Jun 2, 2021
Nine Entertainment is the latest of the old media companies to announce deals with Google and Facebook. For a fraction of what they once thought they deserved, and without any of the benefits to consumers which the Digital Bargaining Code bill purported to provide. In...
Jun 1, 2021
author: Simon Winchester name: Kim average rating: 4.10 book published: 2021 rating: 4 read at: 2021/05/30 date added: 2021/06/01 shelves: review: A problem of the ages so well defined, missing solutionsSimon Winchester is a superb writer. His grasp of complex issues...
May 16, 2021
author: Bridget Collins name: Kim average rating: 4.01 book published: 2019 rating: 4 read at: 2021/05/16 date added: 2021/05/16 shelves: review: A clever idea well executed Don’t be put off by the slow, strange beginnings. Persevere, and you’ll be rewarded by a...
Feb 7, 2021
A rather prophetic interview with Dialogue TV discussing the then not yet finalised Digital Media Code. (Disregard the video image – different story, same program.) Related reading:Pay The Bully? Townsville paper hits peak nasty as Rupert Murdoch demands...
Dec 3, 2020
author: Rutger Bregman name: Kim average rating: 4.45 book published: 2019 rating: 0 read at: 2020/12/02 date added: 2020/12/02 shelves:...
Dec 3, 2020
author: Pip Williams name: Kim average rating: 4.43 book published: 2020 rating: 0 read at: 2020/12/02 date added: 2020/12/02 shelves:...
Nov 29, 2020
author: Jock Serong name: Kim average rating: 4.22 book published: 2020 rating: 4 read at: 2020/11/28 date added: 2020/11/28 shelves: review: Jock Serong doesn’t disappoint, but…A fascinating story well told, much of it feels authentic and is well researched....
Oct 11, 2020
author: Amor Towles name: Kim average rating: 4.35 book published: 2016 rating: 5 read at: 2020/10/10 date added: 2020/10/11 shelves: review: A brilliant book on every levelsA story that keeps surprising, told with insight, passion and humour, but above all with an...
Sep 19, 2020
author: Ken Follett name: Kim average rating: 4.52 book published: 2020 rating: 5 read at: 2020/09/19 date added: 2020/09/19 shelves: review: Another thrilling read by the master of historical fictionIt is hard for any writer to measure up to previous success. Pillars...
May 23, 2020
author: Hisham Matar name: Kim average rating: 4.15 book published: 2016 rating: 4 read at: 2020/05/23 date added: 2020/05/23 shelves: review: Not an easy read, but you shouldA journey few of us can really understand, but I suspect those who have experienced loss the...