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...
9 December 2014 The Today Network's Jules Lund has been on the road over the last fortnight giving social media presentations to media agencies. Despite a bad year...
26 November 2014 In Jakarta this week a group of broadcasters from TVRI learnt the latest methods in social media reporting, from international trainer Steve Ahern. As part...
24 October 2014 A US consumer research paper called Taking Stock With Teens: A Collaborative Consumer Insights Project has documented the habits of teens when it comes to...
26 September 2014 “I’m Bob and I’m here to talk about bullshit… I spent 41 years in the agency business. If you think you’re full of shit,...
4 September 2014 Following up our recent article on fake social media accounts. ABC Radio National's Media Report this week exposed the now famous @ABCnewsIntern account...
23 August 2014 Jo Abi explores this tricky subject for radioinfo. When 2GB weekend host Luke Grant was busted using a fake Twitter account to mock his former Newcastle...
