Australia – (C9) Watchdog function and financial resources
Commitment to investigative journalism is the Australian media’s way to brand themselves.
Indicators: Control / Watchdog
Australia – (C8) Professional training
Some mid-career training is on offer.
Australia – (C7) The watchdog and the news media’s mission statement
Australia’s media sees itself as a watchdog.
Australia – (C6) Practice of access to information
The law provides access to public information, but practical problems persist.
Australia – (C5) Journalists’ job security
It is difficult to provide job security for journalists in this time of change.
Australia – (C4) Journalism professionalism
Most journalists receive professional training.
Australia – (C3) Transparency of data on leading news media
Data on media are rarely a topic of debate.
Australia – (C2) Independence of the news media from powerholders
Legal instruments to guarantee greater independence from powerholders are relatively new. However, defamation law continues to be used as another pathway by the rich and powerful to silence critics.
Australia – (C1) Supervising the watchdog “control of the controllers”
Australia has a number of independent observers of the news media.
Hong Kong – (C9) Watchdog function and financial resources
Over half of the interviewees stated that their media companies have provided specific and sufficient resources for performing investigative journalism.
