It is a matter of public record in Australia that my grandfather was a communist spy.
That he wasn’t really one doesn’t always matter. Manning Clark, famous Australian historian and my father’s father…
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has come under concerted attack by many sections of the media over his proposed reforms. But what exactly are they?
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For the past 12 months we’ve been warned on an almost daily basis that the sky is about to fall in on media freedoms in Australia, but what does the legislation before parliament this week actually propose…
Senator Stephen Conroy did not have a mandate for significant change.
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By Terry Flew, Queensland University of Technology
Yesterday, communications minister Senator Stephen Conroy finally presented the government response to the Convergence Review and Finkelstein review.
It is hard to know how many drafts of this long-awaited…
Dull grey tone: media organisations are “Content service enterprises”, according to the Convergence Review.
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The Convergence Review’s final report is remarkable for its blandness and predictability.
Despite the cries of fear and loathing from the Murdoch stable that the cold hand of government intervention was…
The line between traditional and new media has now blurred into indistinguishability.
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It should be easy for the Gillard Government to accept the recommendations of the Convergence Review.
On the surface it seems all very sensible: a converged Press Council and Australian Communications…
Seven West Media’s decision to withdraw from the Australian Press Council raises questions about the Australian commercial media’s commitment to corporate social responsibility and best practice.
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When the report of the Independent Inquiry into the media and media regulation, aka Finkelstein inquiry, was released some time ago, it was denounced as sinister and – like the Leveson Inquiry in the UK…
Ray Finkelstein and Matthew Ricketson look like they’re leaning towards recommending a single regulatory body for all media platforms.
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It seems that despite their sometimes bitter commercial rivalry, the Fairfax and News Limited empires agree on one thing: the Finkelstein Media Inquiry has been a giant waste of time and money.
Both have…
John Hartigan would prefer to increase funding to the Press Council rather than face a new regulator.
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Departing News Limited CEO John Hartigan has agreed in principle to support increased industry funding for the Australian Press Council but with a caveat.
On day four of the Independent Media Inquiry…
Self-regulation of newspapers can lead to a conflict of interest.
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The Gillard Government has announced it will hold an inquiry into the state of the Australian print media.
One of the key elements investigated will be the role of the Australian Press Council, the self…
Sign of the times for Rupert Murdoch’s UK print media operations.
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By Brian McNair, Queensland University of Technology
Born and bred in the UK, I have spent my entire adult life in the company of News International newspapers.
And as a media scholar by profession, I have been critical of the Murdoch titles for decades…
Rebekah Brooks and Rupert Murdoch in London last weekend.
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The ongoing phone hacking scandal in Britain raises a number of questions for Australia’s media and political future.
Could the practices engaged in by Rupert Murdoch owned newspapers like the News of…
