Media Industry

Hugh Marks's ascension to the top of the media pile was not via the traditional route. Now he has one of Australia's toughest assignments.

Former Nine Entertainment chief executive Hugh Marks has been appointed as the new managing director of the ABC.

Rupert Murdoch wanted to give son Lachlan future control over his empire by stripping power from his other children. But a court rejected his plan.

The nine-month delay to respond to Meta's refusal to continue paying for news cost Australian media hundreds of jobs, the Coalition says, urging the government not to delay any further with its tax on social media giants.

Australian Immigration Minister Tony Burke barred Ms Owens from entry in October, noting she has denied that Nazis conducted medical experimentation on Jewish people in concentration camps during World War II.

At the end of a lengthy two-day hearing in a Texas courtroom, Judge Christopher Lopez criticised the auction process as flawed and said the outcome "left a lot of money on the table" for families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. 

Analysis by the Victorian government shows the Matildas were the subject of one in five sports news stories published across the state during the tournament, but there's still a long way to go to achieve gender balance.

The ABC's Queensland journalists have been recognised for their excellence in reporting at the state's annual media awards.

The presenter signed off in front of a live audience on Friday in the weekly segment he kicked off in 1988. 

Joe Rogan and Elon Musk have responded to comments made by the ABC's chair, Kim Williams, with the billionaire comparing the ABC to Russian state media. 

The ABC's chair Kim Williams calls for more investment in the public broadcaster as a counter to the "flood" of online misinformation and disinformation, days after the federal government's decision to abandon legislation that would have forced social media giants to tackle harmful content on their platforms.

Laws that would force social media companies to police misinformation and outright lies on their platform have been formally abandoned by the federal government. Laws to restrict gambling advertising will also not proceed this year. 

Investigative reporter and former foreign correspondent Linton Besser will be replacing Paul Barry as the host of Media Watch as part of an ABC staff shake-up in 2025.

Victoria's third-oldest newspaper, the Portland Observer, will potentially print its last edition five days before Christmas.

Channel 7 will air its nightly Gold Coast 7News television bulletin for the last time this Thursday, with Australia's largest media union calling the decision a "betrayal to its audience".

If the sale goes ahead, the Infowars website will be relaunched with satire aimed at conspiracy theorists and right-wing commentators.

Even in 2024, there is still a "bamboo ceiling" in Australia. It's an issue that hit home for many at this year's Asian-Australian Leadership Awards, including Foreign Minister Penny Wong. 

Alex Jones owes $1.5 billion after defaming the families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, claiming it was a hoax staged by crisis actors.

You'll remember The Assembly's Dylan from his volley of questions to some of Australia's biggest names. Dylan joined the Compass team as an intern, where he was on the hunt for fame, filmmaking skills and funds to buy more bricks.

John Laws, Richard Glover and now Ray Hadley; there's no questioning a golden wall of Sydney radio talkback has fallen with all three resigning in recent weeks.