Australia – (E10) Rules and practices on internal pluralism
There is evidence of internal diversity but little of internal pluralism.
Indicators: Equality / Interest mediation
Australia – (E9) Participation
Though there is an increasing interaction between journalists and the public, there is no actual participation in the news process.
Australia – (E8) Level of self-regulation (performance)
While the self-regulatory system is far from perfect, a fair attempt is made to implement it.
Australia – (E7) Codes of ethics at the national level (structure)
The journalists’ code of ethics is well-known in the print industry but is becoming less suited to new online environments.
Australia – (E6) Content monitoring instrument
Australia has a number of monitoring instruments, but largely of a self-regulatory nature.
Australia – (E5) Affordable public and private news media
Media are readily affordable in Australia.
Australia – (E4) Minority / Alternative media
Australia offers an abundance of broadcast and print media in languages other than English.
Australia – (E3) Diversity of formats
Australia has sufficient news presentation formats of news and current affairs.
Australia – (E2) Media ownership concentration regional (local) level
Australia’s demographic distribution and resulting economy of scale have led to a high media ownership concentration on a regional level.
Australia – (E1) Media ownership concentration national level
Australia has a high media ownership concentration on a national level, which is only slowly broken up by increased availability of media on the Internet.
