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Media Rpt 2008-11-27

Thu, Nov 27 Listen
Life in the Clickstream It?s been a rough year for Australian journalism across the board in terms of both jobs and programme and publication cuts. Many of those affected have been members of the MEAA, the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance. Yesterday the union held its third `Future of Journalism? conference in Melbourne. And they released a new report called 'Life in the Clickstream? looking at some of the positives and negatives of our rapidly, and seemingly endlessly, changing media...

Media Rpt 2008-11-20

Thu, Nov 20 Listen
Social viewing and social change American film producer and online entrepreneur Chris Adams was a key-note speaker at this year?s SPAA conference. SPAA being the Screen Producers Association of Australia. Mr Adams likes to make money, but he also likes to make films with the potential to initiate social change. He is also an online developer with a new 'social viewng' project underway. Leading with the trailer What makes for a good cinematic trailer? Can a good trailer save a bad film or...

Media Rpt 2008-11-13

Thu, Nov 13 Listen
Indigenous jobs, commercial media Indigenous voices and faces are a reality on ABC and SBS, but why are there still so few Indigenous Australians working in the mainstream commercial media? How much is the attitude of the Indigenous community to blame? Backed into the closet Those concerned about human rights and freedom of speech have condemned the passage of new 'anti-pornography' legislation in Indonesia. Critics say the real intention of the legislation is to wind back the liberties and...

Media Rpt 2008-11-06

Thu, Nov 6 Listen
APN: To sell or not to sell Irish press baron Tony O'Reilly is putting up for sale its 39 percent share in APN News and Media. Now APN of course owns a lot of radio stations and a very large chunk of Australia?s regional press. O?Reilly?s decision to sell his APN stake is being talked about in financial circles as the likely beginning of a significant realignment in the ownership of Australian media. Our regular commentator on matters financial is Glenn Dyer. The Minister and public...

Media Rpt 2008-10-30

Thu, Oct 30 Listen
Against the media tide Conventional wisdom would tell you it?s the wrong time to launch a new magazine title, but the editor of the Australian version of `The Week? doesn?t much care for conventional wisdom. He thinks he?s on a winner. We?ll find out why.

Media Rpt 2008-10-23

Thu, Oct 23 Listen
Public broadcasting: Its future and responsibilities There's a new review of public broadcasting underway in Australia ahead of next year's triennial funding decision for the ABC and SBS. Meantime in the UK, the media regulator Ofcom, has been conducting its own review process into public broadcasting. More specifically how that county?s commercial broadcasters can continue to meet their statutory public service broadcasting requirements, in a changing media environment. The New Blue Media...

Media Rpt 2008-10-16

Thu, Oct 16 Listen
`On the Record? with Sandra Levy Sandra Levy is the head of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. The AFTRS has just moved house and revamped its approach. We?ll speak with her about future directions and opportunities.

Media Rpt 2008-10-09

Thu, Oct 9 Listen
Wall Street, start-ups and the media Has the economic day of reckoning come for online start-ups who prioritise growth above revenue? And how much responsibility should the US business media take for the global financial crisis? Did they lack the access and the ideological neutrality to provide a proper assessment of the system?s fragility? Media bits and pieces 1.State and federal governments are continuing to use the public purse for thinly-veiled political advertising; 2. The ABC's TV...

Media Rpt 2008-10-02

Thu, Oct 2 Listen
The rise and rise of file-sharing From Napster & Kazaa through to Bit Torrent - this week on the Media Report a look at the history and impact of file-sharing software.

Media Rpt 2008-09-25

Thu, Sep 25 Listen
Civility online Town square or playground of the keyboard warriors? Why does so much online interaction end up aggressive, polarised and anything but enlightening? A taxonomy of blogs Author and media analyst Margaret Simons takes a stab at defining the different types of blogs that currently exist.

Media Rpt 2008-09-18

Thu, Sep 18 Listen
Broadcasters or arts organisations? The Indigenous community broadcasting sector wants to know why the Rudd government has isolated it from other broadcasters when it comes to funding. While all other community broadcasters come under the control of the communications minister, Indigenous broadcasters are being treated as a special case. The process is the product Imagine being the producer of a film project with no discernible end point and no limit to the number of co-producers involved....

Media Rpt 2008-09-11

Thu, Sep 11 Listen
`On the record? with Deborah Welch An `On the record? interview with Deborah Welch, president of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia. She talks about the sector?s funding pitch to Canberra and its changing identity in the era of user-generated content.

Media Rpt 2008-09-04

Thu, Sep 4 Listen
Right of reply: David Kirk The CEO of Fairfax Media, David Kirk, talks about the upheaval at his Australian newspapers following the decision to restructure operations and cut 550 jobs, including a large number of editorial positions at the company's once mighty flagships, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. The Blogging Revolution Journalist and author Antony Loewenstein has just released his new book `The Blogging Revolution? which examines the power of blogging in six different...

Media Rpt 2008-08-28

Thu, Aug 28 Listen
The axe falls at Fairfax Five hundred and fifty staff at Fairfax are to go in a major restructure. Management said they were largely immune from the global newspaper downturn, but has the reality of falling circulation and advertising income finally caught up? And what power do the organisations staff have to fight the cuts?

Media Rpt 2008-08-21

Thu, Aug 21 Listen
Lord of the Flicks The New Zealander just appointed to head-up the Australian film industry?s new uber-agency `Screen Australia?... and international security analysts argue about whether Georgia really was subject to cyber warfare.

Media Rpt 2008-08-14

Thu, Aug 14 Listen
Txtng Rls! Linguist David Crystal has just done a comprehensive study of text messaging. He dismisses the idea that text language is corrupting English. In fact he says it actually helps promote literacy.

Media Rpt 2008-08-07

Thu, Aug 7 Listen
The Gruen Division? The audience loved it and it?s apparently led to a flurry of interest in advertising as a career, but has the ABC?s Gruen Transfer caused divisions within the industry?

Media Rpt 2008-07-31

Thu, Jul 31 Listen
Vale 'Sunday' This weekend sees the final edition of Channel Nine?s Sunday program. When it premiered back in 1981 it was revolutionary. There'd never been anything like it on commercial television. We?ll look back with its former managing editor, Tom Kraus.

Media Rpt 2008-07-24

Thu, Jul 24 Listen
The ABC's new internet TV service The ABC has just launched a new internet television service called iView. The service takes the availability of video on the net to new levels in Australia and judged on overseas experience, iView is likely to have mass appeal. We speak with the head of ABC Television Kim Dalton. Leonard's Last post Leonard Downie Jr is the executive editor of one of the world?s most respected news organisations The Washington Post. During his tenure the Post has won 25...

Media Rpt 2008-07-17

Thu, Jul 17 Listen
From reporter to refugee Edison and Sony are journalists. They fled the bloodshed of Sierra Leone to start a new life in Sydney. But the past is always with them—and explaining and documenting it is now the core of their work here in Australia. Journalists and their sources The assumption of confidentiality between a journalist and his or her source is enshrined in the Australian journalists' Code of Ethics. In Perth this past week one News Limited journalist has has his adherence to the code...

Media Rpt 2008-07-10

Thu, Jul 10 Listen
Reporting 'The Troubles' After a career spent reporting the joys and frustrations of Northern Ireland, BBC journalist Denis Murray has now called it a day, but not before speaking with the Media Report about his experiences.

Media Rpt 2008-07-03

Thu, Jul 3 Listen
Media work and media practice Three noted thinkers on the changing nature of media and its consumers. Our guests: MIT?s Henry Jenkins, Mark Deuze from Leiden University in the Netherlands and Australia?s John Hartley, Research Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Creative Industries and Innovation. How to handle a source The ABC has just introduced new policies governing the way journalists at the national broadcaster will be required to deal with sources. On Thursday 10th of July the...

Media Rpt 2008-06-26

Thu, Jun 26 Listen
Ten reasons to be happy Journalists can be such a gloomy lot, always finding fault, especially with their own profession. So in a spirit of positivity, we?ll bring you ten good reasons why today?s journalists should smile.

Media Rpt 2008-06-19

Thu, Jun 19 Listen
'On the record' with David Butorac `On the record? with David Butorac, the Managing Director of WIN. The corporation owns Australia?s fourth largest commercial TV network and it has plans for expansion.

Media Rpt 2008-06-12

Thu, Jun 12 Listen
Networking for good Not-for-profit organisations and how they can use IT technology and social media techniques to expand their donor-base and energise and engage their supporters.

Media Rpt 2008-06-05

Thu, Jun 5 Listen
Tokyo Vice Jake Adelstein spent more than a decade covering crime for a major Japanese newspaper. Now a Yakuza boss wants him out of the way. So why is he writing a book about his experiences?

Media Rpt 2008-05-29

Thu, May 29 Listen
Extending the media leash Perth-based academic Wanning Sun on the Chinese media and the unexpected freedom it?s been given in covering the Sichuan earthquake disaster. Also James McQuivey on the concept of `net neutrality?.

Media Rpt 2008-05-22

Thu, May 22 Listen
Online collaboration New York University?s Clay Shirky on the powers of online collaboration and British journalist Kathy Marks recalls the six-week island assignment that was more hell than paradise.

Media Rpt 2008-05-15

Thu, May 15 Listen
Perceptions, preconceptions and visibility We examine visibility in the media and the preconceptions and stereotyping that tag some people less than desirable and see others ignored altogether. Among our guests: Palestinian journalist Ali Abunimah.

Media Rpt 2008-05-08

Thu, May 8 Listen
Survival of media platforms for journalism Some of the heavyweights of the Australian media: Campbell Reid, Mark Scott and Max Uechtritz come together with The Guardian?s uber-blogger, Roy Greenslade, for a special panel discussion: the survival of media platforms for journalism.

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