James Chessell steps down as Nine publishing boss

James Chessell steps down as Nine publishing boss

The boss of Nine’s publishing division,which oversees The Age,The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian Financial Review,has stepped down.

  • byCalum Jaspan

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Whodunnit:Why were novels by a famous Australian author forgotten by history?

Whodunnit:Why were novels by a famous Australian author forgotten by history?

Derham Groves was curating an exhibition about Australian crime literature when he stumbled across five books featuring an eccentric amateur sleuth.

  • byJewel Topsfield
‘Bringing light to the world’:Taylor Swift named Time magazine’s person of the year

‘Bringing light to the world’:Taylor Swift named Time magazine’s person of the year

Swift was picked from a group of nine finalists that included Barbie,Vladimir Putin,King Charles III and OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman.

  • byLynette Eyb
Sora Tanaka is a fitness-obsessed journalist. She also doesn’t exist
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Sora Tanaka is a fitness-obsessed journalist. She also doesn’t exist

A furore over AI-generated content and fake journalists has sparked debate over the future of the media industry.

  • byDavid Swan
Piers Morgan identifies senior royals named in Dutch version of controversial book

Piers Morgan identifies senior royals named in Dutch version of controversial book

The British broadcaster decided to “end this nonsense” and name the people allegedly outed in a translated version of Endgame. The author himself has blamed it on translation.

  • byRob Harris
SMH,The Age still the nation’s most-read mastheads

SMH,The Age still the nation’s most-read mastheads

The Sydney Morning Herald is once again the country’s most-read masthead,according to new readership figures released by Roy Morgan.

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Wendy Harmer on the price of being a trailblazer in a man’s world
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Wendy Harmer on the price of being a trailblazer in a man’s world

Even when she became the most powerful woman in Australian radio,Wendy Harmer was still “putting up” with men behaving badly around her.

  • byAndrew Hornery
Balance for the sake of balance is corruption of good journalism

Balance for the sake of balance is corruption of good journalism

The best journalists know that when things are not equal - when one side lies,misleads or refuses to engage - then balance is no longer a useful tool.

  • byAlan Sunderland
Government picks two new directors for ABC board

Government picks two new directors for ABC board

The federal government has filled the two vacant seats on the ABC’s board as the hunt for chair Ita Buttrose’s successor continues.

  • byCalum Jaspan
Celebrating 70 years of The Sun-Herald

Celebrating 70 years of The Sun-Herald

Sydney’s favourite Sunday newspaper has brought its readers powerful moments and milestones since its first edition on October 11,1953.

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‘The one with the sex in it’:The Matthew Reilly book his buddies love
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‘The one with the sex in it’:The Matthew Reilly book his buddies love

The prolific author has sold more than 7½ million books and recently directed his first film,Netflix’s Interceptor.

  • byBenjamin Law