This paper filters recent developments in digital radio policy and implementation through the perspectives of community radio stakeholders, obtained through interviews, to describe and analyse these constraints.

Forget media diversity in the fast broadband world. The new model for local media is top-down and centrally controlled.

This paper considers the effects of the most recent changes to the broadcasting regulatory regime in Australia, and compares the outcomes for commercial television broadcasters with those for commercial radio broadcasters. It begins by reviewing the path to the current regime and highlighting the differences in the review of regional radio compared with television. It...

Ellie Rennie would like to make the right decisions when it comes to media distribution and use, but some things just don't add up.

This online survey of 351 media industry employees from across all media sectors provides a snapshot of educational qualifications, voluntary/work experience history and other factors which assisted media industry employees to make the transition to paid employment. The survey reveals that community media contributes substantially to the media industries, providing training and networks which lead...