Interrogates conventional views about the decline of news media use by young people, calling for popular laternatives to mainstream forms of news. Argues against the 'infotainement scare' levelled by many against commercial TV news. Quality journalism is in crisis' in Britain. The 'doyen of US anchors' launches an attack on modern TV journalism. The Australian Media, Jan 13-19.
Opinion is divided on whether newspapers have much of a future.
An affectionate look at Truth, which is now 90 years old but in decline. An Australian politician comments on the shortcomings of political reporting. A former editor of The Times defends US newspaper journalism. A diatribe against the 'self-aggrandizement' of the American news media. A guide to journalism and the Internet.