Media ownership: concentrate or perish
The only media owners capable of putting the public interest above their own are those who can afford to', argues Leonard McDonnell, so supporters of quality journalism should give up on diversity of media...
Knowers and sayers need to get it together
The 2004 Tsunami exposed a deep rift between our scientists and our communicators, writes Leonard McDonnell. We need to find new ways of getting information out of the journals and into the broadsheets if...
Australia’s public broadcasters | DISCUSSION PAPER
In this draft discussion paper Emma Dawson and Miriam Lyons outline the basic principles that should underpin our public broadcasting policy, and suggest some ways to better equip the ABC and SBS to meet...
INTRODUCTION: Ideas for an Australian media policy | DISCUSSION PAPER
The Centre for Policy Development is developing a series of discussion papers on media policy reform. In this introduction former Centre for Policy Development fellow Emma Dawson and current CPD Director Miriam Lyons argue...
The ABCs of protecting the Public Interest
Emma Dawson asks what it would take to ensure that our ABC remains in the service of the Australian public, rather than the Government.
Submission to the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA)
Submission to the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA) In response to MEETING THE DIGITAL CHALLENGE Reforming Australia’s media in the digital age DISCUSSION PAPER ON MEDIA REFORM OPTIONS By Emma...
New Matilda submission to DCITA
The New Matilda Media Convenor Emma Dawson responded to Meeting the digital challenge, Minister Helen Coonan’s discussion paper on media reform, in a submission to the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts...
Media ownership changes: a summary of Coonan’s discussion paper
Communications minister Senator Helen Coonan released her long-awaited proposal for changes to Australian media ownership laws yesterday. The Centre for Policy Development Media Convenor Emma Dawson provides our readers with a summary of the...
DIY investigative journalism – just add source
Miriam Lyons argues that citizen journalism projects like SourceWatch could help halt the decline of investigative journalism.
It’s time to fly
Tony Moore Suggests that the ABC should build on its best traditions to meet the needs of our diverse society in the digital age.