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WikiLeaks has not gone far enough
Jake Goldenfein Before a full house at Sydney’s Festival of Dangerous Ideas, the question was posed to Julian Assange, “Has WikiLeaks...
Who runs Britain? The politicians or the journalists?
Janet Malcolm, an American author who took a keen interest in current affairs, wrote in her 1990 book The Journalist and the Murderer: “Every...
Hackings, sackings and so on
Just call your number, press hash and enter your pin code. That’s what my service provider told me when i asked how i could listen to my...
The ethics of free speech
One of our members recently contacted us because he is concerned that more and more blog correspondence from online audiences amounts to a public...
The irony of Wikileaks
The publication of a mass of leaked diplomatic cables by the organisation founded by Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, has prompted an extraordinary...
Privacy in the information age free for all
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating takes issue with those who assert that privacy in modern times is dead. Mr Keating supports Australian Law Reform...
The ethical journalist online
Ethical journalists – online, or wirelessly mobile or howsoever they reach their audiences – will be fundamentally the same as the...
The nature of evil
Once the villains of film and fiction, people known for their evil deeds are today commonplace. Phillip Knightley examines the resurgence of evil,...
Politics, ethics and the role of the media
It is interesting to note that the practice of politics used to be regarded as the most noble of the professions. Its reputation arose because of an...
Media ethics and accountability
In some respects an opportunity to comment on media ethics and accountability is like being asked to participate in an expedition to shoot fish in a...
Submission on the journalists' code of ethics
Introduction The social 'compact' The idea of a guild The idea of a profession The distinctive end of journalism? Ends and means Trust and...
Can we avoid trusting the media?
Contents: Introduction The nature of a profession The social 'compact' The idea of a guild The idea of a profession The distinctive end of...
Say it ain't so, Mr Laws
Can we trust the whole story? As controversy swirls around his golden microphone, it would seem that Australian talkback radio host John Laws is...
Cash for radio comments scandal
While the issues recently addressed by ABC Television's Media Watch program extend far beyond the boundaries of the deal between John Laws and...
Cash for radio comments scandal
While the issues recently addressed by ABC Television's Media Watch program extend far beyond the boundaries of the deal between John Laws and...
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