The Australian's Media Supplement
A Lapdog, a Watchdog, an Attack Dog or All of the Above
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5716248 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Dodd (0000-0002-1083-7838, Swinburne University of Technology), Matthew Ricketson (0000-0002-8742-5946) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 157 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 68-78 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media International Australia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1329-878X • E-ISSN: 2200-467X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1329878x1515700109 |
| OpenAlex | W2288065926 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
The modern news media comprise powerful institutions that require the kind of scrutiny they direct towards other influential institutions. The 50th anniversary of The Australian offers a timely opportunity to examine how fairly and accurately the national daily newspaper has reported on its parent company's strengths and weaknesses, and those of its commercial rivals, as well as covering overall trends in the media industry. The article argues that when The Australian's Media section began in 1999, it substantially expanded for readers the available range of news and views about the media. However, the section never reached its advertising revenue targets and in recent years has lost much of the revenue it once had. Over the past decade, the section has become increasingly narrow-minded in the range of its coverage, tone and approach
Advertising · Business · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Project commissioning · Public relations · Publishing · Revenue · Scrutiny · Sociology · Strengths and weaknesses · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Accounting
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2021 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |