Tim Davie and Deborah Turness have resigned over complaints of institutional bias but external perspectives on the broadcaster are far from uniform.
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The crisis facing local journalism is playing out the world over. A new report charts what other countries are doing in response and what Australia can learn.
The end of colonisation did not dismantle the BBC’s operation – the style was already embedded in the broadcasting system.
The President is suing the mogul for billions of dollars over an article about Jeffrey Epstein. The friendship of convenience is over, so what happens now?
Studies link public broadcasting to higher voter turnout, better factual knowledge and lower susceptibility to extremist rhetoric. Those contributions to democracy may be diminished by Congress’ cuts.
Public broadcasting has long been a target of conservative Republicans.
The precursors of today’s public media programs consisted of professors giving lectures about history and finance.
A lack of political will is to blame for failing to find a suitable funding model for the SABC’s public mandate.
A universal fee still seems the most obvious way to fund Britain’s most important public broadcaster.
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.
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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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Professor of Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Communication, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor of Media Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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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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Senior Research Associate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
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PhD candidate in media and communications, University of Sydney
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Professor of Economics, Monash University
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Reader, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University