http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/section.asp?name=media Australia's e-journal of social and political debate en-au Copyright 2000-2008, National Forum susan@onlineopinion.com.au (Susan Prior) lachlan@onlineopinion.com.au (Lachlan Kuhn) 60 editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Melinda Tankard Reist) Something should be done to rein in the behaviour of advertisers who see children as a gold mine to be plundered. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7679 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7679 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:21:06 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7679 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Antony Loewenstein) Blogging and citizen journalism provides an alternative to the media delivering government and corporate spin as news. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7649 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7649 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:19:03 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7649 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Harry Throssell) Modern media is tailor-made for propaganda, spreading often unchallenged values for financial profit or political influence. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7655 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7655 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:14:05 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7655 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (David Rowe and Kylie Brass) Universities are acutely sensitive to the association between their organisation and the public comments of academics. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7612 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7612 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:01:52 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7612 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Five Authors (See below)) It's a perverse tribute to journalist Wilfred Burchett that, 25 years after his death, Australian media continue to devote space to denigrating him. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7594 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7594 Fri, 4 Jul 2008 09:01:56 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7594 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Clive Hamilton) 'On Line Opinion' has been 'captured' by climate change denialists. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7580 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7580 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:02:01 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7580 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Geoff Alford) Newspaper polls are often just political grandstanding and bring the market research and polling industry into disrepute. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7548 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7548 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:13:30 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7548 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Chris Lewis) The ABC’s new television show 'Q&A' offers a unique opportunity for viewers to question politicians directly. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7539 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7539 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:01:06 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7539 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Judy Cannon) The right to free speech does not come cheap. For too many journalists it is costing them their life. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7525 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7525 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:02:30 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7525 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Melissa Gregg) Kevin Rudd has 4497 Facebook friends, but his staff aren't allowed any. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7479 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7479 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:52:04 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7479 On Line Opinion