Media — it's all around us; shaping our worldview, dictating how and what we see, hear and watch. So who are the media players and what do you need to know abou...
As regional newspapers lose print editions, what comes next for local news?
ACM, Australian Community Media, has announced that all 65 of its regional newspapers, including the Canberra Times and Newcastle Herald, will be reduced to weekly print runs over the next seven years. Tim and Viv look at the new initiatives springing up to keep local news alive.And government ad spending is spiking ahead of the election, what can be done about taxpayer money going to potential political spruiking? Guest:Claire Stuchbery, Executive Director, Local and Independent News Association (LINA)
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Antoinette Lattouf, Peter Lalor, and what we expect of journalists on social media
The dismissals of Antoinette Lattouf from the ABC and Peter Lalor from SEN over social media posts on the Israel-Gaza war raise questions about how journalists separate the personal and professional in the modern world. Where does opinion end and advocacy begin? Does a perception of bias lead to material bias in a journalist's work? And is it fair to expect journalists to maintain a social media presence without participating in public conversations? Tim and Viv tackle it all with media ethics expert Dr Denis Muller.Plus, what the launch of WB's Max streaming service will mean for Foxtel subscribers and Aussie content, and checking the accuracy of ABC comedy Optics' skewering of the PR industry. Guest:Dr Denis Muller, senior research fellow at the University of Melbourne's Centre for Advancing Journalism
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One radio station to rule them all? ARN's chair talks media diversity and Kyle & Jackie O woes
ARN Media, owners of Gold and KIIS radio networks, made headlines this week when chair Hamish McLennan teased interest in buying Nine's talk stations 2GB and 3AW. At least that would be the plan, if it weren't for laws that prevent more "than two radio licences in the same licence area". Tim and Viv talk to Hamish about consolidation in radio, Kyle & Jackie O's troubled national expansion, and the competition of global streaming platforms.Plus, a look at NRL broadcast rights and the fight for sport to stay on free-to-air TV, and how the media handled Grace Tame's anti-Murdoch t-shirt.
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'Lambogate': how Nine’s Alex Cullen won the bet but lost his job
Today presenter Alex Cullen has departed Nine after taking on a $50k challenge to help rebrand billionaire Adrian 'Lambo Guy' Portelli on air. There's a long history of hosts sneaking words onto television, but some dubious ethics in taking a tip for it.ABC Chief Content Officer Chris Oliver Taylor departs in a flurry of changes for the ABC. Tim and Viv break down the shifts and what it'll mean for the future of the public broadcaster.Plus, we take a look at the brief US TikTok ban and un-ban, and how the political leanings of the tech broligarchy might impact political comms in Australia.Guest:Dr Susan Grantham, lecturer in communications at Griffith University
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INTRODUCING — MediaLand
Media — it's all around us; shaping our worldview, dictating how and what we see, hear and watch. So who are the media players and what do you need to know about how they operate?Each week media insiders Tim Burrowes and Vivienne Kelly dissect the stories and the story makers. Real-life succession battles, unfolding crises, what made the front page and why.Broadcast on ABC Radio National on Friday at 5.30pm and on the ABC listen app.
Media — it's all around us; shaping our worldview, dictating how and what we see, hear and watch. So who are the media players and what do you need to know about how they operate?
Each week media insiders Tim Burrowes and Vivienne Kelly dissect the stories and the story makers. Real-life succession battles, unfolding crises, what made the front page and why.