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Australia Talks. But Should We Listen?

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The anonymity of the Internet enables a range of ugly behaviour that was unthinkable in the pre-tech world. Cyber-bullying and trolling can be perpetrated by cowards who are ashamed or unwilling to put their name to their comments, but happy to drip-feed poison into cyberspace without consequence. But like so much of technology, there are positives as well as negatives associated with being able to communicate incognito. The anonymity and reach of the Internet presents opportunities in collecting data that…

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Power, politics and social media

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How do the 10 most powerful people in Australia in 2019 use social media? The 2019 AFR Magazine’s Power Issue published on 4 October lists the top 10 most powerful people in the country – six politicians, two regulators, the Chair of the ABC and a tech leader/social activist. Interestingly six of the ten were new to the list this year with Bill Shorten, Kenneth Hayne, Mathias Cormann, Sally McManus, Chris Bowen and Tony Abbott bowing out for Gladys Berejiklian,…

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Disruption was a blast, now to sort out the news

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It was over a decade ago that digital technology companies like Facebook and Google entered the market and blew open the possibilities for content sharing and social networking. The ramifications of this digital disruption on the media have been well documented. We’ve seen new digital publishers, new styles of journalism, new commentators and new advertising opportunities. In terms of the news, there’s more of it, it’s more niche, it’s more targeted and curated, and it’s harder to verify. So, what’s…