China bans streaming video as it struggles to keep up with live content
Like regulators elsewhere, Chinese authorities are unlikely to keep up with new forms of online media.
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Media portrays Indigenous and Muslim youth as ‘savages’ and ‘barbarians’
Research shows that the Globe and Mail has created a script in which marginalized youth can only be dealt with as failures or criminals, impacting the way they are perceived in society.
It’s time to start The Conversation in Canada
Co-founders Mary Lynn Young and Alfred Hermida explain how The Conversation Canada contributes to re-working what journalism can and should do.
Journalists in war zones tread a fine line between safety and freedom of speech
The special protection offered via international law is not enough to keep journalists reporting on conflict zones and assuage concerns about free speech.
Why media reporting of Finsbury Park attack differs from that of other incidents
When an investigation is active, the press are subject to legal reporting restrictions.
Research Check: can a new drug really protect redheads from cancer?
A US study into whether a new drug can give us a tan without going into the sun generated headlines around the world. Here's what the study really says.
Government can support public interest journalism in Australia – here’s how
There are plenty of models around the globe where governments are supporting public interest journalism at arm's length.
Mixed media: how Australia’s newspapers became locked in a war of left versus right
News Corp on the right, Fairfax on the left. This division has a long history in Australia, to the detriment of quality journalism and public debate.
Philanthropy is funding serious journalism in the US, it could work for Australia too
Tax deductibility for donations to non-profit journalism centres in the United States have invigorated quality journalism. This same model could help Australian journalism.
Ten Network has a hard road back to viability
For Ten to be a viable business it needs to make hard decisions to cut costs and reach more viewers.
Emily Bell: Journalism in the age of Trump and the real-time social web
There are four key things Donald Trump’s election tells us about the state of journalism today.
Explainer: what is public interest journalism?
Public interest journalism exposes corruption and wrongdoers, and holds the powerful to account. But it is increasingly under threat, and we need to find ways to protect it.
How TV cultivates authoritarianism – and helped elect Trump
A new study looks at the amount of television voters consumed, and whether this influenced their support for Donald Trump.
Loving v. Virginia: Exploring biracial identity and reality in America 50 years after a landmark civil rights milestone
In 1958, Mildred and Richard Loving were arrested in Virginia for the crime of being married. The couple helped spark an effort to strike down laws against interracial marriage in the United States.
Schapelle Corby fails to draw a Twitter audience
The Schapelle Corby media circus wasn't reflected in Twitter stats and calls to boycott Fairfax during the staff strike show limited impact on this social media platform as well.
What if opinion polls had been banned during this election?
The media is obsessed with who is winning, at the expense of serious policy debate.
Time for a ‘digital’ reality check on Fairfax and The New York Times
While digital revenue streams may be delivering, there's still a strong reliance on print for revenue and research shows readers engage more with print.
Being more media savvy won’t stop the spread of ‘fake news’ – here’s why
People are hardwired to dismiss opposing views as 'fake'.
Manchester and the media: what coverage of the terrorist attack tells us about ourselves
Does the media coverage of the Manchester terrorist attack suggest we are becoming inured to them?
The ABC is not siphoning audiences from Fairfax
Explaining Fairfax's struggles, CEO Greg Hywood blamed the ABC for distorting the market - but the national broadcaster actually drives traffic to its commercial competitors.
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Professor of Journalism, Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Senior lecturer, RMIT University
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Lecturer, Media and Politics, School of Social and Political Sciences; Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
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Professor, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor Journalism & Media, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Convergent and Online Media, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Professor of Public Ethics, Centre For Applied Philosophy & Public Ethics (CAPPE), Charles Sturt University
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Professor of Politics, University of Sydney
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Researcher at Microsoft Research. Previously, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Chinese Media and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney
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