Are Public Broadcasters Still...Public?
Episode description
In this episode of Australia, Explained, we break down public broadcasting in Australia, how they’re funded and what it means for news journalism.
This episode acts as a “Part Two” to our very first episode we released about news media ownership in Australia (feels like years ago!). If you haven’t listened to that ep, you can do that here: Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Browser.
Bits and pieces mentioned:
2021 budget for public broadcasting
Foxtel gets $40 million of funding
ABC misses out on funding this budget
Parliament paper on ABC funding
Labor pledges to reverse ABC funding cuts
ABC runs ads on third party platforms
This week, Tania recommended an ABC podcast called Rear Vision that takes a deep dive into the historical context of key issues and debates we hear of today. Vanessa recommended an ABC iView show called “You Can’t Ask That”, where marginalised and misunderstood groups of Aussies answer viewer-submitted questions.
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