships to pressure others to adopt their world views. The bullying may appear in letters, lobbying, radio and television interviews, secret meetings with politicians and business leaders and even in legal action against those who criticise the bullies’ points of view. As we write, Continue reading »
The politics of anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred pushed by the Reform leader and his supporters has been tolerated for far too long
Cuts to the UN aid agency's budget in the aftermath of the reports were estimated to have cost it half a billion dollars in crucial emergency funds
The appointment of a Special Envoy on Islamophobia by the Albanese Government comes amidst complex political times and strained community relations with Australia’s Muslim leadership. Continue reading »
Pearls and Irritations has long been Australia’s best public policy site and it is now even more important. Pearls and Irritations has long been Australia’s best public policy site and it is now even more important as the regular media have replaced policy analysis with pontification and point-scoring. P&I presents the knowledge and expertise of Continue reading »
The decision not to syndicate the most famous moments of news broadcasting in recent years would likely cost the BBC millions of pounds in royalties, a source told Byline Times
In Asian media this week: America bolsters defence ties with Tokyo, Seoul and Manila. Plus: Diplomat a strong voice for polite countries; India planning Ukraine peace effort; BRICS nations interested in Belt and Road scheme; Beijing to unleash domestic demand; Olympic swimmers awesome but archers more so. The US is fortifying its anti-China Western Pacific Continue reading »
The latest Reuters Institute and University of Oxford report on media in Australia and the world has been published – and it’s bad news for almost all the media – and to some extent the reading public. In a comment on the Australian part of the report Sora Park of the University of Canberra said: Continue reading »
A man found guilty of breaching the racial discrimination act yet somehow given a news show to host, Andrew Bolt, has shocked his viewers, all 3 of them, by threatening to resign should James Murdoch become his boss. ”How dare... Read More ›