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Small publishers worried over impact of media code
Monday February 01, 2021
Australia’s small media publishers are worried the federal government’s proposed media code will reward bigger companies instead of independents.
Critics of the proposed media code say it rewards larger companies at the expense of smaller publishers.
They fear the planned media code, which would force tech giants like Google and Facebook to pay news companies for content or face hefty fines, will line the pockets of big media conglomerates while independent news crumbles.
Country Press Australia president Bruce Ellen has told an inquiry into the bargaining…
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