Can’t wait for Sally Young’s history of newspapers in Australia - first vol. (1803-1941) to be published by @newsouthbook early next year! #Fairfax #mediahistory #presshistory Baba1337 Phillipa McGuinness

I would LOVE to see 10newsfirst Sydney (or perhaps a new Ten Breakfast) as a triple-header with the fabulous stevenvan333, Sandra Sully AM 📺🎧📲🏑🌺 and nat barr if this is anything to go by. It would be ratings GOLD! youtu.be/80-LM4o2NxQ

#RegionalTVHistoryAU: MVQ Mackay opened 9 August 1968. (The MVQ Mackay and SEQ - formerly WBQ - Wide Bay licences were later merged to form Channel 7 STQ Regional Queensland). That’s 50 years of commercial television in Mackay. Congratulations.

A thought-provoking essay by veteran journo Frank Robson on why so many friendships dissolve as we age. theage.com.au/lifestyle/life… via The Age

The man who started the ABC's press gallery — and how the newspapers tried to stop him abc.net.au/news/2018-08-1…

WIN Network to launch Sky News channel after securing first-of-its-kind news supply deal between Foxtel and free-to-air television - AdNews po.st/6VoGK6 via Po.st

The first humanoid social robot - called Pepper - is being trialled in an Australian acute clinical setting at Townsville Hospital abc.net.au/news/2018-08-2…

Here's proof the circus in Canberra is having an international impact. The ABC reports political uncertainty has delayed landmark free trade agreement negotiations with our largest (and arguably most important) neighbour, Indonesia.

Keeping company: Bridget Griffen-Foley's encounters with the Fairfax Media archive at the State Library of NSW insidestory.org.au/keeping-compan…

ping CMH @mmccs_tweet Walkley Foundation Australian Academy of the Humanities Macquarie University Susan Wyndham Ward O'Neill Judy Prisk Willa McDonald MargaretVanHeekeren Dr Rachel Franks (she, her) @MaggiePatts Richard Neville Cathy Perkins 💧Melissa Jackson @nenieb Michael Thurlow Tom Roberts

Hello Australia: 100 years ago, the first direct wireless message between England and Australia. canberratimes.com.au/national/hello… via Canberra Times

Bewitched opening credits c.1965 with modifications for major sponsor, Chevrolet. The final seconds should appeal to car buffs. youtu.be/yH0NQE0nElU

This photograph was taken in 1887 and shows the tangled web of overhead telephone lines in New York, just seven years after the first installation.

Off to see The Box in the Corner exhibition which celebrates Australian television from its inception in 1956 to 1999.

Is this the future of television news presentation? China unveils first female AI TV news anchor. mol.im/a/6724691 via dailym.ai/android

Hi, I'm trying to locate a copy of "Australia - Video on Demand, Free-to-Air TV, Pay TV and Digital Media" by Paul Budde Comms for PhD research. I'd be grateful if you (or someone you know) would consider lending me a copy if you have one. Thanks.

An interesting article on the Bombe machine, designed by British mathematician Alan Turing during WWII. home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/c…

Vale Mr Movies Film critic Bill Collins dies aged 84 mol.im/a/7165715

Kath and Kim fans invited to take one last look at their 'noice' home... mol.im/a/7375355 Mail Online

60 Minutes trailblazer and legendary TV producer Gerald Stone dead smh.com.au/culture/tv-and…