Brilliant Guardian April Fools

Guardian switches to Twitter and converts entire back catalog too, resulting in genius tweets such as:JFK assassin8d @ Dallas, def. heard second gunshot from grassy knoll WTFFull article

Journalism in troubled times

Every week, a journalist somewhere is killed or assaulted for simply doing their job.This extraordinary editorial by the murdered editor of the Sri Lankan Sunday Leader was apparently written just a few days before his death.May these brave souls continue their work....

Sydney: The Future of Journalism Conference

In a last-minute fit of future-proofing, I’ve decided to use frequent flyer points to jump on a plane to Sydney tomorrow to attend the MEAA’s Future of Journalism conference at the ABC. Couple of questions: a) Anyone going? b) Anyone wanna see me outside...

One of my heroes has died

Farewell, Pamela Bone. You were an amazing journalist, an incredible woman, and a great inspiration to all of us at The Age. Rest in Peace.It was a privilege to have known you.

Renegades

I’m staring up at my panel of Transmetropolitan on the wall above my desk, in which Spider Jerusalem is in the process of kicking down a door, his big boot extending past the bottom of the frame. “I don’t have to put up with this shabby crap!”...