The Future of Journalism

Snacking on social media bytes

Increasingly, we are all becoming acutely aware of the food we eat - and we are changing our diets accordingly. Much the same, many of us are also thinking about how much petrol we consume. And this is influencing not ... read more

The Clip Report: An eBook on the Future of Media

In the early 1990s when I began my career in PR there were clip reports. These were physical books that contained press clips. It seems downright archaic now but that’s how I learned about the press - by cutting, pasting ... read more

The Future of Journalism – By Tiphereth Gloria

I went to a new type of media briefing a couple of days ago. “New” because it was the old media world reaching out to engage with the new media world. The old media in this case was News Limited’s ... read more

The future of digital media in Australia – By Lee Hopkins

The featured video is a thought-piece on the importance of both types of news and commentary in Australia -- mainstream and social.  The video has been developed by Lee Hopkins, CEO of Better Communication Results: News and commentary, no matter how they ... read more

Journalism’s bold future

By Richard Stanton, University of Sydney The media have the power to shape the future socio-political course in Australia. How that will play out depends upon a number of factors, not least of which are the quality of the journalism training offered ... read more

Nic Hopkins, Digital Editor, The Australian

How do you see the media industry progressing in the future? I’m very optimistic for the future of the media industry. There is a lot of great journalism being created around the world and it’s an exciting time because we are able ... read more

Anthony Klan, Senior Journalist, The Australian

How do you see the media industry progressing in the future? Overall, I am optimistic about the future of journalism. We have a large number of skilled journalists and managers at News Limited, so we are extremely well placed to continue ... read more

The future of journalism – video interviews

A short video with some of the staff at The Australian, talking about their views on the future of journalism:  

Clive Mathieson, Editor, The Australian

How do you see the media industry progressing in the future? It’s easy to be pessimistic about the media industry. Barely a day goes by when someone, usually online, declares the death of newspapers, or magazines or free-to-air TV. There’s always ... read more

The Future of Journalism – by Ross Dawson

Journalism has a rich future. In some ways it will be very similar to its rich and illustrious past. In others it will be very different, reflecting the current fragmentation and restructuring of the world of news. Among other shifts, ... read more