Communications
Can we trust Twitter?
“Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured”. This false tweet from The Associated Press’s Twitter account......
New TV channel for Indigenous communities
Remote Indigenous communities now have their own television channel on the VAST network. Indigenous Community Television, ICTV, aims to provide......
Twitter defamation: How vulnerable are you?
If you own a social media account you are at risk of being sued for defamation and you might not......
Coalition unveils national broadbrand policy
The coalition has released the details of its alternative National Broadband Network plan, proposing a cheaper, but ultimately slower internet......
The mobile phone turns 40
Today we celebrate the 40th birthday of the mobile phone. From shaping the way we communicate and access information, to......
Mainstream media starts to embrace multiculturalism
The Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland has developed a media training and invited mainstream journalist and cultural communities from across......
Australian media leaving legislation behind
The media reform package is unlikely to pass through parliament in its current form after mounting pressure from mainstream media......
Media reforms do little for community television
When announcing the Government’s new media reform, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy pledged to ensure a fair and diverse media, and......
International commitment to community radio
Community radio provides a voice for everyone and, for some, that voice is the sound of home. This week, The......
Media reforms: too far or not far enough?
As the News Limited press compares Senator Conroy’s proposed media reforms to dictators, there are those who claim they don’t......