December Newsletter
PIJI has become a credible, evidence-based voice for the health of public interest journalism in Australia. Our 2021/22 highlights include The Australian News Mapping Project, Local News Producers Map, The Australian News Index, The Australian News Sampling Project.
Twitter And TikTok Could Be Called To Negotiate Under Australia’s News Media Code
Review Gives Tick To Social Media Code
Australian Governments Under Fire For Harming Children
November Newsletter
October Australian News Data Report features new case studies. They are part of the Australian News Sampling Project’s pilot phase in which PIJI is rigor testing our research framework and methodology before broader application from 2023 onward.
The now and what’s next of journalism in Australia
News Media Bargaining Code review shows need for more ACCC information gathering
PIJI welcomes the recommendation of the News Media Bargaining Code for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to be granted further information-gathering powers in order to obtain information about the commercial agreements struck under the legislation. Over 30 commercial agreements have been struck between the digital platforms and Australian news businesses since the Code’s […]
PIJI welcomes federal budget funding for news media industry
The Public Interest Journalism Initiative (PIJI) welcomes the supportive funding measures for Australia’s news media industry announced in last night’s 2022/23 federal budget. PIJI CEO Anna Draffin says that the Labour Government’s investment package, which includes $4M to support longer term policy interventions, will assist communities and news producers affected by the sector’s ongoing volatility. […]
News sector experiences third largest trough since COVID-19
Australia’s news sector has experienced the third largest market contraction within a single quarter since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest findings from the Public Interest Journalism Initiative (PIJI).
September Newsletter
A PIJI pilot project, Health Check on Local News has begun analyzing levels of core news (such as court and local government reporting) in selected LGAs.
Investigating public interest journalism from all angles
PIJI is developing and refining several projects that expand and build upon our current research into public interest journalism. This suite of projects will help to build a robust dataset informed by both rigorous qualitative and quantitative data, as well as by community and industry knowledge. Health Check On Local News In September 2022, PIJI […]
Digital news report: Australia 2022
Survey: News coverage of local councils
The Public Interest Journalism Initiative is surveying councils about news coverage of their activities to ensure public interest journalism continues to thrive. Since 2020, PIJI has been gathering information on the impact of COVID-19 on local news and the impact of government interventions to support the sector. PIJI now wants to hear from communications staff, elected officials […]
Australia can learn from US models of philanthropy for journalism
The Vice President of Journalism at the influential Florida-based journalism funder and supporter Knight Foundation, will join a panel convened by the Public Interest Journalism Initiative (PIJI) at next month’s Philanthropy Australia national conference.
August Newsletter
PIJI has released a national database of broadcast news producers (TV and radio) and PIJI’s Australian News Index and mapping now show almost 1200 news outlets. There are also some changes to PIJI’s Board.
June Newsletter
PIJI’s Australian News Index data shows 41 per cent of local print and digital news outlets are not covered by deals under the News Media Bargaining Code, more than 12 months after its introduction.
PIJI welcomes new minister for communications
PIJI welcomes the appointment of The Hon. Michelle Rowland MP as Minister for Communications. PIJI looks forward to continuing to work closely with the Minister moving forward.
PIJI data shows high number of news outlets not covered by News Media Bargaining Code
New research shows 41 per cent of local print and digital news outlets are not covered by deals under the News Media Bargaining Code, more than 12 months after its introduction.
Review Of The News Media Bargaining Code
Share This Post PIJI’s submission to Treasury’s Review of the News Media and Digital Platforms Bargaining Code is informed by data from PIJI’s Australian Newsroom Mapping Project showing that 12 months after the legislation was introduced, 41% of local print and digital outlets were not covered by deals under the Code. News Media & Digital Platforms Mandatory […]
May Newsletter
The Australian News Index is – NOW LIVE- with the expanding on PIJI’s current datasets to include national and non-geographic news producers. Records can be searched, filtered and downloaded.
Blurring the lines: journalism or council promotion?
Blurring the lines – journalism or council promotion? In the wake of local news outlet closures, are some council-produced newspapers and news websites ‘masquerading’ as independent news sources? Local newspapers have served a critical and important role in communities across Australia for decades. They put the work of councils under the spotlight, celebrate people’s achievements […]
April Newsletter
New PIJI data reveals the communities living without local news. A lack of local news undermines community resilience, emergency responses, institutional accountability and, can foster mis/disinformation.
PIJI Federal Election Position Paper 2022
Share This Post In its Federal Election Position Paper 2022, PIJI is calling for commitment to a comprehensive media policy as an imperative in maintaining sector and community confidence, and investment in PIJI’s ongoing data and active monitoring projects The gathering and distribution of news and journalism has declined across the country – as demonstrated by our Australian Newsroom Mapping […]
Watch: PIJI’s Walkley Regional Journalism Summit session
The 2022 Walkley Regional Journalism Summit took the pulse of regional journalism across Australia with a thought-provoking program of Australian and international experts. The Public Interest Journalism Institute’s Summit panel session is now available to watch. PIJI CEO Anna Draffin, alongside Jonathan Heawood, Public Interest News Foundation (UK), Sue Cross, Institute for Nonprofit News and, Natalie […]
Regional Newspapers Inquiry
PIJI’s submission to the Regional Newspapers Inquiry was informed by data from our Australian News Data Project. It recommended a tax rebate for public interest journalism and for the funding and development of a project to gather and analyse core longitudinal data on regional newspapers. In March 2022 the inquiry adopted a number of PIJI’s recommendations into its final report. […]
PIJI welcomes regional newspapers inquiry report
The Public Interest Journalism Initiative welcomes The Future of Regional Newspapers in a Digital World report, which was today presented to the speaker of the House of Representatives.
March Newsletter
PIJI chief executive Anna Draffin and Chair Allan Fels appeared in front of the House of Representatives Communication and the Arts Standing Committee to address its inquiry into Australia’s regional newspapers.
PIJI shows emerging gaps in Australia’s news coverage for the first time
The Public Interest Journalism Initiative’s (PIJI) Local News Producers database – part of the Australian Newsroom Mapping Project (ANMP) – has shown for the first time where the emerging gaps in Australia’s print and online news production are situated.
February Newsletter
Welcome to 2022, PIJI have been working hard over the break and to keep up with fast paces, the annual report is now available to read; the Australian Newsroom Mapping Project’s December and January report which document the latest changes in news production, are also ready.