What the arts sector can learn from the latest media landscape report

The latest survey of Australian journalists reveals concerns but also opportunities for arts reporting.
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Launched yesterday (18 March), the ‘2025 Australian Media Landscape Report‘, gives a snapshot of the media sector over the past year, and the trends that are shaping both how we engage with media, and the challenges faced by the industry.

The survey was conducted by medianet* in January 2025, and a total of 521 journalists participated. While the report canvassed all aspects of the media landscape (the make-up of respondents were: 65% digital journalism, 50% print journalist, 20% radio, 16% television and 12% podcasting), the findings have relevance for the arts sector, and the pressures it finds in accessing visibility to broadcast its programming.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina