Скачать или смотреть Forum: Independent Media Inquiry and New Media Regulation, Part I

The Finklestein Inquiry into the news media is critical of the operations of Australian journalism and the media industry, its responsiveness to public complaints and the dominant reliance on industry self regulation.

In presenting the inquiry findings, a new statutory regulator was proposed that would cover news across all media. In doing so the Inquiry moves away from placing special emphasis on news producers as a professional class, and focused on the production of news content.

This expands the range of likely subjects of regulation to include those who consider themselves "entertainers", the commentary, bloggers and other gatewatchers. This public discussion considers the politics behind this move, the implications and impacts of the proposals, and the likelihood of successful implementation of this bold regulatory regime.
Speakers:
Dr Richard Stanton, Media and Communications, University of Sydney
Tim Andrews, Menzies House
Derek Wilding, Australian Press Council
Andy Flemming, slackbastard.anarchobase.com