No good News

Once seen a tool of salvation for news organisations to expand audience reach, the dominating economic interests of social media organisations have resulted in the honeymoon between media and social media ending.

This has seen news organisations lobbying government for regulations to deal with the abuse of market power as Facebook’s control of its algorithm has altered the way in which news is distributed

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Produced By: Stephen Hill

Featured In Story: Dr Francesco Bailo School of Social and Political Sciences – University of Sydney

First aired on The Wire, Saturday 5 July 2024