Past Programs
Internet - 2008
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The Foreign Correspondent
04/12/2008
The role and nature of the foreign correspondent is undergoing a significant change and even the BBC - arguably the world's largest provider of international news content - is rethinking its approach to sending journalists abroad.
Social viewing and social change
20/11/2008
American film producer and online entrepreneur Chris Adams was a keynote speaker at this year's SPAA conference (SPAA being the Screen Producers Association of Australia). Mr Adams likes to make money, but he also likes to make films with the potential to initiate social change. He is also an online developer with a new 'social viewng' project underway.
Ethical labelling and the web
06/11/2008
You've heard of 'fair trade' coffee. Well what about 'fair trade' media. Is it possible to develop a labelling system that would give people confidence in the ethical values of the sites they view?
The Minister and public broadcasting
06/11/2008
We ask the Minister for Communications, Stephen Conroy, about the current economic downturn and the impact it might have on the likelihood of the SBS and the ABC getting the sort of funding increases they want and need to properly take them into the digital future. A future the Rudd government has been urging them to embrace.
The Great Firewall of Australia
30/10/2008
The federal government in Australia wants to put in place a nationwide filter on the internet. Critics say it will lead to greater censorship and will be plagued by technical difficulties. So what sorts of sites will be banned by the government and who will make decisions about what Australians will be allowed to view online?
The SBS pitch
16/10/2008
This week the SBS submitted its plan for an expanded and more diverse service to the Rudd government. But with a warning that without a significant financial boost the broadcaster would not only fail to realise its potential, but slide backward.
The Director of Strategy and Communications at SBS is Bruce Meagher.
Spinspotter
02/10/2008
Todd Hermann is the Seattle-based developer of a new online application called SpinSpotter which uses an algorithm to detect and highlight examples of 'spin' in online news stories and news sites.
The rise and rise of file-sharing
02/10/2008
From Napster & Kazaa through to Bit Torrent - a look at the history and impact of file-sharing software. IT journalist Patrick Gray explains the history and the issues.
Civility online
25/09/2008
Town square or playground of the keyboard warriors? Why does so much online interaction end up aggressive, polarised and anything but enlightening?
A taxonomy of blogs
25/09/2008
Author and media analyst Margaret Simons takes a stab at defining the different types of blogs that currently exist.
The process is the product
18/09/2008
Imagine being the producer of a film project with no discernible end point and no limit to the number of co-producers involved. Welcome to the world of crowd-sourced 'remixable' films.
The Blogging Revolution
04/09/2008
Journalist and author Antony Loewenstein has just released his new book, The Blogging Revolution, which examines the power of blogging in six different countries -- Iran, Cuba, China, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Egypt.
Scorched
28/08/2008
In the spirit of highlighting edgy and innovative new media initiatives, let's talk about 'Scorched'. What's interesting about it is that it's actually much more than a simple telemovie, it's a hybrid TV/online initiative.
The Games and their coverage
28/08/2008
The Beijing Olympics wrapped up earlier this week and the Seven Network, who had the television broadcast rights, was quick to claim that they'd done very well financially from the Games. But as is the case with every Olympics, there are always a large number of people ready to declare the coverage the worst-ever. And it was no different this year.To help us dissect this year's event, here's television commentator David Knox from the blog TV Tonight, and Glenn Dyer, from Crikey.
A POOL of creative commons
21/08/2008
Those who seek a middle way between junking copyright altogether on the one hand, and slavishly trying to enforce it on the other, often talk about what's called 'Creative Commons' licensing. Even large media organizations are starting to look at this innovative form of licensing. In fact the ABC has just launched a new online collaboration site called POOL, which gives contributors the option of using just such an arrangement. The Executive Producer of POOL is Sherre Delys...
Cyber war or cyber riot?
21/08/2008
The Georgians maintain they've been the victims of cyber-warfare, but there is division within internet security circles about whether what is happening is in fact 'cyber-warfare', whether the Russian government is actually involved and also how significant the event really is.
The ABC's new internet TV service
24/07/2008
The ABC has just launched a new internet television service called iView. The service takes the availability of video on the net to new levels in Australia and judged on overseas experience, iView is likely to have mass appeal. We speak with the head of ABC Television Kim Dalton.
Printcasting
10/07/2008
An interesting new US project called 'printcasting' seeks to apply the web 2.0 approach to traditional print media.
Pro Publica
10/07/2008
Pro Publica is a non-profit newsroom which aims to fund investigative journalism in the public interest and to make stories available, free of charge, to major news outlets.
Media work and media practice
03/07/2008
Three noted thinkers on the changing nature of media and its consumers. Our guests: MIT's Henry Jenkins, Mark Deuze from Leiden University in the Netherlands and Australia's John Hartley, Research Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Creative Industries and Innovation.
Reasons to be cheerful
26/06/2008
The uncertainty caused by the rapid growth of online activity seems to have convinced many journalists that the profession isn't just in a state of realignment, it's actually going to hell in a hand-basket. But according to Paul Bradshaw, a senior lecturer in Media at Birmingham City University in the UK, there are many aspects of new media practice that should make today's journos optimistic about the future. He recently published a list of ten reasons why journalists in 2008 should be cheerful.
The BBC's Australian expansion
26/06/2008
The BBC has announced a new initiative with pay-TV operator Foxtel which will see it dramatically expand its presence in the Australian TV market. We speak with Darren Childs, Managing Director of BBC Worldwide Channels.
Canadian copyright changes
19/06/2008
Canada's copyright laws are about to change. The Harper Government has introduced a copyright reform bill into the Canadian lower house and it's got the online community stirred up and angry.
Networking for good
12/06/2008
In this section: Not-for-profit organisations and how they can use IT technology and social media techniques to expand their donor-base and energise and engage their supporters.
Checking Australia's web 2.0 pulse
12/06/2008
Ross Dawson is a media strategist specialising in online applications and innovations. Next week, he'll be involved in the launch of the second annual list of Australia's top 100 web 2.0 applications, held in collaboration with the finance magazine, BRW.
So without giving the results away, how does he assess the overall health of the Australian dotcom community at the moment?
Extending the media leash
29/05/2008
Perth-based academic Wanning Sun on the Chinese media and the unexpected freedom it's been given in covering the Sichuan earthquake disaster.
Net neutrality
29/05/2008
Earlier this month a Bill was introduced into the US House of Representatives in an effort to enshrine in law the idea of 'net neutrality'. And across the border in Canada this week, a rally was held outside the national parliament in support of the concept. So what's it all about?
Online collaboration
22/05/2008
New York University's Clay Shirky on the power and peril of online collaboration. He has a new book out called 'Here Comes Everybody'.
Perceptions, preconceptions and visibility - part one
15/05/2008
Palestinian-American journalist Ali Abunimah is our first guest as we examine visibility in the media and the preconceptions and stereotyping that tag some people as less than desirable and see others ignored altogether.
Survival of media platforms for journalism
08/05/2008
Some of the heavyweights of the Australian media: Campbell Reid, Mark Scott and Max Uechtritz come together with The Guardian's uber-blogger, Roy Greenslade, for a special panel discussion: 'The Survival of Media Platforms for Journalism'.
HULU and new trends in program distribution
24/04/2008
US media analyst James McQuivey tells us about the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters convention and about new online services for program distribution, including the recently launched HULU...
Food and the media
10/04/2008
From gourmet blogs to Maeve O'Meara to Gordon %#?*! Ramsay. Join us as we explore the symbiotic relationship between food and the media.
The wide world of widgets
27/03/2008
Widgets have begun taking over the internet. But what exactly is a widget and how do they work? Niall Kennedy is a widget fanatic. He's also a communications consultant based in California.
The search engine shuffle
27/03/2008
Google last week announced it's beefing up its presence in Australia with a new headquarters, and it's seeking to grow in a whole range of areas. Meanwhile, in another online universe, Microsoft appears to be still actively stalking the second-tier search engine company Yahoo. What's it all about? Here's communication strategy consultant Ross Dawson.
Redefining the journalist as a news marketer
27/03/2008
SEO, Search Engine Optimisation, and what it means for the media. It's already quietly changing the way news is presented online and it's redefining the journalist as a marketer.
Journalists and their information
21/02/2008
A closer look at journalists and the information they gather... where they get it... who tries to stop them getting it... and how some can be shaped by what they see and experience. First up an interview with the Guardian's Nick Davies, who has a new book called 'Flat Earth News'.
'On the Record' with Graeme Samuel
14/02/2008
In the first of our 'On the Record' series of interviews for 2008 we speak to Graeme Samuel, Chairman of the ACCC - the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Three perspectives on China and the media
24/01/2008
We hear from three academics who've been closely studying areas of the Chinese media. All three of our China watchers were speakers at a 2007 China/East Asia Media Conference organised by the Queensland University of Technology.
(This program was first broadcast on 12 July 2007)
