Columns & opinion

Rod Kirkpatrick: A global dynasty

Mar 31, 2014 at 04:11 pm by Staff

Chance opened the door for Bert Hinchliffe to become a newspaper reporter and eventually the patriarch of a four-generation dynasty of editors in Australia and overseas. Alber.... Read More

Peter Coleman: Stop the whingeing, News, it’s un-Australian

Mar 30, 2014 at 11:24 am by Staff

I hauled up in Cooroy just now, on the way back from a spot of shopping. It’s where Noosa does country – rather well these days, when the shops are open – and a smart streets.... Read More

John Lervik: Taking Big Data revenue potential back from tech middlemen

Feb 18, 2014 at 05:21 pm by Staff

Publisher-controlled ad networks like Spain’s Premium Audience Network and publishers like Switzerland’s Tamedia realise there is power in numbers, writes John Lervik. By cont.... Read More

Chuck Blevins: Lessons from Paper, Digest

Feb 16, 2014 at 05:06 pm by Staff

Media companies can learn from the tightly-focussed new apps from Facebook and Yahoo, Chuck Blevins says. “The trend in mobile apps is building toward narrowly focused functi.... Read More

Mario Garcia: It’s the curators’ turn

Feb 03, 2014 at 01:46 am by Staff

It’s all about knowing what to serve on the plate of our hungry readers/users. Curators to the rescue, writes Mario Garcia. Behold those news curators. Their mission involve.... Read More