Columns & opinion

Peter Coleman: The ownership anachronism that needs to catch up

Mar 03, 2022 at 01:20 pm by admin

This week’s parliamentary inquiry into regional publishing cast a focus on an aspect of print ownership which gained relatively little recognition during the two-day hea.... Read More

Peter Coleman: Don’t neglect free-to-air in the push for connected TV

Jan 17, 2022 at 12:41 pm by admin

Having happily survived Christmas and my 14 days of quarantine on returning to Australia, our ten-year-old so-called smart TV died this month (writes Peter Coleman). And havi.... Read More

Kevin Slimp: Advice on drives… and help with training

Jan 07, 2022 at 03:06 pm by admin

In his first column of 2022, US computer guru and newspaper trainer Kevin Slimp warns of a “near death” experience with old drives… and tips the possibility.... Read More

Peter Coleman: Rupert, here’s how you can save more than a few apostrophes

Dec 30, 2021 at 05:15 pm by admin

It’s a few years – probably a decade or more – since I heard publisher and broadcaster Richard Walsh make the case to PANPA for abandoning apostrophes, espec.... Read More

Dietmar Schantin: Subscription teams could learn from online dating

Sep 16, 2021 at 03:10 am by admin

When news organisations talk about how to attract and retain subscribers, the discussion is often cold and scientific. Concepts like “conversion” or “sales.... Read More