Matthew Knott

Publishing legend Ita Buttrose has called for Gina Rinehart to be granted a seat on the Fairfax board, saying she believes the mining magnate has been a victim of sexism.

Politicians are railing against him, social media is in meltdown and advertisers are pulling their spending.

Helen McCabe has a message for media snobs who think The Australian Women’s Weekly is full nothing but celebrity fluff and roast dinner recipes: get over yourself.

Paul Keating once derided Kate McClymont, The Sydney Morning Herald’s star investigative sleuth, for spending her time “sniffing bicycle seats” and “chasing subterranean odours”.

Fran Kelly doesn’t have the cult following of Alan Jones or the populist pull of Mel & Kochie.

Alan Jones will go back to school on checking his facts and have his editorial copy subbed for errors before being broadcast under new measures from ACMA.

As soon as you meet her it becomes obvious why Sally Neighbour is one of the most formidable — and downright frightening — forces in Australian journalism.

Sarah Ferguson isn’t just a news breaker; she’s a taboo smasher.

Fairfax is losing one of its biggest journalistic icons, Michelle Grattan, as the company prepares to put its metropolitan websites behind a paywall and with a federal election looming.

Are female freelance writers systematically paid less than men at Good Weekend, the iconic magazine picked up by an estimated 1.

A group of high-profile female journalists is launching a new initiative to improve working conditions and career opportunities for women in the media.

Few Andrew Olle Media Lectures, if any, have moved members of the audience to tears.