Upstart editors, past and present, are spreading their words across a range of media outlets. Lawrie Zion reports, ahead of embarking on his own mid-year mission.

The stoush between Apple and Adobe over Adobe’s Flash technology has hit Melbourne’s streets with Adobe nerds launching a strike on Apple’s iPad advertising.

Whoever wins Labor’s leadership spill will be in a precarious position, writes Christopher Scanlon.

Upstart is one year-old this Saturday. Co-founders Lawrie Zion and Chris Scanlon look back on the first twelve months of an experiment that’s resulted in dozens of students and journalists publishing more than 500 items on the site.

The most scandalous aspect about tabloid news and current affair’s reliance on PR is that it has become so routine as to be unexceptional writes Christopher Scanlon.

The live cross can be an effective way to add colour and drama to TV news stories that would otherwise be static but, argues Christopher Scanlon, Channel 7 recently took it to new heights of absurdity.

It’s happy half-birthday to us. Send us your comments, your criticisms, and even your congratulations – we want the lot.

If you believe the reports, the media business is in crisis. Then why are enrollments in journalism courses going up? Christopher Scanlon investigates.

La Trobe’s Lawrie Zion is one of the panelists in a discussion this afternoon entitled “Do Journos do it better? Journalists in SocMedia Communities”, which is part of the Media140 conference being held in Sydney and streamed live on the web.

What is the future of journalism in the social media age? That’s the central question being posed at the Media140 Sydney conference that kicks off today. La Trobe University is a sponsor of the event, which will be held at the ABC’s Ultimo headquarters.