A universal fee still seems the most obvious way to fund Britain’s most important public broadcaster.
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A hundred years ago, civic organizations of all stripes came together to demand a new Canadian approach to media policy. Canada has done it before — it must do so again.
Over the past few years, most big media organisations have updated their social media rules.
There’s a new wave of indigenous language podcasts that could attract big new audiences.
With Twitter users considering a relocation to the decentralized social media network Mastodon, there’s an opportunity for the CBC to lead the way in re-imagining online futures for Canadians.
The official historian of the BBC mounts a passionate defence of Britain’s public broadcaster.
The stakes are too high for business as usual on the flagship program
The national broadcaster has a special role in preserving audio and visual materials, not least to underpin its own reportuing
Radio audiences have not declined despite an increase in streaming service options.
The end of the controversial indexation freeze and retention of the news gathering program do not make up for the massive cuts already inflicted on the national broadcasters.
Contrary to what some think, US public broadcasters are well-funded. Public radio stations bring in US$1.3 billion in annual revenue – most of it generated from their audience.
The UK government has set up a committee to report on the future of public broadcasting – sounds ominous.
The amount going to arts and culture is a pimple to a pumpkin compared to what’s being pumped into the economy as a whole.
New research shows that journalists tend to only resist government interference when they fear it will seriously damage their career prospects’.
Classical music station RNZ Concert may have been saved by an outcry from music lovers – but as a composer, it’s clear to me that its management still doesn’t realise what a national treasure it is.
The latest proposals to amend the ABC Charter raise questions about media law reform. To be effective and sustainable, it needs to be strategic, not ad hoc and politicised.
The UK’s public broadcaster is struggling to maintain its values in a news environment being remade by digital technology.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation, like South Africa itself, is a symbol of contradictions. While there are bad people who work for it, there are also many good ones.
Ethnic media outlets provide valuable resources for new migrants settling in Australia, but recent government funding decisions suggest they’re not valued as they should be.
The outcome will be disappointing to News Corp in particular which has
been highly critical of the ABC’s expansion in online publishing.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Journalism, Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Journalism, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor in Convergent and Online Media, University of Sydney
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PhD candidate, University of Sydney
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Professor of Communication, Cardiff University
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Senior Research Associate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor in Media and Communication, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Professor of Communications, University of Westminster
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Emeritus Professor of Journalism, Cardiff University
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Reader, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Chief Executive Officer, Monash University
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Professor of Economics, Monash University
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Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne
