The Media Report travelled to Indonesia recently to take a first hand look at the state of the Indonesian media. The country has experienced some remarkable liberalisation over the last ten years, but what's that meant for Indonesia's media sector?

This report presents the results of the first national qualitative research study into Australian community broadcasting audiences. It explores why a significant and increasing number of Australians listen to community radio and/or watch community television, what they value about it, and how it meets their needs. Community broadcasting in Australia began in the early 1970s...

In any terrorist attack on Australian soil, it will be the media that defines the experience for the Australian public. The media will cover what happened and why, who did it, and will analyse whether anything could have been done to prevent the incident. Over time the media might look for someone to be held...

Gabe King investigates the growing problem of e-waste and the way in which manufacturers of media products are breaking the law in order to dump their waste in the developing world.

This research brief considers the American experience of ownership deregulation from 1996 to the beginning of 2007 and makes comparisons with the Australian media landscape. It discusses whether differences in media traditions between the countries, including an entrenched public broadcaster culture, could deliver different outcomes from deregulation.