Communications
Conroy – Commit to Community Radio!
Community Radio stations across Australia have been campaigning today to try to convince Communications Minister Stephen Conroy to put back......
Community radio’s digital future hits the skids
Community radio across the country has been broadcasting on digital radio since 2011. But community radio’s digital broadcasts are under......
Digital switchoff not an ‘automatic outcome’, says government
The community radio sector says that the government’s scaled back support could see community radio stations disappear from digital radio......
Media’s self-regulation regime left intact by government overhaul
The communications minister Stephen Conroy once compared the Press Council to a lap dog. But today his new media regulations......
A wide range of digital community programming now at risk
Last year, 1.4 million dollars per annum was slashed from community broadcasters digital services. This brings into question the future......
New service allows users to tweet after death
Social media is a big part of our lives, but is it a part of the after life? A new......
Living Black celebrates 10 years on air
On March 21st, the SBS’s indigenous affairs television program, Living Black, celebrates 10 years on air. Living Black is one......
Calls for community radio digital funding committment
Community radio stations across Australia today launched a campaign for the reinstatement of government funding for digital radio. ...
Community radio ‘gives a voice to people in rural India’
A self-described Indian community radio activist is whetting the appetite for community radio in rural India. Saritha Thomas is the......
Social media increasingly setting news agenda
Many of the biggest stories of 2012 came from Twitter, as journalists increasingly monitor social media to see what people......