The Media Report Podcast
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The Media Report is essential listening for those who work in the media industry and for anyone interested in the future of the media. A weekly half-hour program which takes a critical look at the latest developments in the communications industry, including media ownership, industry regulation and new technology.
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Media Rpt 2008-09-04
Author: ABC Radio National
Thu, Sep 04, 2008
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 countries - Iran, Cuba, China, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Egypt.
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Media Rpt 2008-08-28
Author: ABC Radio National
Thu, Aug 28, 2008
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?
The Games and their coverage
The Beijing Olympics wrapped up earlier this week and the Seven Network, who had the television broadcast rights, was quick to claim that they´d done very well financially from the Games. But as is the case with every Olympics, there are always a large number of people ready to declare the coverage the worst-ever. And it was no different this year.To help us dissect this year´s event, here's television commentator David Knox from the blog TV Tonight, and Glenn Dyer, from Crikey.
Scorched
In the spirit of highlighting edgy and innovative new media initiatives, let´s talk about 'Scorched'. What´s interesting about it is that it´s actually much more than a simple telemovie, it´s a hybrid TV/online initiative.
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Media Rpt 2008-08-21
Author: ABC Radio National
Thu, Aug 21, 2008
Lord of the Flicks
The current head of the New Zealand Film Commission, Dr Ruth Harley, has just been appointed to head-up the Australian film industry´s new uber-agency `Screen Australia´. She tells us about her background and the direction she intends to take in her new role.
Cyber war or cyber riot?
The Georgians maintain they´ve been the victims of cyber-warfare, but there is division within internet security circles about whether what is happening is in fact `cyber-warfare´, whether the Russian government is actually involved and also how significant the event really is.
A POOL of creative commons
Those who seek a middle way between junking copyright altogether on the one hand, and slavishly trying to enforce it on the other, often talk about what´s called `Creative Commons´ licensing. Even large media organizations are starting to look at this innovative form of licensing. In fact the ABC has just launched a new online collaboration site called POOL, which gives contributors the option of using just such an arrangement. The Executive Producer of POOL is Sherre Delys...
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Media Rpt 2008-08-14
Author: ABC Radio National
Thu, Aug 14, 2008
The secret treaty
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA as it´s also known, doesn´t sound like a hot media topic, but its international negotiation process, led by the US, Japan and the EU, has sparked quite a deal of online interest and concern. The stated aim of the agreement is to provide a common international framework for the protection of intellectual property. Now a high level of secrecy has surrounded ACTA, and that secrecy has led to a large amount of web speculation about the actual intent of the treaty.
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.
Tabloid Man
Sandra Hall talks with us about her new book Tabloid Man: The Life and Times of Ezra Norton.
Norton was a Titan of the Tabloids back in the first half of the twentieth century. He built up the Truth stable of papers in the 1920s and 30s and established the now defunct Daily Mirro in Sydney in the 1940s.
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