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The end is nigh for Apple's iTunes as the tech giant targets separate audio and video markets

  • Written by: Marc C-Scott, Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
The end is nigh for Apple's iTunes as the tech giant targets separate audio and video marketsiTunes is being replaced by three separate applications on the new iOS operating systenmShutterstock/PixieMe

Apple says it’s replacing iTunes with three dedicated entertainment applications as part of its new Mac operating system, Catalina, for desktop and laptop computers.

A key reason for the change is based around the way we now watch,...

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How The Conversation makes an impact by doing things differently

  • Written by: Misha Ketchell, Editor & Executive Director, The Conversation
How The Conversation makes an impact by doing things differentlyAt The Conversation, we do things a little differently to other media organisations.

At The Conversation we do journalism a little differently from our peers. We unearth new research, find issues that need expert analysis, and provide evidence-based guidance on day-to-day living.

To do that, we find an academic with relevant expertise to team up...

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What next after 100 Resilient Cities funding ends?

  • Written by: Sebastian Fastenrath, Research Fellow in Resilient Cities, University of Melbourne
What next after 100 Resilient Cities funding ends?One of the successful outcomes of being part of 100 Resilient Cities is Living Melbourne: our metropolitan urban forest, a newly released strategy to increase vegetation cover in the city.Shutterstock

It was no April fool’s joke when the Rockefeller Foundation announced it will phase out funding for the 100 Resilient Cities network. The...

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Media raids raise questions about AFP's power and weak protection for journalists and whistleblowers

  • Written by: Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
Media raids raise questions about AFP's power and weak protection for journalists and whistleblowersWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

In their raids on media organisations, journalists and whistleblowers, the Australian Federal Police have shown themselves to be the tool of a secretive, ruthless and vindictive executive government.

Secretive because the extensive web of laws passed under the rubric of national security, on top of the secrecy...

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