Tony Moore provides a credible option for ending the terms of partisan appointments to the ABC board, and shows how we can rescue the public broadcasting debate from the culture wars. more
Articles tagged: media
International Metropolis conference workshop: Multiculturalism vs plural monoculturalism
CPD Director Miriam Lyons and fellow Emma Dawson will join international researchers to present a workshop titled Narratives of Inclusion: Multiculturalism versus Plural Monoculturalism in Liberal Democracies at the 12th International Metropolis Conference on Migration, Economic Growth and Social Cohesion in October in Melbourne. more
Media ownership: concentrate or perish
The only media owners capable of putting the public interest above their own are those who can afford to', argues Leonard McDonnell, so supporters of quality journalism should give up on diversity of media ownership. more
Knowers and sayers need to get it together
The 2004 Tsunami exposed a deep rift between our scientists and our communicators, writes Leonard McDonnell. We need to find new ways of getting information out of the journals and into the broadsheets if we are to reap the benefits of 'expert' knowledge and prevent more avoidable tragedies. more
DISCUSSION PAPER: Australia’s public broadcasters
In this draft discussion paper Emma Dawson and Miriam Lyons outline the basic principles that should underpin our public broadcasting policy, and suggest some ways to better equip the ABC and SBS to meet the needs of Australian citizens. more
INTRODUCTION: Ideas for an Australian media policy
The Centre for Policy Development is developing a series of discussion papers on media policy reform. In this introduction former Centre for Policy Development fellow Emma Dawson and current CPD Director Miriam Lyons argue that the failure to reinvent Australia’s media policy for a new media age is putting the health of our democracy at risk. more
The ABCs of protecting the Public Interest
Emma Dawson asks what it would take to ensure that our ABC remains in the service of the Australian public, rather than the Government. more
Submission to the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA)
Submission to the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) In response to MEETING THE DIGITAL CHALLENGE Reforming Australia’s media in the digital age DISCUSSION PAPER ON MEDIA REFORM OPTIONS By Emma Dawson Media Policy Coordinator New Matilda (www.newmatilda.com) The introduction and development of digital technology It is the belief of the New Matilda media policy coordinator, and … more
New Matilda submission to DCITA
The New Matilda Media Convenor Emma Dawson responded to Meeting the digital challenge, Minister Helen Coonan’s discussion paper on media reform, in a submission to the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts last week. The submission presents the New Matilda view that the reforms proposed in the discussion paper do not go nearly far enough towards advancing Australia’s … more