11 May 2026 “Who owns your audience now?” asked Steve Ahern, In a full day workshop held on the first day of this year’s Asia Media Summit…
26 March 2026 A court case in America has set a precedent for claims against social media companies for harms caused by addiction to social platforms. It is...
17 December 2025 In another example of the vulnerability of search and social media to misinformation, a fake website has been exposed for misrepresenting the identity of the...
5 June 2025 Analysis: Yasmin Curzi de Mendonça, University of Virginia and Camille Grenier, Sciences Po Social media platforms tend not to be that bothered by...
5 June 2025 Analysis: Anne C. Witt, EDHEC Business School Since its beginnings as a humble student start-up in 1998, Google has pulled off a meteoric rise.
30 March 2025 Analysis by Steve Ahern: Social media, journalism, extremist candidates, election blackouts and media. In November last year Ireland held national elections.
1 February 2025 Opinion from Steve Ahern. The short TikTok shutdown in America has started radio broadcasters and podcasters thinking about the role that social media plays in...
29 November 2024 A philosophical answer to a question about ABC audio strategy has blown up into an international debate, intersecting with the debate about the power of...
14 October 2024 In a session hosted by David Speers at the South By Southwest conference in Sydney this week, WPP President Rose Herceg and WPP Chief Strategy...
12 October 2024 Advertising on Meta's Facebook and Instagram publications is becoming more risky with scammers, identity thieves and radicalisation tactics increasing on these apps. Brand safety has...
27 July 2022 Renee Peterson is an Australian radio and television media professional employed in Australia and internationally for over 15 years. Renee who has worked at 90.9...
28 March 2022 ARN's new youth network CADA will launch to advertisers and marketers next week offering them "a greater sphere of influence and a range of opportunities...
13 February 2022 Comment from Peter Saxon. Sunday was World Radio Day.
10 December 2021 Alan Jones will launch his own cross platform social media video show from next Monday. Speaking at a media conference to announce the launch today,...
25 August 2021 Radio had its cash for comment moment twenty years ago, now it seems to be social media's turn. The Advertising Standards Council is cracking down...
9 August 2021 There are new social media guidelines for ABC staff, and a breach could risk ongoing employment. ABC Managing Director David Anderson told staff this morning. “The ABC will...
15 November 2020 It is not really radio, but a virtual stunt by Club DJ David Guetta caught radioinfo’s attention because of its use of augmented reality. The...
29 October 2020 In this afternoon’s CBAA conference session on social media, Ryan Jones from Refuel Creative gave tips for community broadcasters on how to get the best from...
19 December 2019 As the year draws to a close, online and social data analytics company Talkwalker has surveyed 50 social media experts and distilled what is thinks...
29 March 2019 The World Federation of Advertisers is standing alongside its member association and colleagues at the Association of New Zealand Advertisers, which has issued a call...
25 March 2019 Analysis from Steve Ahern There is a big difference between social media platforms and responsible media. That difference is proactive editorial oversight. This has been sharply...
13 December 2018 Opinion from Steve Ahern The supression order preventing publication of the details in a high profile court case this week has given a free...
18 April 2018 Now Unlocked. “In the social media space you are competing against everybody. What you create has to be as good or better, otherwise you can damage...
13 January 2018 Looks like the ABC's Administration Department can expect a requisition for new business cards from the national broadcaster's Africa Correspondent Sally Sara following recent comments...
25 March 2017 Steve Ahern says better professional media is needed to combat fake news. Remember the busses that were supposed to have brought anti-Trump protesters to Austin...
20 March 2017 What happens at RadioDays Europe? Here's a taste of one of the events called Fast and Curious. It's a kind of speed dating discussion for...
2 May 2016 In a conference workshop titled Socialising Radio, international trainer Steve Ahern told Radio Asia delegates,“the 24 hour news cycle is now about 24 minutes… everything is...
7 March 2016 Australian use of media on mobiles is increasing, according to a Deloitte study released at the end of last year. Watching short videos on smartphones...
25 May 2015 Broadcast managers from all over Asia heard how social media can change their business at today's Asia Media Summit workshop in Kuala Lumpur. AMT's Steve...
22 May 2015 #SNS, which is Twitter language for social networking sites, are increasingly working hand in hand with Radio. In fact Radio is the highest performing industry...
