Consumer watchdog: journalism is in crisis and only more public funding can help
- Written by Margaret Simons, Associate professor, Journalism, Monash University
According to the ACCC, the number of journalists employed in print and online businesses in Australia dropped by 20% from 2014-18.Lukas Coch/AAP
Once upon a time, step onto a train and you could be pretty sure that most of the passengers would have their noses buried in newspapers. These days, commuters look at their phones. It’s a powerful...
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