The Greens oppose the CPRS not because it is too weak, but because it will point Australia in the wrong direction with little prospect of turning it around in the timeframe within which emissions must peak, says Senator Christine Milne.
Crikey Says
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This week the US-based Pew Research Centre released some pretty depressing survey results on the financial future of the media. It also makes for a fascinating preview of the media landscape. According to a survey of journalists working at national US media outlets, 62% believe their profession “is going in the wrong direction” financially. Half of internet journalists and about the same proportion of local journalists (49%) also took a negative view of the state of their profession. And those surveyed expressed particular concern about the future of network TV news, with 42% saying they expect nightly news broadcasts to survive for 10 years or less. Back home, the viewing public was served a snapshot of the grim state of TV news on Monday night. Melbourne Nine News’s third top story was a red hot scoop about Endeavour Hills bridesmaids Keelee and Kacie Sanford. Keelee and Kacie were forced to wear tracksuits to their sister Jaymie’s wedding when Noni B bridal Frankston didn’t deliver their dresses on time:
You don’t need the Pew research to know that the future of TV network news doesn’t look so bright. |
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