Yes Alia, your first-rate analysis highlights how discernible slumps in press freedom are a consequence of monopolisation of information as a commercial or ideological product. The clarity of your examination of the local and global picture indicates that Australian media is struggling to respond to the increasingly rapid pace of change and unprecedented complexity. Thank you for turning your mind to useful steps for reform.
Thank you Jeff. Yes, it's hard to watch the 'creep' of monopolisation and closures, and in trying to keep the word count down, I didn't even get into its effect on quality and ethics, as you well know.
Thank you for joining some dots for me here, putting some things I was vaguely (too vaguely!) aware of in context. And thanks also for the mention of Blind Spot😊
Yes Alia, your first-rate analysis highlights how discernible slumps in press freedom are a consequence of monopolisation of information as a commercial or ideological product. The clarity of your examination of the local and global picture indicates that Australian media is struggling to respond to the increasingly rapid pace of change and unprecedented complexity. Thank you for turning your mind to useful steps for reform.
Thank you Jeff. Yes, it's hard to watch the 'creep' of monopolisation and closures, and in trying to keep the word count down, I didn't even get into its effect on quality and ethics, as you well know.
Thank you for joining some dots for me here, putting some things I was vaguely (too vaguely!) aware of in context. And thanks also for the mention of Blind Spot😊
Thanks Steve, I'm glad to hear it. Sometimes I feel like I'm rambling about stuff everyone already knows.
Well, I can only speak for myself, but from my perspective: no, you're definitely not doing that!