New research suggests more investment in community radio could help recover some of this losses faced by the music industries.
- Professor, Media and Journalism, Griffith University
Our universities require a major overhaul. Reform is possible, but only if a government is prepared to take up the challenge.
Racist abuse has forced Wiradjuri journalist, author and public figure Stan Grant to step away from the media. New research shows other diverse journalists have had similar experiences.
The government has more than doubled the cost of humanities degrees to encourage ‘job-ready’ graduates. But on what evidence?
The ongoing criticism in the major news media of Communication Minister Stephen Conroy’s very soft and watery proposed media reforms is predictable but still breathtaking. Conroy’s proposals go nowhere…
In the swathe of important debate that’s occurred in the last week about the massive changes underway in the Australian media, there’s a piece of the puzzle that’s been ignored. Indeed, it’s a piece that…
I’m looking forward to the next few days. The Convergence Review’s key recommendation to introduce a new body to “regulate” the activities of our major 15 media operators – including newspapers – is significant…
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