Peter Dutton claimed that journalists should be ‘objective reporters of the news’.
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Journalists commonly make three errors when it comes to speaking about objectivity in their craft.
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It might be thought a tad ironic that Tony Abbott, having benefited so much from the cheerleading of the News Corp tabloids in his rise to the prime ministership, should now appear to blame the “febrile…
Greenpeace is seeking to use investigative reporters to supplement its advocacy efforts.
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NGO journalists can cover issues that go underreported by cash-strapped newsrooms. But are they more likely to violate journalistic principles?
Does the media’s coverage of events such as the Sydney Lindt cafe siege deserve more scrutiny?
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In an age of radicalisation, there needs to be a radical rethinking of which stories the media tells, and how.
The more academics fear being involved in media storms, the less they feel free to explore topics they consider important.
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Public engagement of academics has increased enormously in recent decades. But this new level of engagement is producing problems and conflicts for which many academics are ill-prepared.
A Martin & Rossi ad from the 1960s.
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New research shows that the old advertising maxim ‘sex and violence sell’ may be bad for business.
American journalists Alison Parker and Adam Ward were shot dead live on air, allegedly by a former colleague.
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If someone wants to create panic with a gun and a smartphone, they can. If journalists want to protect the public from disturbing images, they can’t.
A screen shot of on-air shooting video before CNN decided to fade to black.
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Mainstream media and social media go different ways on the ethical questions raised by the airing of video showing on-camera shooting of journalists.
It will be many years before life returns to normal in the Langtang valley, one of the regions worst-affected by the earthquakes in Nepal.
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Hayley Saul and Emma Waterton were in the Langtang valley in Nepal when the massive earthquake hit. Dallas Rogers spoke to Hayley and Emma about their subsequent rescue and the everyday Nepalese hero.
Arianna Huffington says HuffPo Australia will be “telling stories that focus on helping Australians live more fulfilling lives”.
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In other markets the Huffington Post doesn’t just rely on the usual suspects to write, and it’s this that will make or break it in Australia.
Left behind. Where do fans sit in the new hierarchy?
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The beautiful game has always had an ugly side to its relationship with the press, but are things now going too far?
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As the Calais crisis unfolds, social media is becoming an echo chamber for the preferences of the UK’s powerful right wing.
Why me? Bronwyn Bishop’s ‘Choppergate’ scandal has taken off for two reasons: it created an image in the public mind and it feeds into an underlying perception.
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To last a long time, issues need to provide a vivid image. The image of a woman dressed up to the nines with a bouffant hairdo riding in a helicopter is a very vivid one.
Between then, Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch have significant media holdings.
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Fear of a Foxtel-Ten partnership to acquire sporting rights is likely to worry the ACCC.
Comfortable?
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It’s to be yet another week of crisis, inspection and introspection for the forever under pressure BBC as the government is set to publish a green paper on Thursday, which will, the Guardian says, signal…
New roles, new rules: changing nature of news production.
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As media organisations use content produced by those they do not employ,
protection and well-being of news-gatherers must be given highest priority.
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Justin Simien’s first feature is a strong contribution to black cinema, for all audiences.
The United States celebrates its World Cup victory.
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Language can subtly undermine women’s sports in a number of ways.
Remembering 7/7: On July 7 2005 bomb explosions in London destroyed three underground trains and a bus.
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The London attacks signalled a decisive turning point in the emergence of a new, collaborative ethos for journalism. It was clear that news had changed as technology had changed.
Sensationalized shark attacks skew the facts.
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Millions tune in to Shark Week each year, but many walk away with the wrong impressions.