Extending the media leash Perth-based academic Wanning Sun on the Chinese media and the unexpected freedom it´s been given in covering the Sichuan earthquake disaster. Also James McQuivey on the concept of `net neutrality´.

Online collaboration New York University´s Clay Shirky on the powers of online collaboration and British journalist Kathy Marks recalls the six-week island assignment that was more hell than paradise.

Perceptions, preconceptions and visibility - part one Palestinian-American journalist Ali Abunimah is our first guest as we examine visibility in the media and the preconceptions and stereotyping that tag some people as less than desirable and see others ignored altogether. Perceptions, preconceptions and visibility - part two Dr Gail Phillips and Julie Posetti talk about the Reporting Diversity Project and their research into the representation of minorities in the Australian media. Connecting Up 2008 'Connecting Up' is holding a national conference in Brisbane on May 19 and 20, focusing on the use of information technology by charities and non-profit organisations.

Survival of media platforms for journalism Some of the heavyweights of the Australian media: Campbell Reid, Mark Scott and Max Uechtritz come together with The Guardian´s uber-blogger, Roy Greenslade, for a special panel discussion: the survival of media platforms for journalism.

The digital future for community radio Community radio is playing a wait-and-see game at the moment. They, like their public and commercial counterparts, are keen to begin broadcasting next year in digital format. But they´ve just missed out on gaining an ownership stake in the commercial radio multiplex that will give them spectrum for digital broadcast. And now, with the launch of digital radio in Australia less than a year away, they´re uncertain where their future lies. "On the Record' with Deborah Thomas The third in our 2008 series of `On the Record´ interviews with key figures in the Australian media industry. This time around, Deborah Thomas, the Editor-in-Chief of The Australian Woman's Weekly. Media bits and pieces Including two new reports about the workings of the ABC; and the death of BBC broadcaster Humphrey Lyttleton.

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