ABC

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.

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.

The latest developments from the public broadcaster’s Five-Year Plan and last year’s unprecedented police raid.

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.

Statement | There is a reason why the majority of Australians trust the ABC, writes ABC Chair Ita Buttrose.

Australia’s largest public broadcaster has announced major changes and cuts to programming and staff as it launches its Five-Year Plan.

As lockdown restrictions continue to ease across some parts of the world, many industries are starting to reopen. A return to content production is also taking place. But what might this ‘new normal’ look like for public media?

The Australian public broadcaster will be revealing plans to cut programming and services, with approximately 250 jobs being lost in the process.

Almost a year on from the unprecedented federal police raid on ABC, journalists Samuel Clark and Daniel Oakes could still face prosecution for their investigative reports, the Afghan Files.  

Concern that proposal to freeze wages could pose a threat to Australian public broadcaster’s independence.