News organizations in Australia seeing over $200M/year from Big Tech, standing committee told

CBC criticized for “competing with private enterprises” and “pilfering” journalistic talent By Amanda Oye OTTAWA – Australia’s news media bargaining code has changed the country’s journalism landscape from one of pessimism to one of optimism, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage heard today during the first meeting of its study on Bill C-18, the Online News Act. “It’s transformed the journalism landscape,” said Rod Sims (above), a professor with the Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University. Sims, who appeared before the committee via videoconference to talk about Australia’s bargaining code, which C-18 is...