Introduction A creeping authoritarianism and a pronounced lack of diversity are making their impact felt on Australia’s already fragile media landscape. Despite Australia’s traditions of freedom and its status as a long-time liberal democracy, its ranking in terms of press freedom has fallen below that of many newer democracies. In an international survey by Freedom...

With the enormous growth in the number of public relations consultants in recent years, getting a message through the media can be fraught. Anthony Funnell speaks to three senior public affairs professionals: Rod Bruem, a former journalist and press secretary who's currently a spokesperson for Telstra, and editor of its online communication site. Amanda Lampe...

The rule in hyperlocal citizen journalism is that no one size or shape fits all. This study takes a snapshot in time of a robust phenomenon - specifically, the development of hyperlocal community news sites - that is changing and growing week by week.

The Federal Government's media reform package has failed to attract support among the vast majority of Australian journalists, according to a survey of Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) members conducted for Crikey!, with 82% believing the changes to the media laws will have a negative impact on the integrity of reporting and 85% saying...

Associate Professor Chris Nash from the University of Technology Sydney, argues that the Australian constitutional framework for freedom of the press is weaker than in other liberal democracies. With strong commercial pressures and the detrimental legislative and financial impact of recent national governments on public media alternatives, the terrain on which the contest for freedom...