Regulation in the Age of Convergence – Damien Carrick

Provided it can address legitimate concerns around press freedom, the Australian government may yet create a regulatory architecture that helps the media – new and old – maintain the precious confidence of consumers, writes Australian journalist Damien Carrick.

Brazil and the Self-Regulation of a once state-controlled press – Thais Portilho-Shrimpton

In 2009, the Brazilian government decided to discard the Brazilian Press Law (Lei de Imprensa), in favour of allowing newspapers to self-regulate. The Press Law, a restrictive, heavy-handed piece of legislation, had been implemented in 1967, in the lead up to what would be the most violent and authoritarian phase of the military dictatorship in Brazil.