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Since 1932, the ABC has been a distinctive part of the Australian way of life. Australia’s only national, non-commercial broadcaster, the ABC has shared its history and development with the growth of our nation, becoming an important part of Australia’s cultural heritage, fostering the arts and reflecting the nation’s cultural diversity. The ABC has four national radio networks—ABC Radio National, ABC Classic FM, triple j and ABC NewsRadio—as well as 60 Local Radio stations around Australia, and three internet music-based services, dig, dig jazz and dig country. Listeners enjoy a variety of the radio programs via live online streaming and podcasting. ABC Television includes ABC1, ABC2 and ABC HD with programming also available online via services such as vodcasting and the recently launched iView. ABC Online contains more than four million web pages. The ABC’s Innovation division has created new delivery services for ABC Online, such as ABC Now and ABC Earth, and for mobile platforms. ABC-related products are available from 42 ABC Shops, 115 ABC Centres, the ABC Shop Online and an order-based Customer Delivery Service. ABC International broadcasts Radio Australia, a radio and online service available by shortwave, satellite and rebroadcast arrangements to Asia and the Pacific. Australia Network is the international television and online service available via satellite and rebroadcast arrangements to Asia and the Pacific. |
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The University of Canberra is Australia’s Capital University. It is a university committed to delivering globally-relevant professional education and applied research to the Australian Capital Territory and the surrounding region. Our research in areas such as communication, ecology, economic modelling, virology, sports studies, health, forensics, national security, governance, urban planning and design delivers real-life solutions to real-world challenges. Students are attracted by our emphasis on professional preparation for professional careers, which is supported by a commitment to work-integrated learning. It equips our graduates to ‘hit the ground running’, which helps make them some of the highest paid and most employable graduates in Australia. The University was awarded a maximum five-star rating for ‘getting a job’ in the 2010 Good Universities Guide. |
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Part of Fairfax Media Limited, Fairfax Digital is one of the world’s most respected media organisations, with a network of 200+ websites that reaches a unique audience of over 5.6 million Australians per month†. Its Media Division includes the leading news sites smh.com.au, theage.com.au, brisbanetimes.com.au, WAtoday.com.au and parenting website Essential Baby, providing incisive and up to date news, business, technology, sport and lifestyle content. The Classifieds Division holds strong positions in online employment, motoring and property categories, with brands including Domain, Drive, MyCareer, TheBigChair, CommercialRealEstate and Country Cars. Its Transactions Division consists of a portfolio of sites that lead in their niche categories including RSVP, Stayz and InvestSMART |
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UTS: Communication has a national and international reputation for its dynamic, innovative and interdisciplinary postgraduate and undergraduate programs. We teach AND RESEARCH across all areas of communication: journalism; media arts & production; public communication; information & knowledge management writing & cultural studies; and social inquiry .
Our courses place a high value on creativity and production, with graduates emerging to become outstanding practitioners across the media and communication fields. In journalism alone, our students and graduates regularly win awards for their publications and stories in all media - just this month, Nic Christensen won the Walkley Foundation's Student Journalist of the Year. Find out more at - www.communication.uts.edu.au |
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6Consulting help brands listen to conversations in social media. They do this by providing access to their carefully selected SaaS (Software as a Service) partner Radian6. They help agencies and corporates conduct complicated interrogation seamlessly on large data volumes.
The Radian6 system operates in "real-time" and the user experience is enhanced by its award winning design, all of which sets Radian6 apart from the competition. By combining an understanding of different business departments with innovative technology skills, 6Consulting is enhancing the ‘Social Media Monitoring and Engagement’ projects of many leading brands worldwide. |
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Crikey’s aim is very simple: to bring its readers the inside word on what’s really going on in politics, government, media, business, the arts, sport and other aspects of public life in Australia. Crikey reveals how the powerful operate behind the scenes, and it tackles the stories insiders are talking about but other media can’t or won’t cover.
Crikey sees its role as part of the so-called fourth estate that acts as a vital check and balance on the activities of government, the political system and the judiciary. In addition, Crikey believes the performance and activities of business, the media, PR and other important sectors are worthy of public scrutiny. Crikey is a showcase for information that might otherwise remain suppressed. It’s a place where people can go – anonymously or not – with information they believe is in the public interest. If Crikey publishes such information, its status is identified. Crikey aims for full transparency in what it publishes, but we recognise that unconfirmed reports can often be the starting point for the disclosure of important information. Where published material cannot be 100% confirmed, Crikey aims to ensure its readers know it is unconfirmed or uncorroborated. Crikey aims to be fair and open in its journalism. It does not seek to be malicious, prurient or invade an individual’s privacy unless the information is relevant to an individual’s public or corporate duties. In order to achieve its editorial aspirations, Crikey must also operate as a business. Its primary sources of revenue are subscriptions and advertising. Crikey aims to be open and honest in all its commercial activities, and reserves the right to reject any advertising it regards as unethical or in any other way unsuitable. Most importantly, Crikey is independent and is not part of a media empire |
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The Alliance is the union and professional organisation which covers everyone in the media, entertainment, sports and arts industries. Our 36,000 members include people working in TV, radio, theatre & film, entertainment venues, recreation grounds, journalists, actors, dancers, sportspeople, cartoonists, photographers, orchestral & opera performers as well as people working in public relations, advertising, book publishing & website production …in fact everyone who works in the industries that inform or entertain Australians.
Through our Future of Journalism research and training projects we are leading the discussion of how journalism is changing and playing our part in helping the news industry prepare for the challenges ahead. |
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La Trobe University's Media and Cinema studies program provides a diverse range of degree options including a Bachelor of Journalism and a newly launched Master of Global Communications. In June this year it launched upstart which is an online magazine for emerging Australian journalists, publishing articles, short films, and interviews, by students, journalists and academics on everything from current affairs to opinion and sport. |
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CBS Interactive is the home of a strong-performing portfolio of Australian web destinations including BNET Australia (business/management guidance), Builder AU (developer news), CNET Australia (consumer technology), GameSpot AU (video gaming), TV.com (TV gossip and fan discussion), and ZDNet Australia (business technology).
With a history of developing market-first online initiatives and ad units such as video toggle skins, The ZDNet Australia Broadband Speedtest (downloaded by 3 million users) and multimedia CXO editorial series, CBS Interactive continues to lead the market with innovative and dynamic offerings for audiences and advertisers. CBS Interactive is the world’s premium content network and the global top ten internet property in the world. Globally we attract 1.2 billion page views per month and 160 million users worldwide. In Australia, CBS Interactive reaches over 160,000 Australians every day. We connect people with the news, information and entertainment they crave. |
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newmatilda.com is an Australian website of news, analysis and satire. It provides intelligent coverage of Australian politics, business, consumerism, civil society, international affairs, media and culture. newmatilda.com makes an important contribution to balancing public debate by actively seeking out new information and perspectives that are often not otherwise heard. Our content provides an understanding of current events against a broad historical and political backdrop that goes beyond that provided by the mainstream media. |
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AudioBoo is a website and iPhone OS application designed to allow users to post and share sound files on the AudioBoo website and via Twitter. AudioBoo was developed by UK based BestBefore and partially funded by Channel 4 and was launched in March 2009
AudioBoo allows iPhone users to record and playback digital recordings up to 5 minutes long which can then be posted on the AudioBoo website where users have their own pages or channels akin to Twitter or Youtube. These recordings are referred to as ‘boos’ and photos can be added to the boo from the iPhone library along with a title. As of 26 May 2009 the ability to upload to the website is limited to the iPhone OS but it is being extended on to other Mobile platforms. Follow audioboo on twitter |
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s2m Digital has not only ridden the wave of the Global Financial Crisis but has scored a ranking of 34th on this years BRW Fast Starters and continues to grow and hire new staff as their clients request more of their service’s every day.
We are Australia’s Leading Digital Recruitment Company focusing on the Digital, New Media, Interactive, Mobile, Executive and Sales & Marketing space. We act as brokers and actively manage the careers of our talent like no other recruitment company in the world. Both talent and clients see us as pro-active and not re-active unlike traditional recruitment agencies. As specialist Talent Brokers, we source talent with a diverse range of skills and experience for temporary, permanent and contract opportunities with some of Australia’s most exciting companies like News Digital Media, MTV, Telstra, Westfield, Fairfax Digital, GPYR Brands, the Photon Group, IDM, ACP Publishing, SBS, the TEN network, Mindshare, the Publicis Group, McCann CMG, H&T, Saatchi & Saatchi, Zip Vac Australia, Mediacom, Community Engine, Global Job Network AND you name it!!! s2m’s operating philosophy places us as a business partner for both the companies we service and the talent we represent. Our Talent Brokers possess extensive experience in the recruitment sector after having held successful careers within the market that they now service, and recognise that the key to quality lies in relationship management and partnering strategically with both talent and clients. It is not enough to be a transactional recruiter. In today’s market just about anyone you meet will be able to tell you a ‘horror story’ about an agency they or someone they know has dealt with. It is testament to s2m’s commitment to relationship management that over 80% of our talent come from referrals and networking. This is what makes us different. |
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TweetDeck is your personal browser for staying in touch with what’s happening now, connecting you with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and more. With TweetDeck anyone can tweet like a Pro. Customise your Twitter experience with columns, groups, saved searches and automatic updates helping you to effortlessly stay updated with the people and topics you care about. See what people are saying about you and join the conversation by tweeting, sharing photos, videos or links directly from TweetDeck. We like to think of it as air traffic control for Twitter. Connect with your Facebook and MySpace friends directly from TweetDeck by updating your status, posting photos or videos, commenting, liking and groups your friends to make it easier to follow only those you really want to see what your friends are doing by creating columns for each of your groups of friends. Follow tweetdeck on twitter
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12seconds helps you update your friends, fans and family with short video clips that you record with your webca, mobile phone or upload
Send video updates to Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, your blog, friendfeed, iTunes and more! Follow 12seconds on twitter |
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ReadWriteWeb is a blog that provides Web technology news, reviews, and analysis. It began publishing on April 20, 2003 and is now one of the most widely read and respected blogs in the world.
It has around 275,000 RSS and email subscribers. ReadWriteWeb was founded by Richard MacManus and is written by a team of Web enthusiasts. Follow rww on twitter |
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