Roll on, Friday afternoon. Time for a beer, perhaps a parma, and if we’re lucky, a good document dump.
Australia’s Right to Know
Crikey Says: Ending the document dump
The media has crossed a line on politicians and is directly damaging the public interest
So here we are again: another humiliated politician, another embarrassed family, more sanctimonious journalists pruriently talking about sex scandals. We don’t have a “right to know”, thank you very much.
Right to Know coalition alive and kicking despite narrow focus
Is the Right to Know coalition running dead? Apprently not: it just doesn’t want anyone to know what is going on. Oh, the irony.
Is the Right to Know Coalition ready for the last rites?
Is the Right To Know Coalition, launched with such a fanfare by our major media companies just three years ago, now running dead?
Just who is a “journalist” in Australia?
Changes to Australia’s Freedom of Information legislation next year will make it easier for journalists to access government documents — but just who does the government consider a “journalist”? asks Peter Timmins. Do Australia’s bloggers also have a Right to Know?
World Press Freedom Day: Australian needs to lift its game
On Monday, we mark World Press Freedom Day, which should give us pause this year as we reflect on how precious freedom of expression can be, and how easily it can be denied, writes Chris Warren.
Surveillance: an unregulated part of our everyday lives?
There are concerns that because the line between genuine news and entertainment has become blurred, surveillance isn’t always carried out in the public interest, writes Neil Rees.
