The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has published the final instalment of its News media in Australia 2025 report, which draws on work from PIJI’s Australian News Data Project.
The new Indicator 4: range and variety of news content interactive report uses PIJI and Australian Bureau of Statistics data to show the extent to which professional news content in Australia provides a range and variety of news, including local content.
ACMA’s key insights based on the data included:
- Eighty per cent of stories sampled contained public interest journalism.
- Stories containing community-related content were the most prevalent, followed by those with a focus on government.
- Sampled stories contained relatively high levels of local content, and original (as opposed to syndicated) content.
PIJI data was also used in Indicator 1: groups, owners and controllers, exploring the ownership and control of news media outlets in Australia, and Indicator 3: professional news outlets, looking at the range of professional news outlets operating in Australia.
The ACMA series reports against the Media Diversity Measurement Framework and forms part of the Australian Government’s News Media Assistance Program.
About the Australian News Data Project
The Australian News Data Project (ANDP) was a body of work designed to assess media diversity and plurality.
Launched publicly in April 2020, with data beginning from 1 January 2019, the ANDP ceased on 31 December 2024. Monthly and quarterly reports remain available on PIJI’s website.
As PIJI’s role in this project has concluded, the task of measuring the state of Australia’s media landscape will now be undertaken by ACMA.