[Commlist] ICA 2024 postconference 'News Industries: Funding Innovations and Futures'

*REGISTRATION IS OPEN - spaces limited!*

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*ICA 2024 Post-conference*


*News Industries: Funding Innovations and Futures ***

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The shift of news audiences to online, coupled with fierce competition 
from global digital platforms that personalise and target 
advertisements, has challenged the viability of traditional news media. 
We are bringing key industry stakeholders and academics from around the 
world to discuss the future of news.  Experts will be sharing what has 
worked and what hasn’t in developing funding models in the online news 
environment through a global comparative lens.

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Join us on Tuesday 25 June 2024 at the Kurrawa Surf Club, Gold Coast for 
a one-day ICA 2024 post-conference including a preconference dinner on 
the 24^June with Dr Richard Denniss from The Australia Institute to get 
the conversations started.

Anyone who is interested in the news industry is welcome to join us. 
Seats are limited and filling up fast so please register. We would love 
to see you there.

*Highlights *

-Dinner the night before (24 June) where Dr Richard Denniss from The 
Australia Institute will share his insights and provocative views on how 
we imagine the role of news, how we fund it and how we regulate it 
(dinner included in the registration).

-International scholars and experts in news, Professors Phillip M. 
Napoli and Kristy Hess, presenting keynotes on futures and funding of news.

-Ten lightning presentations where international scholars present their 
research into innovative business models, and funding platforms and news 
outlets.

-Panel discussions from two perspectives – industry and academic from 
around the world – discussing innovation in funding, subsidy schemes and 
the value of news.

REGISTER HERE: Registration 
<https://payments.canberra.edu.au/VW6/booking?e=ICAPC>

*Format *

The program includes a series of panels, presentations, keynotes and 
conversations and can be accessed here 
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZcvMPOKrJjdjPrjhk04CdXUA3DqwpGjN/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102941071319685021134&rtpof=true&sd=true>.

*Keynote speakers*

*Dr Richard Denniss, *Executive Director of The Australia Institute, is 
giving a special keynote at the event dinner (24 June) on the importance 
of news in democracies.

*Professor Kristy Hess*: /'Burning platforms'?: Exploring local news 
futures in Australia/

*Professor Phillip M. Napoli*: /Calculating the Funding Gap in Local 
Journalism: Methodological and Empirical Observations from a Work in 
Progress/

*Panel discussion: International news subsidy schemes*

*Professor Monica Attard*will lead a discussion with international 
academics on how subsidy schemes are being implemented around the world. 
Panellists include:

-Alfred Hermida and Mary-Lynn Young (Canada)

-Jaemin Jung, Se-uk Oh and Youngju Kim (South Korea)

-Eli Skogerbø (Norway)

-Tim Koskie (Australia)

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*Industry panel:Innovative funding approaches to news*

Join *Professor Robert Picard* as he talks to industry experts about 
innovative funding approaches in news. A distinguished panel of industry 
professionals from news organisations, start-ups, and digital platforms 
will be asked the big questions around the shifting economic and social 
value of news.Panellists include:

-Megan Brownlow, Principal, Housten Consulting

-Jarrah Petzold, Director of Marketing, Australian Community Media

-Will Hayward, CEO of Private Media

-Jacqui Park, journalist, editor and media strategist

*Lightning rounds*

There are two lightning rounds where international scholars will talk 
about their research for six minutes with time for a discussion at the end.

*Conversations*

Throughout the day there will be opportunities for conversations with 
the keynotes, panellists and other participants. We hope to generate a 
constructive dialogue about solutions to the funding challenges facing 
the news and media industries locally and internationally.

Key areas of discussion we would like to address throughout the day include:

-Business models and innovations – e.g. advertising, micropayments, 
freemium models and subscription

-Government subsidies, philanthropy and not-for-profits

-Regulating digital platforms and financial support from platforms

Our aim is to continue the discussions that were sparked at the ICA 2023 
Post-conference “Novel Directions in Media Innovation and Funding” 
hosted by Mary Lynn Young and Alfred Hermida, which was held in Toronto 
in May 2023.

*Details*

*Date*: Tuesday 25 June 2024, 9:00am-4:00pm.

*Dinner*: Monday 24 June, 6:00pm-9:30pm, included in the registration.

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*Location*: Kurrawa Surf Club, Gold Coast.

*Registration and Fees*

Registration is $AUD88.00 (waged) and $AUD35.00 (student/part-time or 
casual)which covers coffee breaks and lunch on 25 June, and the dinner 
on 24 June.

REGISTER HERE: Registration 
<https://payments.canberra.edu.au/VW6/booking?e=ICAPC>

*Organising Committee*

Professor Sora Park, University of Canberra

Associate Professor Caroline Fisher, University of Canberra

Professor Terry Flew, The University of Sydney

Dr Aljosha Karim Schapals, Queensland University of Technology

Professor Derek Wilding, University of Technology Sydney

Dr Janet Fulton, University of Canberra

Dr Agata Stepnik, The University of Sydney

Ms Jing Su, University of Canberra

Endorsed by the following ICA Divisions: Media Industry Studies Interest 
Group; Journalism Studies Division

*Sponsors*

We would like to thank our sponsors:

-The News and Media Research Centre at the University of Canberra

-The University of Sydney

-Australian Community Media

-Digital Media Research Centre at QUT

		
	

For any enquiries, please contact the committee on: 
(newsfuturespostconf /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(newsfuturespostconf /at/ gmail.com)>

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