http://gatewatching.org/2008/05/12/acmas-annual-report/ researching citizen journalism Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:17:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://gatewatching.org/2008/05/12/acmas-annual-report/#comment-787 gatewatching - » Policy matters - 25th May - ACMA futures, Broadband movements, media literacies… Sun, 25 May 2008 05:40:48 +0000 http://gatewatching.org/?p=92#comment-787 [...] that they have the resources and political will to deliver on this in a meaningful way, because as we’ve mentioned on this blog before, the current situation is a [...] [...] that they have the resources and political will to deliver on this in a meaningful way, because as we’ve mentioned on this blog before, the current situation is a [...]

]]> http://gatewatching.org/2008/05/12/acmas-annual-report/#comment-658 jason Mon, 12 May 2008 03:31:01 +0000 http://gatewatching.org/?p=92#comment-658 That's funny, but it's also a very good point. People are starting to talk about online consultation feeding into policy and governance alongside the long-running advocacy of blogs as a means of extending public speech. But it's all a non-starter if such an enormous proportion of the population can't easily access relevant information that might inform discussion. This has to be a priority concern for anyone who cares about any of these issues. That’s funny, but it’s also a very good point. People are starting to talk about online consultation feeding into policy and governance alongside the long-running advocacy of blogs as a means of extending public speech. But it’s all a non-starter if such an enormous proportion of the population can’t easily access relevant information that might inform discussion. This has to be a priority concern for anyone who cares about any of these issues.

]]> http://gatewatching.org/2008/05/12/acmas-annual-report/#comment-657 MC Mon, 12 May 2008 03:15:32 +0000 http://gatewatching.org/?p=92#comment-657 Yes it's interesting to imagine how long it would take those in rural Australia to download the 7MB pdf detailing their plight. Yes it’s interesting to imagine how long it would take those in rural Australia to download the 7MB pdf detailing their plight.

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