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Asian Aucklanders and the arts: Attitudes, attendance and participation, 2006
The Asian population is the fastest growing segment of New Zealand?s total population, with most of this growth happening in Auckland. Recognising the significance of this trend, this research aims to gain insights into people?s cultural heritage and experiences, and how these influence their engagement with the arts.
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Not good news: Australia's shrinking media freedoms
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...
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Media literacy: concepts, research and regulatory issues
This report provides a historical overview of the academic literature surrounding media literacy in both traditional broadcast and digital media environments, and identifies educational and other organisations involved in promoting media literacy in Australia and overseas.
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Government on the Internet: progress in delivering information services online
This report by the Oxford Internet Institute and the LSE Public Policy Group looks at the progress made by the UK government in delivering services and information online since the same study team reported in 2002. The study involved a wide range of social science methods, including experiments, focus groups, a national survey, online survey...
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Communications infrastructure and services availability in Australia 2006-07
The examination of communications infrastructure and service take-up undertaken in this report is intended to provide an overview of infrastructure and service availability across Australia in residential and small business retail markets.The Communications Infrastructure and Services Availability Report 2006-07 is a joint report issued by ACMA and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The...