Announcing the Death of The Age. “Independent. Always.” (until December 2018)

July 26, 2018 ghubbard20141 Comment

On July 25, the impending death of Melbourne’s leading thinking newspaper was announced. The planned takeover of The Age by chequebook journalism, entertainment empire is such a clash of cultures that the death of independent journalism at The Age is certain. Why did this happen?Read More »

‘THE AGE’ STRIKE, EXPERT COMMENTARY AND THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM

May 23, 2017May 23, 2017 ghubbard2014Leave a comment

Recently, journalists at The Age went on strike for a week in protest at yet another large cut in staff numbers, claiming that independent journalism was at great risk if this cutting continued. Though I sympathise and value some of The Age journalists, particularly the commentators and analysts, I’m afraid they are like people promoting sailing ships when steamships arrived. The time of newspapers is over. Let me explain.Read More »

WOMEN DON’T PLAY SPORT. APPARENTLY…

October 18, 2015October 18, 2015 ghubbard20145 Comments

I like watching women’s sport. The Opals, Diamonds, Matildas, cyclists, athletes, skiers, surfers are not only good to watch, but they also do a lot of winning, which Aussies tend to like! But if we read the ‘news’, it seems women don’t actually play sport.