Other states could copy Victoria’s ban on government ads in print, costing publishers millions
Victoria’s ban on government ads being placed in metropolitan newspapers could spark a domino effect in other states, an advertising expert has warned, which would cost publishers tens of millions of dollars.
Robert Crawford, professor of advertising and communication at RMIT University, said newspaper proprietors would be worried about the unprecedented move by Daniel Andrews this week.
Across the country, governments spent $40 million on advertising in metropolitan newspapers, according to the Standard Media Index.
You guys are missing the point. Newspapers are “fact checked” that’s why the informed go there for info. There are penalties for false reporting and their potential reach and frequency is self-evident and not debatable. It has little to do with age and more to do with accuracy and accountability. Records are finite, permanent and not subject to interpretation.
The internet [Socials and Google] is a mess in terms of news and factual reporting – being dominated by opinions dressed up as facts/news and erroneous cause and effect arguments that jump to conclusions.
These arguments are as real for announcements [their adequacy and proof of adequate governance] as they are for the reporting of news and facts.
In Victoria we have multiple reports of a situation where critics of the government were excluded from future press briefings – they were effectively censored – so they towed the line.
Democracy and freedom is based on a triumvirate of government / media / the law. The emasculation of the most accountable part of the media landscape is “seriously serious”.
Given that this move originated from the bowels of the Andrews government, it is disturbing.