bIndependence must not be the first casualty of media shake-up
Following the passing of new media ownership laws in Australia, The Age newspaper in an editorial writes: ‘And we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye.” The Biblical text has nothing on the changes that seem likely to Australia’s media landscape, and which have, in effect, come to pass before the laws that will allow them to happen were themselves passed yesterday. The stage is being set for whenever the performance is due to start.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/10/18/1160850996585.html
Independence must not be the first casualty of media shake-up
Following the passing on new media ownership laws in Australia, The Age newspaper in an editorial writes: ‘And we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye.” The Biblical text has nothing on the changes that seem likely to Australia’s media landscape, and which have, in effect, come to pass before the laws that will allow them to happen were themselves passed yesterday. The stage is being set for whenever the performance is due to start.