Some sorry statistics about Australian music, radio airplay, ARIA charts and how people are discovering new music. #FASS4903

Jeff Jarvis on #FASS4903

An interesting read from 2018 that is perhaps even more relevant today ... about making news relevant. The problem with real news — and what we can do about it. #FASS4903

EBU's Grace Zakka on five game-changing trends shaping online platforms in 2024 and the challenges and opportunities for public service media #FASS4903

Local news websites accused of using AI to rip off other outlets' articles #FASS4903

Christopher Warren analysis on how political journalists in Australia need to pull their socks up. Traditional approach to politics is broken in a peculiarly Australian way. “Liar, liar, pants on fire” construct so destructive of journalism #FASS4903

Since the rise of streaming music services in 2016, music listening has become much more public and for some, much more fraught. #FASS4903

Why you should almost never use a pie graph to display data - and yet we still do. Is it because it is more visually appealing? Is this a particular aesthetic? #FASS4903

Wayne Clouten from BPR has some views on changing radio listening habits .... #FASS4903

One of New Zealand's 2 free-to-air television networks has gutted its television newsroom, significantly further reducing diversity of news coverage for Aotearoa, leaving advertising-funded, public broadcaster TVNZ with the last TV newsroom. #FASS4903

Analysis on the loss of diverse journalism in New Zealand. #FASS4903

The gravity of a small handful of tech platforms has challenging aspects for New Zealand as a society. In journalism, a factual inaccuracy on a NZ news platform could be catastrophic for parent company, but inconsequential for a social platform. #FASS4903

Meta have announced that they won't renew the news deals with Australian media including the ABC and Nine Media. The ABC currently uses that money to fund 60 new regional roles. #FASS4903

Michael Ward's analysis of first run, non-news and current affairs screen content on ABC platforms shows a 40% drop on the ABC’s main TV channel in ten years, and on all ABC platforms by around 20%. #FASS4903

How TikTok replaced reality television due to change in way we consume media. “We’ve become programmed to this high frequency, high content volume life … "presented in a bite-sized, snackable, easily understood way" new era of successful media #FASS4903

Digital media continues to grow in importance in Australia, with 25.21m internet users (95% of population) and 20.8m social media identities (86.5% of adult population) The Digital 2024 Australia Report highlights power shift to social media. #FASS4903

Slippery slope gets harder for journalism in Aotearoa NZ #FASS4903

Chinese State broadcaster China Media Group has aired first cartoon series made with the help of AI including text-to-video tools as the govt calls on state-owned firms to pilot using AI. It features fabled classical Chinese poetry & backstories #FASS4903

Decline in symbiotic relationship between Australian commercial radio and Australian music industry identified by @jenseyderhelm #FASS4903

ACMA's new report on how we access content in Australia shows more music streaming than listening to the radio for the first time. Also, ABC radio services are by far the most trusted news sources, followed by 2GB/3AW and Community Radio. #FASS4903