‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’—Australian media industry attitudes to regulation and accountability reforms

When the Australian Independent Media Inquiry (IMI) published its report most mainstream media reporting focused on the suggested statutory-based News Media Council and largely ignored any discussion of the underlying issues—public trust in journalism and news media and accountability for its practi...

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Autor principal:	Johan Lidberg
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2012
Materias:	Australia Convergence Review Digital convergence Finkelstein Inquiry Media accountability Media regulation Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/12dd3e2f9d004d02afceca68eb90034b
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:12dd3e2f9d004d02afceca68eb90034b2021-12-02T09:12:40Z‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’—Australian media industry attitudes to regulation and accountability reforms10.24135/pjr.v18i2.2651023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/12dd3e2f9d004d02afceca68eb90034b2012-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/265https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035When the Australian Independent Media Inquiry (IMI) published its report most mainstream media reporting focused on the suggested statutory-based News Media Council and largely ignored any discussion of the underlying issues—public trust in journalism and news media and accountability for its practices. The aim of this study was to capture the attitudes held by the media industry toward these issues. Based on a content analysis of 33 submissions to the IMI and the Convergence Review it can be concluded that only 15 percent of the submissions addressed trust or media accountability issues. Furthermore, the submissions illustrate a disconnect between the attitudes held by some media proprietors and the trust deficit reality displayed in multiple studies of the public’s attitudes to journalism and news media.Johan LidbergAsia Pacific NetworkarticleAustraliaConvergence ReviewDigital convergenceFinkelstein InquiryMedia accountabilityMedia regulationCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 18, Iss 2 (2012)
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spellingShingle	Australia Convergence Review Digital convergence Finkelstein Inquiry Media accountability Media regulation Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650 Johan Lidberg ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’—Australian media industry attitudes to regulation and accountability reforms
description	When the Australian Independent Media Inquiry (IMI) published its report most mainstream media reporting focused on the suggested statutory-based News Media Council and largely ignored any discussion of the underlying issues—public trust in journalism and news media and accountability for its practices. The aim of this study was to capture the attitudes held by the media industry toward these issues. Based on a content analysis of 33 submissions to the IMI and the Convergence Review it can be concluded that only 15 percent of the submissions addressed trust or media accountability issues. Furthermore, the submissions illustrate a disconnect between the attitudes held by some media proprietors and the trust deficit reality displayed in multiple studies of the public’s attitudes to journalism and news media.
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title	‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’—Australian media industry attitudes to regulation and accountability reforms
title_short	‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’—Australian media industry attitudes to regulation and accountability reforms
title_full	‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’—Australian media industry attitudes to regulation and accountability reforms
title_fullStr	‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’—Australian media industry attitudes to regulation and accountability reforms
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‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’—Australian media industry attitudes to regulation and accountability reforms

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