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Australia – (E10) Rules and practices on internal pluralism

There is evidence of internal diversity but little of internal pluralism.

Though there is an ongoing level of interaction between journalists and the public, there is no formal participation mechanism in the news process.

While the self-regulatory system is far from perfect, a fair attempt is made to implement it.

The journalists’ code of ethics is well-known in the print industry but needs to be updated to better suit new online environments.

Australia has a number of monitoring instruments, but largely of a self-regulatory or co-regulatory nature.

Media are readily affordable in Australia but there is still a reluctance by some demographics to pay for news.

Australia offers an abundance of broadcast and print media in languages other than English.

News and information formats are under pressure.

Australia’s demographic distribution and resulting economy of scale have led to a high media ownership concentration on a regional level.

Australia has a high media ownership concentration on a national level for offline media, which tends to be repeated online.