An analysis of Australian media coverage of media matters has found that commercial current affairs television does by far the least satisfactory job.
Health reporters
Spinning the Media: Spin doctors have plenty to say in health reporting
When it comes to health reporting, the relationship between journalists and public relations people could be in need of a check-up, writes Flint Duxfield.
HuffPo‘s unhealthy quackery
Pay peanuts… It’s one thing for The Huffington Post’s army of unpaid bloggers to pontificate on politics, but when it comes to science and medicine, it’s just irresponsible to publish the crackpot theories of unqualified, self-appointed “experts” says doctor Rahul K. Parikh.
Julia Medew named Young Australian Journalist of the Year
Age journalist Julia Medew won the Young Australian Journalist of the Year award last night for her reporting on “ghost wards” in Victorian hospitals.
The Daily Verdict: Day 17 and Labor should buy Tony Abbott a drink
Tony Abbott made the big contribution to the election campaign yesterday but before getting too carried away the significance of it all it pays to remember that what most people see, hear and read during an election campaign is what they want to see, hear and read, writes Richard Farmer.
Crikey TV exclusive: How St John got his Wort
Believe it or not, there is sometimes very strong scientific evidence to support the use of herbal remedies. Ray Moynihan and Miranda Burne report on a recent conference in Byron Bay that mixes herbs with humour.
