Introduction: The growth of the internet as a popular news and advertising medium has spawned a deep structural adjustment process in the Australian newspaper industry. The emergence and rapid growth of online competition in the advertising market has greatly eroded the traditional primacy of newspapers as an advertising medium. The magnitude of the threat of...

Chaired by Glen Boreham, this report sets out the Convergence Review Committee's vision for fundamental change to the regulatory framework of Australia's digital economy and identifies key areas for reform.

Digital Australians examines the impact of the increasing use of digital media on attitudes and expectations about media content and regulation across different media platforms. The research was conducted for the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) by GfK Bluemoon and comprised thirteen focus groups held in metropolitan and regional areas across three states between...

In theory the media should diversify a nation’s democracy, serving as a channel through which many different groups can participate in national debate. Yet with the high levels of media concentration in Australia, are we hearing the voices of the many or simply the few? CPD Researcher & intern Rob Harding-Smith submitted this report as...

It is well known that Australia has one of the highest concentrations of media ownership in the world. One is entitled to ask why this matters. The answers are several; some universal and others particular to the Australian setting. It is generally thought that liberal, 'fourth estate' standards of journalistic independence and diversity of opinion...