Margaret Simons
margaretsimons.bsky.social
Margaret Simons
@margaretsimons.bsky.social

Freelance journalist and writer. Honorary Principal Fellow at the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne. More at www.margaretsimons.com.au

Communication & Media Studies 42%
Political science 22%

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@margaretsimons.bsky.social looking under the bonnet of a modern truth finally sinking in - the impotence of News Ltd - and beginning the discussion of what might matter & change things elsewhere.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As Australia’s election result reminds us, News Corp no longer has the power to sway voters | Margaret Simons
The declining power of the Murdoch press is part of the wider story of the waning influence of mainstream media
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Done

Me on this .What will Australian media look like in 2025? Messy and imperfect but with glimmers of hope | Meg Simons

All options carefully worked through analysed and considered. Charles Gurassa’s open letter explaining this process is here: pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n...
Guardian chair says Tortoise deal will end 'inevitable decline' of Observer
Guardian Media Group chair Charles Gurassa shares open letter with Press Gazette setting out rationale for Observer sale to Tortoise.
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I’d encourage you to look through the statements and fact sheets issued today and over the last few weeks. There has been an astonishing amount of misinformation put out there, sadly, and the whole yacht saga is a furphy. The reasons given publicly are the reasons for the decision.

The reasons for the decision and the considerations involved have been clearly and honestly stated. Like the decision or not, this has been a careful process conducted with integrity.

The stuff about the yacht is and always was complete nonsense as a moment’s reflection should reveal. Do people really think a sweetheart deal of the kind alleged would be attempted, and convince not one but two boards composed of eminent and senior independently minded people?

Me in @themonthly.bsky.social on autocracy, liberalism, democracy as exemplified by the story of Leila de Lima www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/d...
Shades of democracy
Former Philippines senator Leila de Lima, imprisoned for nearly seven years during Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs”, on her hopes for democratic reform
www.themonthly.com.au

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The Tanya Plibersek bio by @margaretsimons.bsky.social provides some background on the PM's latest intervention re the nature positive legislation:

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It is true that the sub judice contempt rule needs to be reformed as it is out of step with modern digital reality, however in the meantime the best way to ensure Alan Jones gets a trial at all (let alone a fair one) is to shut up about the criminal charges against him.

New from me, fresh back from the Philippines. insidestory.org.au/rodrigo-dute...

Me on the Murray Darling Basin Plan in @saturdaypaper www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environ...

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Yes me too. I must buy book to see if she also tackles “explosive” when no actual explosives involved

Yes times a billion. Constantly shocked by how this ignorance/blind spot skews research findings.

Rundle Mall Adelaide

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Oooh! Exciting

True. But they don’t turn votes, I think. Preaching to converted (and giving succour and ideas)