Media bias
Briefing paper
Media coverage of AEMO’s Gas Statement of Opportunities
Interpretation of AEMO’s annual Gas Statement of Opportunities misses one crucial fact: Australia has an abundance of gas. This article suggests that the gas industry knows it can rely on certain media supporters to help perpetuate its claim that Australia doesn't have enough gas, while selling 80% of Australia’s gas overseas.
Report
Shaping perceptions: how Australian media reports on ageing
Ageism is one of the most socially accepted forms of prejudice in Australia. This report identifies key opportunities for the media industry and age sector to improve the accuracy, quantity and quality of coverage about older Australians and the issues that affect and matter to them.
Report
And now, the news: a national news media policy for Canada
The purpose of this paper is to frame a national consultation and to offer foundational policies for a national news industrial strategy. The authors argue that Canada needs a national news policy. Such a policy must, at all costs, avoid a direct funding connection between the government and newsmakers or news intermediaries.
Literature review
News in Australia: impartiality and commercial influence
The Centre for Media Transition investigates three key areas of media evolution and transition: journalism and industry best practice; new business models; and regulatory adaptation. This review explores current attitudes to news, changing consumption patterns and consumer concerns about impartiality and commercial influence in news in Australia.
Report
Digital Democracy Project: Research memo #3 - Polarization and its Discontents
This is the third report from the Digital Democracy Project, a partnership between the Public Policy Forum and the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. This report explores the level of polarization in Canada across different media platforms.