2024 Australian Media Landscape Report

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Discover how the media landscape is changing and follow the trends of 2023 including the impacts of AI on Australian journalism.

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79%

of journalists are concerned about the impacts of AI on the quality of journalism.

80%

of journalists are driven by informing the public to cover stories in 2023.

43%

of journalists noted that money was their greatest challenge in 2023.

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