Calling all budding storytellers living with disability
ABC News9 Jun 2026
Are you an emerging content maker with disability? Do you have a burning story that you have always wanted to research and explore?
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top 89%ABC boss confirms ex-news director in the dark about replacement hunt
ABC Newsby Andrew Thorpe9 Jun 2026
In short: ABC managing director Hugh Marks has faced questions from Radio National Breakfast show host Sally Sara over the resignation of former news director Justin Stevens.
The Evolution of Screen Ratios in Star Trek
Ex Astris Scientiaby easinfo@gmail.com (EAS)5 Jun 2026
The Evolution of Screen Ratios in Star Trek History and Technical BackgroundCinematic Ratios vs. TV StandardsSummary Star Trek comes in all sizes and shapes.
640: What's Actually Working In Ecommerce Right Now (Live From Shopify HQ)
MyWifeQuitHerJob.comby Steve Chou28 May 2026
Podcast: Download (Duration: 40:41 — 46.9MB) What is actually working in ecommerce right now, in one line: unpolished UGC beats produced ads, a real brand story ties every channel together...
ABC appoints Reuters exec Simon Robinson as news director
ABC News28 May 2026
Simon Robinson has been appointed the ABC's next director of news, becoming the first external hire to fill the position in decades.
Hugh Marks denies 'threat' to force ABC news director out of role
ABC Newsby Jake Evans28 May 2026
In short: ABC managing director Hugh Marks has declined to detail the reasons for news director Justin Stevens's departure, but noted he had been informally scouting for a replacement for six...
Four Corners reporter Mahmood Fazal sacked by ABC
ABC Newsby Rudi Maxwell27 May 2026
In short: Former Four Corners reporter Mahmood Fazal has been sacked by the ABC. Fazal had been the subject of an internal ABC investigation, following his appearance on a podcast for which his...
ABC's Justin Stevens resigns as director of news
ABC News27 May 2026
In short: Justin Stevens, the ABC's director of news, has announced his resignation after 19 years with the organisation.
Fenil Jain
Fenils Blog24 May 2026
Published on: 24/05/2026 Last edited on: 24/05/2026 Motivation I have been pilled by “write more” propaganda, and its not something new, I have written about it before but never actually made...
It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a Markup investigation – The Markup
The Markupby Colin Lecher22 May 2026
The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good.
The new samizdat - Coda Story
Coda Storyby Irina Matchavariani18 May 2026
While much of the media industry focused on the churn of headlines, we became increasingly interested in the undercurrents beneath them: the hidden systems, infrastructures and ideologies shaping...
Twilight of the Velocipede: Typesetting Races before the Age of Linotype
Public Domain Reviewby Alex Wright13 May 2026
Before Linotype revolutionised typesetting in the 1880s, compositors set texts by hand — and they set them fast.
How Brazil is starting to rein in Big Tech - Coda Story
Coda Storyby Irina Matchavariani13 May 2026
On April 24, Brazil’s competition authority, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) announced it was opening an investigation to assess whether Google’s use of news content amounted...
These Wild Young People
Asterisk Magazineby Tessa Augsberger; Elan Kluger; Rufus Knuppel13 May 2026
Gen Z are a bunch of cowards…or are they risking it all on crypto? The editors of TheNew Critic report on their generation’s Risk-geist.
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Pure Hokumby Julian Simpson7 May 2026
Apparently, adding an ellipsis on the end of an e-mail subject header triggers a lot of spam filters, especially Gmail.
Strange things are afoot
Pure Hokumby Julian Simpson5 May 2026
...Or they may be. I'm thinking about how I want to organise my online output. I know, calm yourselves Ladies.
ABC staff accept enterprise agreement after pay dispute strike
ABC News4 May 2026
In short: ABC staff have voted to accept an enterprise agreement with the broadcaster. In March, more than 1,000 journalists and staff walked out on the broadcaster for 24 hours following a vote...
Educator of the Year
Grammarly Blogby Grammarly30 Apr 2026
At Grammarly, we believe that better communication has the power to change lives. That belief lives in our products, our mission, and now, in a new program designed to honor the teachers who bring...
James Valentine, beloved ABC talkback radio star, dies aged 64
ABC Newsby Declan Bowring and Isabella Michie22 Apr 2026
In short: Former longtime 702 ABC Sydney radio announcer James Valentine has died. Valentine retired from the station in February following cancer treatment, after attempting to return to the...
Kendall Jenner's $58 Dog Accessory Was the Highlight of Her Coachella Outfit
POPSUGAR Fashionby Jessica Andrews20 Apr 2026
Kendall Jenner's $58 Dog Accessory Was the Highlight of Her Coachella Outfit Festival fashion took center stage at Coachella with celebrities and influencers flying to Palm Springs for revelry in...