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AUSTRALIA

Big media's NBN convergence challenge
- Michael Mullins
- 07 May 2012
2 Comments
The end of big media businesses such as Seven, Nine, Ten and the newspapers would be bad for media proprietors like Kerry Stokes and Rupert Murdoch, but not necessarily a great loss for the rest of us, given the NBN's empowerment of small media enterprises and the diversity that implies.
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AUSTRALIA

Scapegoating ministers
- John Warhurst
- 02 March 2010
12 Comments
We are often quick to blame government ministers. In the case of Bill Shorten, Stephen Conroy and Peter Garrett, they may emerge with tarnished reputations. But in rushing to criticise our ministers we often let ourselves off the hook too easily.
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AUSTRALIA

Media's poor need a leg up too
- Michael Mullins
- 22 February 2010
2 Comments
As the $250 million 'gift' to free to air TV networks was announced, we heard that the Communications Minister had been fraternising in exclusive locations with Australia's richest media moguls. Perhaps Minister Conroy should now play pool at the local pub with a community radio station manager.
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ARTS AND CULTURE

Journalism's life after death
- John Cokley
- 20 March 2009
2 Comments
Despite what Big Media bigwigs say, there is an alternative to the journalism of Murdoch, Fairfax, the ABC, BBC, CNN and Reuters. In fact there are many alternatives. This is news to many journalists, judging by the industry moaning.
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RELIGION

Frank Brennan's Cardinal Newman Lecture, March 2008
- Frank Brennan
- 24 June 2008
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AUSTRALIA

Three card trick keeps media oligopoly firmly in place
- Jack Waterford
- 30 October 2006
John Howard seems to have pulled off the three-card trick, on both the National Party and the public, with changes to the media laws. His spin was that the small concessions were worth it in its efforts to "free up'' Australia's media.
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