Hong Kong is not viable to remain in under the changes instigated by the Lesser Mao.
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Is a newspaper a newspaper when itâs strictly digital? Or is it just another web site? Saying newspapers will âsurviveâ depends on how you define it.
There are literally hundreds of web sites that provide news in one way or another. Being one of hundreds is a long way from being one of two or three (as was the case for most local newspapers). In a sea that vast, you become a very small fish.
This is not all that different from online radio. Itâs very difficult for any one online station to stand out in a universe of thousands of stations all of which are relatively equal. In the old era of restricted frequency and coverage spectrum, a listener had only a few stations to choose from. Now we have thousands. While you can argue âlet the best man winâ, the fact is most sound generally the same. The result is that no one station can build a big enough audience to be attractive to any significant level of advertising.
The bottom line to all this? You canât just transplant the analogue world to the digital world and expect everything else to stay the same. This isnât just a new way to deliver old media.
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About Time will be freely available online, and available in print to people outside prison through a subscription.
About Time will also be distributed monthly to all incarcerated people across Australia free of charge.
UPDATE 12/7: The Guardian Australiaâs Tory Shepherd wrote in the Weekly Beast column today
According to the first editorial, at least 67 prison newsletters and magazines have begun previously, but none were distributed regularly nationally.
The letters from prison include an anonymous detainee writing about how hard it is to eat healthy food, with inmates fed a diet of bread, bread and more bread. Lunch is bread âwith two thin slices of meat, either chicken loaf, beef or salami â which actually isnât salami but apparently called Devonâ, the person writes. Cheese is âextremely rareâ and vegetables hard to get.
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Selina Cheng, the new chairperson for Hong Kongâs Journalistsâ Association, was fired by WSJ allegedly due to her new position in the union.
âAround three weeks ago, after senior editors at the newspaper found out I was running to be HKJAâs chairperson, my supervisor in the UK directed me to withdraw from the election,â Cheng said. âShe also asked me to quit the board, which I have served on since 2021, even though The Wall Street Journal approved this when I was hired.â
Cheng said she âdeclinedâ the request, after which she was told that her role with the HKJA would be âincompatibleâ with her job as a reporter covering Chinaâs automobile and energy sectors for the newspaper.
She said the company had told her that employees of The Wall Street Journal should not be seen as advocating for press freedom âin a place like Hong Kong,â even though they âcan in Western countries where it is already established.â
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich requested an interview with Russian President Vladimir in one last show of bravery and defiance against the Kremlin before he was finally freed as part of a hectic, top-secret deal to release three Americans imprisoned in Russia.
Gershkovich, 32 â who was released on Thursday after he was arrested and accused of being an American spy last year â had received a form to request presidential clemency from Putin in the days leading up to his release, the WSJ reported.
As he filled out the form, the journalist used the final line to cheekily ask the Moscow leader, who typically shies away from Western media, if he would be willing to sit down for an interview with the reporter.
Gershkovich flew home to the US as part of the largest multi-country prisoner swap since the Cold War, which saw 24 prisoners freed, including former US Marine Paul Whelan and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva.
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The paper is now called The London Standard and published on Thursdays.
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Daily Mail Australia to introduce paywall
Daily Mail Australia has this week announced it is launching a âpartialâ paywall which it says will âdeliver premium contentâ.
Starting from the end of October, the new Mail+ partial paywall will roll out to all Australia users of the website who will be able to access âdaily premium stories and a âBest of the Mailâ weekly newsletterâ for $1.99 a month.
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And you can bet thereâll still be the same amount of ads on each page lol
Nothing is valued if itâs free elsewhere.
The former Crikey columnist Guy Rundle may have apologised in a statement on Arena this week for saying âevery grope is now a sexual assaultâ but another comment on the matter has popped up elsewhere.
In October, Rundle posted a comment on the subject of the ânew legal definition of assaultâ on an article by another writer on Crikey.
He said âintimate relationship violence is defined as both physical and non physical, which then racks up huge numbers.
âThat presumably includes shouting, throwing stuff at the wall etc. The âevery two minutesâ police call out stats are useless; police are called out to loud arguments now, and attend.â
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Australiaâs favourite short story revealed
A tale of hope and healing wins The Best Australian Yarn for 2024
Melbourne author Anson Cameron has been awarded the prestigious $50,000 first prize in the worldâs richest short story competition, The Best Australian Yarn, during a ceremony at the State Library of WA on Friday evening.
Cameronâs poignant short story âVanilla⌠Then Cinnamonâ was selected by judges as the standout entry from a record 6,000+ submissions.
The winning storyâs narrative delves into the emotional bond between a comatose patient and his nurse, showcasing Cameronâs masterful storytelling, honed through years of writing novels, short stories and newspaper columns.
Reflecting on his writing journey, Cameron cites inspiration from Australian literary legends Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson, saying âI just became totally enthralled by the worlds inside booksâ.
The other major winners included:
- Runner-up ($4,000) : Frank Leggett (Balmain, NSW) for âMe, Pete and the Americanâ, a mysterious tale inspired by his backpacking adventures.
- Regional Prize ($3,000) : Sam Carmody (Albany, WA) for âFlutterâ, a gripping account of the aftermath of a shark attack.
- First Nations Storytelling Prize ($3,000) : Odette Brown (Hamilton North, NSW) for âWattleâ, a deeply personal exploration of loss and identity.
- Navitas ESL Prize ($3,000) : Catherine Ooi (Campbelltown, SA) for âThe Desolation of Colourâ, which draws from her experiences in palliative care.
- Comic Story Prize ($3,000) : Nina Dakin (Bibra Lake, WA) for âThe West Coastâ.
- Comic Story Youth Prizes ($1,500)
- Agatha Villazor (Brabham, WA; 12-14 years) for âThe Parsonâs Noseâ.
- Ane Greyling (Lesmurdie, WA; 15-18 years) for âEndeavorâ.
- Youth Prizes ($1,500) :
- Danica Hehre (Mosman Park, WA; 12-14 years) for âApocalypse Wheneverâ.
- Alastair Walker (Swanbourne, WA; 15-18 years) for âRoadkillâ.
The Best Australian Yarn, proudly sponsored by Navitas, has experienced remarkable growth since its inception in 2022, with entries rising from 4,700 in the inaugural year to more than 6,000 in 2024.
This year also saw an increased prize pool of $80,000 and the introduction of new categories for comic stories, broadening the competitionâs reach and diversity.
The distinguished prize jury for the 2024 competition included:
- Christopher Dore - Editor-in-Chief of West Australian Newspapers
- Terri-ann White - Publisher of Upswell Publishing
- Robert Drewe - Award-winning author
- Rachael Johns - Leading romantic fiction author
- Rachel Bin Salleh - Publisher at Magabala Books
- Holden Sheppard - Award-winning WA author
To read the winning stories, visit: thewest.com.au/yarn
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Thereâs a clear reason why Harvey Norman decided to put 3 ads for their chain in the Armstrong Creek Times (community newspaper) todayâŚ
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Why @Radio_TVGuy ?
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Huh?