MediaLand
Episodes
A year of mergers, successions and scandals
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the final MediaLand, for the year and well, ever! Vivienne and Tim look back at the big media stories of the year and what they mean for what w...
Social media ban bites!
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The social media ban is almost here! And so are the legal challenges, while a lot of the country begins to wind down, the media landscape is about to...
Gambling advertising under the spotlight
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are you really gambling with? You may recognise those words from the very brief window of advice which has to follow gambling advertising now. ...
Whistleblowing to media under threat
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whistleblowing has long been a key part of the ability of media to hold governments and corporations to account, but the toll on the whistleblowers a...
Hannah Ferguson: indie media flourishing in tough times
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re always talking about media companies trying to get bigger in order to survive. But that may not be the only way to do it. Hannah Ferguson se...
How do you cover a dismissal?
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday the 11th of November marks a big date in the political history calendar in Australia. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the dismissal ...
First Nations Media: telling our stories
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get the inside track on the global media industry
Does democracy die in a news desert?
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Regional news in Australia has been in a decline for a while, in quantity at least. Between 2019 and 2024, there were 358 contractions and 174 expan...
Mitch Churi: Radio killing season kicks off
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's October and that means radio killing season is underway. It's that special time of the year where radio stations and TV channels decide what the...
Mark Humphries: why do we love media moguls?
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you weren’t reading the newspapers in Victoria and Queensland in 1980s you could be forgiven for not knowing the name of fallen media mogul Chri...
Media merger mania!
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a major move in the race for media consolidation Seven West Media and Southern Cross Austereo are proposing a merger which would make them a major...
Megan Pustetto: reality TV pulse check
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With a new season of Big Brother in the wings, what’s the future for reality TV in Australia? Host of reality TV podcast So Dramatic Megan Pustett...
Donald Trump picks fights with ABC & NYT
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
American President Donald Trump is on a media warpath. He's filed a new defamation lawsuit against the New York Times and had a run in with the Austr...
Billion dollar Murdoch media empire succession drama
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A settlement deal has been reached between Rupert Murdoch and his four oldest children, with billions of dollars changing hands. It leaves Lachlan Mu...
How free is information anyway?
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is the government trying to further restrict Freedom of Information laws? The proposed changes include the introduction of fees for FOI requests,...
TV bosses in fight for new rulebook
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Free to air television is at a tipping point as Australians flock to international streamers. The commercial television broadcasters are heading to C...
ABC boss on the lookout for next local hits
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone thinks they know how the ABC should spend its money, but there's only one person at the top of the decision making tree! New (ish) managing ...
The deadliest conflict ever for journalists
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More journalists have been killed in Gaza, adding to the highest ever media death toll recorded. Why are journalists being killed in such high number...
Print isn't dead yet!
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reports of the death of print newspapers have been exaggerated. The Australian Financial Review is reporting that Nine Entertainment and News Corp ar...
MediaLand: YouTube banned, Google fights back and is Bondi Rescue shelved?
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, it's media mayhem in Australia as the Albanese Government’s surprise move to include YouTube in the national social media b...
Trump vs Murdoch: clash of the moguls
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s media mayhem in the states as Trump takes on the Murdoch media empire, political machinations are accused of being behind the cancellation of...
Are magazines dead?
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are magazines dead? Australia's biggest magazine publisher Are Media is seeking buyers and the future of the publishing industry is up in the air. T...
Media mania at Patterson murder trial
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Media mania descended on Morwell this week for the murder trial and verdict of Erin Patterson, are the victims being forgotten? SBS is celebrating f...
Was this headline written by AI?
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is AI writing your news? Is it a problem if it does? Artificial intelligence in journalism researcher Dr Phoebe Matich is trying to discover the exte...
Sorting the real from the fake in a 21st century war
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The fog of war is an old term but it has very modern applications. In the conflict between Israel and Iran there have been plenty of false images an...
MediaLand Special: Lattouf wins ABC case
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a MediaLand special we dissect the ruling for Antoinette Latouff in her case against the ABC this morning. This morning the judgement in the case...
More and more aussies turning to social media for news
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More Australians than ever are getting their news from social media with the big platforms expanding their online reach over that of Aussie newsrooms...
TV bloodbath: three big shows cut
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a week of cuts for TV with Network Ten axing the Project, ABC cancelling Q&A and Foxtel spiking The Back page. What's the future for cu...
Media boss Greg Hywood looks back on cuts, mergers and stoushes
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Viv and Tim speak to Greg Hywood in the week he's announced his retirement from his role as Independent Chair at Free TV. The former Fai...
TV channels spend large on 'Light Entertainment'
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Netflix lifts the veil of secrecy and enters ratings war in Australia and a potential class action law suit adds to mounting pressure on Go...
Coalition relationship issues plus Australia behind in media literacy
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Coalition break-up has been like media Christmas this week but is the hour by hour reporting as interesting to audiences as the journalists produ...
How influencers became a gendered word plus the BBC to switch off their transmitters
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The challenges facing incoming Communications Minister Anika Wells and Arts Minister Tony Burke. The BBC will stop broadcasting and move to fully on...
The waning influence of the Murdoch press plus mushroom podcast mania
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Election wash-up: has Newscorp's ability to influence election outcomes waned? Adam Bandt's parting shot: the media don't take the climate crisis ser...
How well did the media hold political parties to account this election?
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the final week of the election campaign the media's attention turned to debating Welcome to Country ceremonies, some decrying Neo-Nazi behaviour w...
How much is too much coverage of the pope's death? Plus the big tech break-up
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will the US be able to force tech giants Meta and Google to break up their businesses? Divestment trials are underway but the outcome may never be en...
The pollies and the influencers, Australia's screen industry in dire straits
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Social media influencers are having a field day with politicians this election - but are pollies bending the rules? The internet is flooded with fal...
Election debate winner contested, Mamamia pay scandal
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s election time and the leaders are coming out swinging - but Sky News couldn't quite believe the results of their own debate. There's been a m...
Peter Dutton wants ABC 'excellence', Kim Williams says 'game on'
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has demanded excellence and efficiency from the ABC if he wins the election, while not committing to any specific cuts...
What to do when the government accidentally texts you its war plans
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's a journalist to do when they accidentally get added to the US government’s war planning Signal chat? Tim and Viv dissect The Atlantic editor...
No filter: Why pollies are chasing podcasts this election
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton 'faced the women of Australia' on Mamamia's No Filter podcast with Kate Langb...
Here comes Tubi, and Clive Palmer's Trumpet of Patriots ads on blast
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Newcastle Herald has apologised for running an inflammatory ad from Clive Palmer's Trumpet of Patriots party. As the election looms, we look at t...
Should punters be paying for Saturday footy?
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The AFL's new broadcast deal kicks off this season, with Saturday matches going exclusive on Foxtel and Kayo. We look at anti-siphoning laws and what...
Marty Sheargold's Triple M exit: is this a turning point for commercial radio?
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The quick exit of comedian Marty Sheargold from his Triple M slot in the wake of the outcry over his offensive comments about the Matildas seems like...
'UndercoverJew' operation leaves The Daily Telegraph stinging
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Undercover reporting is one of those practices that challenges public trust with journalists, so when is it justified to deceive to get a story?The D...
As regional newspapers lose print editions, what comes next for local news?
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ACM, Australian Community Media, has announced that all 65 of its regional newspapers, including the Canberra Times and Newcastle Herald, will be red...
Antoinette Lattouf, Peter Lalor, and what we expect of journalists on social media
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The dismissals of Antoinette Lattouf from the ABC and Peter Lalor from SEN over social media posts on the Israel-Gaza war raise questions about how j...
One radio station to rule them all? ARN's chair talks media diversity and Kyle & Jackie O woes
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ARN Media, owners of Gold and KIIS radio networks, made headlines this week when chair Hamish McLennan teased interest in buying Nine's talk stations...
'Lambogate': how Nine’s Alex Cullen won the bet but lost his job
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today presenter Alex Cullen has departed Nine after taking on a $50k challenge to help rebrand billionaire Adrian 'Lambo Guy' Portelli on air. There'...
INTRODUCING — MediaLand
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Media — it's all around us; shaping our worldview, dictating how and what we see, hear and watch. So who are the media players and what do you need...