Media & marketing
Mistakes and miscalculations: How the Murdochs and Fox got it so wrong
It has been one of the biggest legal and business debacles in the history of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
- by Jim Rutenberg, Michael S. Schmidt and Jeremy W. Peters
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Succession finale anoints the chosen one, but did you see it coming?
After five years, four seasons and 39 superbly crafted episodes, one of TV’s most acclaimed dramas has finally come to an end.
- by Karl Quinn
Exclusive
Companies
The Betoota Advocate’s former publisher in talks to leave satirical site
Colourful Sydney media investor Piers Grove is looking for someone to purchase his share of the satirical site.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Is the podcast bubble starting to burst?
A million podcasts started airing in 2020 alone. Two years on, 2023 is set to see a fraction of that number.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Analysis
Analysis
Morning show host’s fall from grace exposes Britain’s strange obsession with celebrity
It never seems to matter that it never matters: more British people know who the fallen TV personality Phillip Schofield is than know who David Attenborough and Stephen Fry are.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
Opinion
The Stan Grant pile-on says way more about us than about him
It’s time to stop talking about the individuals caught in the eye of an internet pile-on and train our attention on the mob.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
The Age journalists nominated for mid-year Walkley Awards
Four journalists from The Age have been short-listed for the mid-year round Walkley Awards, which will be announced next month.
The Age contenders for the 2023 mid-year Walkley Awards
Four Age journalists are vying for awards at the Walkley Foundation mid-year celebration of journalism. This is a collection of their nominated pieces.
Analysis
Australia
Sass and sequins: Tina Turner’s ad campaigns made league more accessible for women
Her involvement flipped 1980s and ’90s gender norms and transformed macho and brawn into sass and sequins.
- by Emma Kemp
The Age holds position as top Victorian masthead
The Age has held its lead as Victoria’s most read masthead.
Sydney Morning Herald is the country’s best-read masthead
The Sydney Morning Herald has kept its position as Australia’s top masthead, with 7.7 million readers.