"Net Newsers", people who are typically under 35, university graduates, and well off, are redefining media habits in the US, by shunning traditional news services, such as newspaper and TV news broadcasts, in favour of sourcing news and information from blogs and online news websites. The biennial Pew Research Center report on changing news audiences described 13% of the US public as "net newsers" - web users under 35 ... Read full entry

Mike Walsh posts a few thoughts following his "On The Couch" interview with Mark Scott, Managing Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), in Sydney last Tuesday evening, and the future of public broadcasting in Australia. IP based distribution of ABC content is growing - by all accounts by the end of 2008, the ABC will have facilitated 50 million downloads of its shows. That raises ... Read full entry

Couch potato lifestyle may speed up ageing You might like to think twice before settling down (yet again) in front of the TV for a relaxing night in. Being a couch potato in your free time could make you a decade older biologically than someone who is physically active, according to a major study of people's "chromosomal clocks". It's not necessarily watching TV that can see you age before your years, but ... Read full entry