Bruce Dover
Bruce Dover is a former award-winning foreign correspondent. He was Vice President (China) for News Corporation, Managing Editor for CNN International and the Chief Executive of the ABC’s international television service, Australia Network. Dover is a member of the Australian Asia Pacific Media Initiative (AAPMI) – a non-partisan interest group with high level media, public policy, diplomacy, and area expertise. He works as a consultant on international media and communications.
Bruce's recent articles
27 June 2025
Australia’s media myopia
Australia’s media establishment has a problem and it’s not just about declining revenues or shrinking newsrooms. It’s about a fundamental failure to understand where we live and what’s at stake in our own neighbourhood.
5 March 2023
The Murdoch pragmatists
Anyone who has worked closely with media mogul Rupert Murdoch comes away with two abiding impressions.
1 September 2021
White Man's Media: Asia's a place you fly over
By ignoring Asia, the Australian media is contributing towards the creation of more insular and parochial but less understanding country.