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Margaret Simons

Margaret Simons

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What will Australian media look like in 2025? Messy and imperfect but with glimmers of hope

21.12.2024 9

The Guardian

Margaret Simons

Can democracy work without journalism? In the US, we may be about to find out

It is commonly claimed that democracy can’t work unless you have journalism, and a free media at that. How are people to decide how to cast a vote...

03.11.2024 40

The Guardian

Margaret Simons

Debating whether Julian Assange is a journalist is irrelevant. He changed journalism forever

The two most consequential Australians in history are surely Rupert Murdoch and Julian Assange. Germaine Greer would come a distant third....

28.06.2024 20

The Guardian

Margaret Simons

In publicising Laura Tingle’s ‘counselling’, the ABC risks giving the bullies a victory

There are a few things we can assume the ABC board and executive know only too well. First, News Corporation, and the Australian newspaper in...

01.06.2024 100

The Guardian

Margaret Simons

How are we to understand the pervasive journalistic arrogance of the Bruce Lehrmann imbroglio?

It’s a depressing time for those who care about the quality of journalism in this country. In the ongoing “omnishambles” of the Lehrmann...

17.04.2024 50

The Guardian

Margaret Simons

Guardian Opinion cartoon Martin Rowson on the Rochdale byelection result – cartoon

01.03.2024 10

The Guardian

Margaret Simons

And you thought the Willy Wonka experience was bad!

01.03.2024 40

The Guardian

Margaret Simons

If Meta’s intransigence isn’t enough, AI poses an even greater threat to journalism

It’s hardly a surprise that Meta, owner of Facebook, is refusing to renew its deals with Australia’s media companies. It was always grudging in...

01.03.2024 8

The Guardian

Margaret Simons

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