With news of a proposed merger between Seven West and Southern Cross, media laws are back in the spotlight, and so too are the glaring holes in the regulations.
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The authors were in town to set up a journalism course. Instead they witnessed a coup d'état.
Broadcasters silenced Father Charles Coughlin in 1938, just as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook have shut down pro-Trump incitements to violence in 2021.
For centuries, people largely read politicians’ words. But with the advent of radio, the ability of politicians to engage and entertain became crucial components of their candidacies.
When the USSR launched the world’s first satellite, Sputnik 1 didn’t do much other than regularly “beep” over the radio. Yet, this simple sound is associated with the beginnings of space exploration.
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.
It’s worth looking at how local news stations have traditionally operated.
Radio legend Graham McNamee was baseball’s first broadcast star. So why did it take 74 years for the National Baseball Hall of Fame to honor him?
The latest research shows that people are deserting TV for digital media. This is especially true of broadcast news.
Al Jazeera America was not launched to make a profit, but its traditional broadcast distribution model meant it also lacked influence.
The first World Series radio broadcasts were a far cry from today’s pricey television productions.
This was supposed to be the “social media election” but in the end it was those who moved beyond horse-race journalism, on whatever platform, who excelled.
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James Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.Emeritus Professor of Communication, Saint Xavier University
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Emeritus Professor of Journalism, Cardiff University
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Director of Research, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
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Visiting Professor of Practice (Journalism), City St George's, University of London
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Professor of Communication, Radford University
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Researcher, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Journalism, Radio and Communication, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer, School of Communications Studies, Auckland University of Technology
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Lecturer and Researcher in Politics, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
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Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Chargé de Recherche au CNRST Burkina Faso & Chercheur associé à l'ULB, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Lecturer in Media, Adelaide University
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PhD candidate, University of Canberra
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Co-Director, Centre for Media Transition, University of Technology Sydney