- Decline of public interest journalism
- Sources are less likely to take risks to reveal corruption and misconduct
- Media Freedom Act - recognise and protect freedom of jouranlists
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+As a young and aspiring Australian, I believe I have the right to know what's going on in this country, through unbiased and transparent media reporting. Integrity of the media is absolutely necessary for the implementation of a sound democracy free of corruption, and at the moment, we are dangerously close to slippery slope of censorship and corrupt journalism. The recent raids on the ABC, which occured in June in response to a report titled "The Afghan Files", are a prime example of the impact that government control can have on this industry - it undermines the fundamental principles of investigative journalism,