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When Molly Lord died at home, media outlets showed images of her dead body and grieving mother. Communications law expert Mark Briedis argues it shows the laws defending privacy are inadequate.

Labor’s leadership farce has cost it votes — but they’re not going to the Coalition, Essential Research finds. And the public was not terribly interested in Labor’s media reforms. Bernard Keane and Cathy Alexander report.

After a week of the media talking about the media, what actually happened in Canberra? And other media tidbits.

Labor and the opposition are both failing voters. But our newspapers have failed the public as well, and addressing that is much harder. Crikey reflects on a fortnight which has reflected poorly on almost everyone.

The race for the ABC staff elected director position is getting heated. And other media tidbits.

The media love to talk about themselves and were breathless on Labor’s proposed media reforms. But audiences gave a big shrug, more interested in a new Pope.

Since its inception Australia Network has been beset by numerous internal and external problems — and the worst could be yet to come, writes Lowy Intstitute research fellow Annmaree O’Keeffe

Neither politicians nor media executives emerge with any credit when Canberra obsesses over media reform. The public doesn’t care, and the executives missed the point.

The Melbourne University academic and Crikey contributor outlines a six-point plan for genuine media regulation in a submission to the Senate committee looking at Labor’s proposed reforms.

Crikey crunches the numbers on how the newspapers have covered the federal government’s proposed media reforms — and finds the coverage heavily negative, with few alternative views presented.

ABC journos have been ensnared in a Sunday Telegraph stunt in a campaign against Labor’s proposed media reforms.

Kevin Rudd is likely to bide his time before making any kind of leadership challenge. Plus other political issues of the day.

A magnum of pinot noir to celebrate an alleged dodgy deal: another day at ICAC. Remember when News Ltd backed media reform? Bernard Keane does. Oliver Yates’ $10 billion green warchest. Your invite to dinner with Rupert Murdoch. And is Nathan Tinkler finally broke?

News Limited’s campaign against Labor’s media reforms entrapped some unwilling supporters from TV newsrooms in The Sunday Telegraph yesterday.

Outside of capital cities, viewers sometimes struggle to get access to locally produced news about their area. Will this get worse if Southern Cross and Nine are allowed to merge?