Columns & opinion

Rod Kirkpatrick: Moving Targett they missed

Mar 13, 2013 at 11:51 pm by Staff

The first time I encountered Walter Scott Targett, he was wrongly introduced to me as having founded the Lithgow Mercury in 1878. Later, I ran into him in Broken Hill as the e.... Read More

John Juliano: UGC's coming of age

Mar 13, 2013 at 10:08 pm by Staff

Our industry has been talking about user generated content (UGC) as the source for breaking news and local content for more than six years now. Has its time finally arrived?Th.... Read More

Peter Coleman: Floods of information, feedback and floral tributes

Mar 13, 2013 at 12:01 am by Staff

I t seems a very long time since we were putting our (late) November to bed... and so much seems to have happened (writes Peter Coleman).Australia’s January floods were – amon.... Read More

Mario Garcia: When diamonds are a front page’s best friend

Feb 22, 2013 at 12:19 am by Staff

What a treat to see the front page of the Frankfurter Allgemeine having fun with an old fashioned diamond heist, a forever alluring Marilyn Monroe, and turning yesterday&rsquo.... Read More

Peter Coleman: Sharing, stealing and what’s right about rights management

Feb 19, 2013 at 12:01 am by Staff

Video sharing has been a ‘trending topic’ this week… but the discussion has been more about rights management and less about what’s right (writes Pete.... Read More