In April 2017, a one-day seminar was held at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) to celebrate more than 25 years of the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (ACIJ). The ACIJ produced, researched and promoted discussion of journalism from 1991 until it was closed by UTS in early 2017. Although no clear explanation was given for the university’s decision, observers generally agreed that the closure reflected the contemporary pressure on independent public interest activities in Australian universities, which are increasingly driven by financial and corporate needs as a consequence of decades of underfunding.

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社论：调查遗产

2017 年 4 月，在悉尼科技大学 (UTS) 举办了为期一天的研讨会，庆祝澳大利亚独立新闻中心 (ACIJ) 成立 25 周年。ACIJ 从 1991 年开始制作、研究和推动对新闻业的讨论，直到它于 2017 年初被悉尼科技大学关闭。虽然没有对大学的决定给出明确解释，但观察人士普遍认为，关闭反映了当代对澳大利亚独立公共利益活动的压力由于数十年的资金不足，大学越来越受到财务和企业需求的驱动。