Communications minister Senator Helen Coonan released her long-awaited proposal for changes to Australian media ownership laws yesterday. The Centre for Policy Development Media Convenor Emma Dawson provides our readers with a summary of the key points contained in Coonan’s discussion paper.
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DIY investigative journalism – just add source
Miriam Lyons argues that citizen journalism projects like SourceWatch could help halt the decline of investigative journalism. more
Cartoon journalism
‘The old fashioned notion of setting out to discover what is really going on in the lives of such families and their communities has ceased to be the primary purpose of journalism. The circularity of the management of ideas and issues is complete – journalism is often reduced to simply illustrating highly managed information, speculation and reaction.’ In the election … more
It’s time to fly
Tony Moore Suggests that the ABC should build on its best traditions to meet the needs of our diverse society in the digital age.
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