Big money, big winners

This week’s Centre for Media Transition newsletter is typically eclectic, ranging from legislative analysis to journalistic metamorphosis, from amusing gaffe to abhorrent material. First, Julie Eisenberg tackles the new legislation prescribing how funds from the News Bargaining Incentive are going to be distributed. Not much at stake here, other than hundred millions of dollars, the future of journalism and the Australia-US trade relationship. Next I go gonzo at the Grand Final of this year’s UTS Law Tech Challenge, where students build apps for not-for-profit clients. Spoiler alert: the announcement of the 2026 winner was not without incident. Then Chris Hall shares a dangerous provocation: that youtubers can be ethical. Seriously. And finally Susanne Llyod-Jones exlores why the e-Safety Commissioner sent Telegram a message that was not exactly bursting with heart emojis. We also detail our latest podcast, in which Derek talks to Matthew Ricketson about Rupert Murdoch. 

Read the articles here:

• Understanding the News Bargaining Incentive's distribution model
• And the winner is ... social justice. And confusion.
• The serious standards of serious youtubers
• eSafety sends Telegram a message
• Getting Murdoched!