Industry Resources
Media
Media is one of the most politically defined industries in any democracy. Decisions about ownership, regulation, public broadcasting, and platform power shape what gets reported and who gets heard. Around the world, the politics of media is the politics of truth, trust, and democratic legitimacy.
The politics of the media industry
Media in Australia is shaped by ownership concentration, public broadcasting politics, platform regulation, and the long-running conversation about media trust. Reading those conditions clearly is essential because the industry sits inside political battles that decide its survival. The political landscape page reads media politics from a single newsroom or editorial decision outward.
Political issues affecting the media industry
AI, cost of living, gender politics, cultural diversity, First Nations rights, and mental health are the political forces moving fastest through media. Each one is reshaping ownership, commissioning, and what gets published.
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AI is reshaping every part of media production, distribution, and revenue, with debates about copyright and labour intensifying.
Read what AI and automation politics means for the sector…
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Subscription churn, advertising revenue, and the affordability of journalism are all moving with cost of living politics.
Read what cost of living politics means for the sector…
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Newsroom gender politics, on-screen representation, and the long conversation about whose voices get amplified are reshaping the industry.
Read what gender politics means for the sector…
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The politics of representation in news, drama, and commentary is reshaping commissioning and hiring across the industry.
Read what cultural diversity politics means for the sector…
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First Nations media, sovereignty over storytelling, and the politics of who reports First Nations stories are reshaping the industry.
Read what First Nations rights politics means for the sector…
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Mental health politics is reshaping how media organisations protect their workforce and how they report on mental health.
Read what mental health politics means for the sector…
Political risks for the media industry
Political risk in media is acute. Ownership changes, public funding shifts, platform decisions, and the politics of speech all reshape the industry continuously. Reading those risks well is part of the work, because the political ground beneath media moves more often than in almost any other sector.
The political history of the media industry in Australia
Media in Australia has been shaped by the politics of public broadcasting, the long history of Murdoch-era ownership, the rise of digital platforms, and the persistent conversation about who gets to tell which stories. The political history page traces how the industry became what it is.
How I can help people in the media industry
I work with media organisations, journalists, producers, and teams to read the political conditions shaping the industry. From AI and ownership politics to gender, First Nations rights, and cultural representation, I bring clarity on what's moving in politics so you can think and decide more strategically.
About me
My name is Liv. I’m a civic and political adviser based in Melbourne, Australia. With over 20 years of advocacy experience spanning community service, elected office, and research, I help people make sense of political pressures around them and act with more clarity and confidence.