Excellent piece by @RodTiffen re implications of Rupert Murdoch's attempts to rule his media empire from the grave - a strategy that's worked a treat for patriarchs down the ages, including my grandfather, Staniforth. Empire of the son, on Inside Story inside.org.au/empire-of-the-…

The never-ending story of the never-ending pile-on. The national newspaper in the national carrier’s lounge. For balance, on tv ABC is smothering the historic result of Trump’s trial in a blancmange of bothsidesism when for the 2nd time a jury of his peers has called bullshit.

Excellent piece by Rod Tiffen on the hellscape marriage between Donald Trump and Rupert Murdoch. Not quite a marriage made in heaven, on Inside Story inside.org.au/not-quite-a-ma…

Good piece from Julianne Schultz about the urgent problems facing the news, provision of public interest journalism and so, society as a whole: The brutal reality is that Australia’s media is broken and policy tinkering will not help | Julianne Schultz theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Another excellent analysis by Rod Tiffen about Murdochland. “Manhattan’s media piranha”, on Inside Story inside.org.au/manhattans-pri…

Fun fact: Ridley Scott is 86 years old and editing his 28th film, a biopic of Napoleon. He’s six years older than Joe Biden who is three years older than Donald Trump.

Good piece about who exactly in the Northern Territory supports Jacinta Price. Spoiler alert: it’s not indigenous people in remote communities. Jacinta Price claims to represent NT’s Indigenous communities but the data suggests otherwise | Jon Faine theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Headline you won’t see: Man who spent his life decrying elites gets new title as Chairman Emeritus of News Corporation.

Lovely piece about Lorin Clarke's memoir of her father, John, from Robert Phiddian in Inside Story: Yes, it is funny, on Inside Story inside.org.au/yes-it-is-funn…

Here's a piece I've done for The Conversation on Lorin Clarke's memoir of her father, John Clarke: Word games, wit and the pleasure of annoying people: a daughter's memoir sheds new light on the notoriously private John Clarke (theconversation.com).

Here’s my review of Sally Young’s new book, Media Monsters: amp.theage.com.au/culture/bo….

Excellent reflective piece from Kimina Lyall about the toll taken in covering the Singleton bush crash. Journalists taking dead people’s photos from social media without permission inflames the wound of powerlessness | Kimina Lyall theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Remembering the late Barry Humphries, here’s a couple of pieces I wrote many years ago.

Anti-ABC voices are calling for the ABC to be defunded ahead of the critical May budget. But already over 165,000 people are fighting back, drowning out the Murdoch Press and demanding strong funding for ABC! Will you join us? getup.to/QZ3NePC1BQup8eFj

Agreed. Excellent piece. Thanks for sharing it @gpaddymanning. @andrewcdodd, did you see this?

Here’s my piece for The Conversation about the new biography of @tanya_plibersek by @MargaretSimons. Well worth reading: theconversation.com/a-policy…

Good and thoughtful piece from @asunderland arguing media regulation doesn’t work and offering a solution to the problem.

Excellent piece by @MargaretSimons about what ChatGPT might mean for journalism, and journalists. Where’s Melbourne’s best coffee, ChatGPT?, on Inside Story inside.org.au/melbournes-bes…

Please sign and share this important petition about retaining the MEAA code of ethics for journalists at The Ballarat Courier: megaphone.org.au/petitions/o… via @MegaphoneAU

Good review by Rowan Callick of Phil Kafcaloudes’ new history of the ABC’s international radio service, Radio Australia. Speaking to the world, on Inside Story inside.org.au/speaking-to-th…