Aunty’s Future Is In Your Hands
ABC’s role is more important than ever. Yet it cannot be expected to do more with less, writes Grace McCallum, ahead of the latest federal budget.
Audience engagement and public media during COVID-19
Engaging with audiences is essential if public media are to build trust and ensure public accountability. Yet, with COVID-19 massively disrupting the way we work and interact, how have public media adapted to best engage with their audiences during the pandemic?
ABC Statement to the Senate Press Freedom Inquiry by Director News, Gaven Morris
"It’s more than three years since the ABC published The Afghan Files, reported by our journalist Dan Oakes, exposing alleged crimes by Australian special forces."
Angriffe auf öffentlich-rechtliche Medien sind Angriffe auf die Demokratie
Anfang Juni kündigte Facebook an, Inhalte von staatlich kontrollierten Medien zu kennzeichnen. Dies ist die jüngste Verlautbarung in einer laufenden Debatte über den Unterschied zwischen staatlichen und öffentlich-rechtlichen Medien, die für Bürgerinnen und Bürger in Demokratien weltweit bedeutsam ist.
S’attaquer aux médias publics, c’est attaquer la démocratie
30 juillet 2020 -
Début juin, Facebook a annoncé avoir commencé à étiqueter les contenus venant d’organisations médiatiques contrôlées par l’État. Cette décision s’inscrit dans le cadre du débat actuel croissant sur la distinction entre médias d’État et médias publics, devenu d’une importance capitale pour les citoyens des pays démocratiques partout dans le monde.
Attacks on Public Media are an Attack on Democracy
In early June, Facebook announced that it had begun labelling content originating from state-controlled media organisations. This is the most recent manifestation of an ongoing discussion about the distinction between state and public media organisations that is vitally important for citizens of democracies worldwide.
ABC Update: Cuts and AFP continue to challenge public broadcaster
The latest developments from the public broadcaster’s Five-Year Plan and last year’s unprecedented police raid.
COVID-19: Amplifying the threats to public media
From political interference to funding cuts, many independent public media organisations are facing both new and ongoing threats. Here we reflect on some of these challenges, many of which have been amplified by the COVID-19 crisis.
What would Australia look like without the ABC?
Statement | There is a reason why the majority of Australians trust the ABC, writes ABC Chair Ita Buttrose.
ABC launches Five-Year Plan
Australia’s largest public broadcaster has announced major changes and cuts to programming and staff as it launches its Five-Year Plan.