Public interest
Survey Report
Community value of public interest journalism: October 2020
This survey report forms part of the Public Interest Journalism Initiative's ongoing work to understand how the community values public interest journalism, including surveys conducted at six-month intervals commencing from October 2019.
Report
Making a difference: libraries, lockdown and looking ahead
This report assesses the impact of public library services since the introduction of lockdown restrictions. The findings show that some 15 million adults in the UK used public library services in the period between March and June 2020. The positive impact of engaging with library services was broadly consistent across all population groups, demonstrating that...
Guide
Guidebook to implement and claim a public interest journalism tax rebate
This publication has been prepared as guidance for the design and introduction of a public interest journalism tax rebate scheme, intended to encourage investment in public interest journalism in Australia. This is in the context of clear problems with the sustainability of news media in Australia, and in particular the kind of journalism that is...
Survey Report
Community value of public interest journalism: April 2020
This report forms part of PIJI’s ongoing work to understand how the community values public interest journalism, including surveys conducted at six-month intervals commencing from October 2019.
Data portal
Australian Newsroom Mapping Project
The Public Interest Journalism Initiative is documenting the changes in news production and availability around Australia, from media companies to mastheads, newsrooms and stations. The data being collected for this map is open for public use so that researchers, policy-makers and everybody with an interest in securing a future for public interest journalism have access...