The New Zealand Law Commission recently released an issues paper that elegantly deals with the very same issues the Finkelstein inquiry is considering in Australia, including how to define “news media” in the internet age, and what a beefed up regulation system might look like.
Media regulation
Ghosts of media regulators past haunt Convergence Review
The free-to-air television networks are the big winners from the convergence review. And bloggers may be the big losers.
Convergence review: time to regulate the internet
The Convergence Review has unveiled the most dramatic proposals to regulate the internet seen in Australia for years. If implemented, the proposals would represent a dramatic increase in protectionism.
Streams, digital dreams and regulatory gaps
Regulating the internet like TV is suddenly on the agenda again. But we’ve been here before.
News Ltd strengthens the case for media inquiry
News Ltd’s assault on the Prime Minister has strengthened the case for a media inquiry, but what are the chances of an effective inquiry?
The rules of the game for media regulation
It pays to be careful when it comes to regulating the media. Here are some tips for the recent entrants in the game of “Regulate the Press”.
Convergence and the great tradition of stifling innovation
History shows big media have successfully used regulation to stifle competition. The Convergence Review poses the same threat.
Media and regulation: times are a-changin’
The ongoing debate about how to regulate the media to protect against anti-competitive behaviour is muddied by the ever-changing platforms the digital world creates, writes James Chessell.
The regulator and the regulated: sorry, but the internet won’t play that game
Stephen Conroy rants at Google and Facebook. But he hasn’t worked out that they don’t play that game, and aren’t that interested in what governments think.
Brave new world for ACMA as it launches into social media
Former SMH executive editor Tom Burton has been appointed to the new ACMA social media authority, with a brief to use social media to transform the way ACMA engages with industry and the public.
Crikey Says: Can’t we just turn them off?
As we have seen again this week in the troubled world of professional attention seeker Kyle Sandilands, media regulation in this country packs all the punch of a wilted shard of rocket.
Crikey Clarifier: How media regulation works
Wondering how and where you can complain about the Kyle and Jackie-O rape segment? Bernard Keane has the answers.
