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Thursday 20 November 2008
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American film producer and online entrepreneur Chris Adams was a keynote 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.
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What makes for a good cinematic trailer? Can a good trailer save a bad film or will it just leave the movie-going audience feeling cheated when they finally get to see the full length production?
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The MEAA and the Walkley Foundation are holding their latest 'Future of Journalism' summit. Events have already been held this year in Sydney and Brisbane and this time it's Melbourne's turn.
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Thursday 13 November 2008
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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?
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Those concerned about human rights and freedom of speech have condemned the passage of new 'anti-pornography' legislation in Indonesia.
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Thursday 06 November 2008
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Irish press baron Tony O'Reilly is putting up for sale its 39 per cent 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.
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We ask the Minister for Communications, Stephen Conroy, about the current economic downturn and the impact it might have on the likelihood of the SBS and the ABC getting the sort of funding increases they want and need to properly take them into the digital future. A future the Rudd government has been urging them to embrace.
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A major study is underway into the influence of talkback radio in Australia. Funded by the Federal government, it involves academics and researchers from five universities.
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You've heard of 'fair trade' coffee. Well what about 'fair trade' media. Is it possible to develop a labelling system that would give people confidence in the ethical values of the sites they view?
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Thursday 30 October 2008
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The federal government in Australia wants to put in place a nationwide filter on the internet. Critics say it will lead to greater censorship and will be plagued by technical difficulties. So what sorts of sites will be banned by the government and who will make decisions about what Australians will be allowed to view online?
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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.
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