Knowledge and Skills
Key Knowledge
- the regulation of the media and audiences in Australia
- the issues and challenges relating to regulation and control of the media
Key Skills
- explain and discuss the regulation of the media and audiences in Australia
- analyse issues and challenges relating to regulation and control of the media
Key terms and concepts
- The media is regulated in Australia through a range of government, industry and self regulatory systems.
- A lot of these systems fall under the government organisation ACMA (Australian Communication and Media Authority) who, amongst many other jobs, give out media licenses in Australia.
- The reasons for regulation, and how effective regulatory systems are, seem to be in flux thanks to a rapidly changing media landscape
- This creates issues and challenges to do with how we should regulate our media - are we regulating too much or not enough? And what can we reasonably expect from media regulation?
Sessions
Resources
Streaming services like Netflix should be forced to spend 20% of local revenue on Australian content, a new government report suggests
Where was the broadcasting regulator when Sky News Australia was airing misinformation about Covid-19? | Australian media | The Guardian
Content quotas are the most efficient way to ensure the creation of great Australian TV shows | John Edwards | Television & radio | The Guardian
The Daily Telegraph breached suicide reporting guidelines by saying 'Go for it, boaties': Press Council
To prevent a repeat of Christchurch, websites hosting violent videos could be blocked - Science - ABC News
After her daughter's 'copycat suicide', this mother is warning young people about '13 Reasons Why' - Hack - triple j
If we don't tell Australian stories, we may never have a unified country again - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)