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PIJI releases Green Paper submission
PIJI has released its submission in response to the Federal Government’s Media Reform consultation on modernising television regulation, advising that any new reform must be fit-for-purpose and encourage diversity in news production.
More newsroom changes in June
During June the Australian new landscape saw two expansions and five contractions, accoding to the latest report from PIJI’s Australian Newsroom Mapping Project.
University of Canberra Digital News Report
The University of Canberra’s Digital News Report is now available, with commentary on the topic of Paying For News And Funding Journalism provided by PIJI CEO Anna Draffin.
Queensland shield law submission
Source protection is a core component of public interest journalism, therefore PIJI supports the establishment of a shield law in Queensland, according to our response to the state government consultation.
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The onset of COVID-19 and other upheavals in the Australian news media landscape are leading to vastly reduced coverage of key areas like our councils, parliaments and courts. Local newsrooms, stations, services and jobs are rapidly disappearing across the country.
We now have a unique opportunity for systemic industry reform. Through our research we’re developing short and long-term policy ideas to ensure a future for public interest journalism.
Measures to sustain public interest journalism need community support if they are to be successful. Our research informs public discussion, providing essential data and helping to better understand the community’s value of news as a public good.