Facebook’s threat to block Australians from sharing news is a premature overreaction
It would be far a better tactic on Facebook’s part to engage seriously with a proposal that would boost public interest journalism
Google and Facebook should pay to use ABC and SBS content, ACCC told
Google and Facebook should pay to use ABC and SBS content as well as news produced by commercial media, public interest journalism advocates have told the competition watchdog.
More than 150 Australian newsrooms shut since January 2019 as Covid-19 deepens media crisis
The closure of BuzzFeed News in Australia may have grabbed the headlines last week but the digital startup is just one victim on a growing list of media casualties of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sky News tells talking heads they can appear for nothing or not at all
Despite the ongoing loss of jobs in journalism, there is support in the community for public interest journalism, especially during a crisis, according to research from the Public Interest [...]