The Conversation’s submission to the Australian Senate Inquiry into the News Media Bargaining Code
In this crossposting, The Conversation’s Misha Ketchell sets out the publisher’s submission regarding the code to govern negotiations between news outlets and the digital platforms.
On 10 December 2020, the Australian Senate established an inquiry into a government bill proposing a ‘mandatory bargaining code’ between news media organisations and digital platforms including Google and Facebook. The Conversation Australia & New Zealand made the following submission:
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