With the decline of the mainstream media, we’re also losing something social media cannot provide. What about the viewpoints that we don’t want to hear, but should?
Mainstream media
Crikey Says: All locked away in our digital ghettoes
Good time for government-funded media companies
It’s not such a bad time to be a media company that gets most of its money from the government, writes Jock Given.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Rudd and Burke … Saint Kevin’s mortal sin … Wayne Swan … foreign investment … inflation and interest rates … child abuse … The Oz and the “culture wars” …
Blogwatch: the Sorry edition
Social networking Sorry … Media reacts … Brendan Nelson not yet ready.
2007: The (second) last TV election
The next time someone says we’re experiencing Australia’s “first Internet election” or our “first YouTube election”, slap them. Slap them very hard, writes Stilgherrian.
Blogs, truth … The Oz just doesn’t get it
They really don’t get it. That is the only conclusion that can be drawn from The Australian’s extraordinary display of glass jaw over the blogosphere’s critique of Dennis Shanahan’s reporting of poll results.
