The stories become part of your own personal life: Lyse Doucet, Sydney Writers Festival

19 May 2026 She was in Iran a couple of weeks ago, vox-popping ordinary Iranians to find out their views on the war. Now she is in...

News consumers the most sceptical and least accepting of AI Generated content

30 April 2026 As Generative AI becomes more integrated into media, marketing and communications, a new report from Meltwater and YouGov explores what the expectations...

Can we trust AI assistants? RDE26

26 March 2026 A RadioDays Europe session tackled the question, can AI assistants be trusted to deliver reliable news? The answer is 'not yet,' according to a major...

Medianet survey reveals journalist pay rates on the day that ABC staff strike

25 March 2026 Medianet has just released its 2026 Australian Media Landscape Report. On the day that ABC staff are on strike, the report gives an industry perspective...

John Highfield remembers his radio coverage of The Dismissal

13 November 2025 After four years abroad, John Highfield found himself in the midst of another significant historical journalistic career event when he covered the Dismissal on November...

It was all about radio: Leigh Hatcher on how radio was first with The Dismissal 50 years ago

11 November 2025 Fifty years ago today the Whitlam Labor government was dismissed by the Governor General John Kerr for its inability to pass the federal budget and...

The most significant day in Australian politics, 50 years today

11 November 2025 The National Film and Sound archive has an excellent retrospective about media coverage of the Dismissal of the Whitlam government 50 years ago, but it...

Journalists beware: fake content surges in times of disaster

4 November 2025 Anyone checking their social media feeds for pictures from Hurricane Melissa last week would have been flooded with video footage of trees falling, roofs torn...

Journalism Assistance Fund to open applications next month

31 October 2025 The Department of Communicaiotns is set to open a new series of grants for small Australian digital news publishers next month. This follows close on...

Australian government stands up for Aussie content creators in the fast moving AI environment

27 October 2025 Opinion from Steve Ahern. Good on you, Michelle Rowland! Former Communications Minister, now Attorney General, Michelle Rowland has come out strongly in favour of...

Curious live journalism on stage at the Sydney Opera House

29 September 2025 One talk in the ‘Curious’ series at Sydney’s Opera House yesterday embraced the theme ‘Live Journalism’ to showcase on stage four examples of different takes...

It’s time we rediscovered the necessity and urgency of truth in journalism: Richard Flanagan

28 September 2025 In the Curious talks series at the Sydney Opera House this weekend, writer Richard Flanagan was part of a session on journalism. “Tonight's subject is...

We are real and our audience is real: Using AI in News #RDE25

18 March 2025 Radio France is experimenting with news to get the best advantage from new AI technologies, while maintaining human news judgement In a summit session at...

Don’t be fooled, public service media is more important than ever #RDE25

16 March 2025 Swedish Radio’s Cilla Benkö, started in the broadcaster’s sports department and is now the Director General and CEO. “Even back when I first joined, people...

Responsible use of AI in radio #RDE25

10 March 2025 Radio stations have become early adopters of AI, with almost everyone in the AI session room using AI in their work. With such an interest...

The role and importance of journalism in Australia: Dr Caroline Fisher

7 August 2023 I saw this article about the “final cohort of students at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst about to complete their Bachelor of Arts - Communications Journalism...

Unlike an algorithm, we care where the truth lies: Lenore Taylor

11 May 2023 In a speech interwoven with professional career highlights and contemporary journalism observations, Guardian Australia editor Lenore Taylor delivered the 2023 Brian Johns memorial lecture at...

Ukraine: the first social media war #RDE23

1 April 2023 “The war in Ukraine is the first social media war… it is crowded with fake news and propaganda.” In a session at Radiodays Europe, Olli...

Lift audience mojo, inform with SoJo #RDE23

30 March 2023 “What effect does the current news cycle have on your mood?” asked Jeremy Druker, from Transitions. He was not surprised by the overall negative response...

Friendly Jordies heading to court as John Barilaro sues for defamation

28 May 2021 Deputy NSW Premier John Barilaro has filed a defamation suit against comedian and political commentator Jordan Shanks, known as Friendlyjordies. The defamation action relates...

Grant Broadcasters hiring more journalists: Alison Cameron

14 May 2021 radioinfo continues the conversation with the CEO of Grant Broadcasters, Alison Cameron. This week we talk about news and information content plus social media.

Disconnect between journalist training and reality

13 May 2021 With the world losing trust in mainstream media news, budding journalists are losing faith in their careers, reports Nisha Karyn. * Concentration of ownership in...

Judith Nielsen Institute for Journalism opens new building

5 May 2021 Communications MInister Paul Fletcher told a crowd of Australia's most well known journalists that Judith Nielsen "has made a practical contribution to the future of...

Friendly Jordies: friend or foe to media journalism?

14 November 2020 Jordan Shanks, better known as FriendlyJordies, is a satirist, a self taught cross media reporter and a heavy hitting political influencer. On his Youtube account...

Local news is a hook for people to listen: Ian Cole CBAA Conference

28 October 2020 Two years ago, Bourke community station 2WEB saved the local newspaper from closure and now operates The Western Herald along with its radio station. Chairman...

ABC News strategy expands to digital despite cuts: Gaven Morris

2 July 2020 “Nothing has been left untouched.” The ABC’s Director of News Gaven Morris explains the strategy behind the recent cut to the 0745 radio news. In...

The picture is wrong, we are leaving out some important aspects of news: Ulrik Haagerup, Constructing Tomorrow’s News

10 March 2020 Ulrik Haagerup, Founder and CEO of the Constructive Institute for journalism is the keynote speaker today at a Judith Nielsen Institute function titled Constructing Tomorrow's...

What do regional journalists need in a digital world

16 October 2019 The University of Canberra is undertaking research into the needs of regional journalists and is asking for help from reporters in rural or regional areas. The...

Content creators must profit from the content they create: Joan Warner

13 February 2019 Earlier this week we published Michael Miller's comments on Google's new strategy to deliver radio news on smart speakers. He wasn't happy with the idea,...

Google’s radio news plans alarming: News Corp’s Michael Miller

11 February 2019 Michael Miller knows news, and he knows radio. He is now the Executive Chairman of News Corp and was previously the CEO of APN, which...