One of the pioneers of current affairs journalism, Negus became a household name on 60 Minutes and later on the ABC’s Foreign Correspondent.
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How does the average viewer relate to homes being turned into mansions? Well, most of us have a dream home, with home makeovers often also offering the promise of self-improvement.
It is problematic that the Nine network chose to run an interview with the prime minister of this nature – and it remains to be seen if it handles the opposition leader in the same way.
Fairfax Media has a long and highly successful history in investigative journalism, which may be at risk if the company merges with the Nine Network.
Australian media ownership is already among the most concentrated in the world, but if the competition regulator approves the Nine-Fairfax deal, expect the race for survival to produce more mergers.
The merger signals the death of Fairfax, and is the most consequential change in Australian media ownership in 31 years.
A 40-year partnership between Cricket Australia and the Nine Network ended today, with Seven and Foxtel securing media rights. The deal means more hours of coverage and is a big win for Foxtel.
A new affiliation between Network Ten and WIN may have been forced, but it opens the way for possible future mergers.
The Nine Network’s partnership with Southern Cross Austereo doesn’t just impact regional television. It has ramifications for media ownership, television and what counts as ‘local content’.
Whoever pulls together the best sales plan and a solid national footprint, will be most likely to do well at the forthcoming auctions.
if anything, media concentration is worsening and diversity won’t be improved by changing Australia’s media ownership laws.
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Associate Professor of Screen Media, Victoria University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Political Communication; Director CAJ, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Communication, Charles Sturt University, and Honorary Associate, Discipline of Media and Communications, University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Journalism, La Trobe University
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Lecturer in Creative Writing, Griffith University