Time for Finkelstein? Australians need to rewind the media policy machine

bruce baer-arnoldIn this cross-posting from The Conversation Bruce Baer Arnold of the University of Canberra argues the government needs to revisit the Finkelstein Report as a guide to help overhaul media regulation.

As Australia drifts between national elections it is time, once again, to ask some hard questions about media policy. Those questions should be asked and answered by all Australians rather than just by Malcolm Turnbull, Rupert Murdoch, Bill Shorten, Kerry Stokes, Bruce Gyngell and Tony Abbott.

A guide is provided by the Finkelstein Report, a victim of political opportunism and ALP infighting.

Another guide is provided by a poll in the UK, which suggests that non-specialists are interested in media policy, in particular the development of policy that reinforces integrity through accountability.

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