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'Hothouse Earth' is not a sure thing – yet. Here's what you can do about it.
The dilemma for the rest of the media is: to report or not to report? And how?
Even in the age of digital disruption and big-name mergers, there are signs that local newspapers remain viable and strong.
Fairfax Media has a long and highly successful history in investigative journalism, which may be at risk if the company merges with the Nine Network.
Nearly half of Americans say they see a great deal of bias in the news media. But the research on this subject is unresolved.
White shooters are nearly 95 percent more likely to have their crimes attributed to mental illness than black shooters.
Michelle Grattan speaks with Nicholas Klomp about the week in politics.
Two companies with very different histories and cultures will now be forced to work together in search of efficiencies and revenue in a brutal media landscape.
Despite several barriers, journalists are changing the way they report on violence against women for the better.
Comcast and Disney's bidding war for Sky can only be justified by the outside threat of Amazon and Netflix.
The shocking lack of gender balance is not just bad for women. It's doing the public a major disservice.
Are Americans ready for a new media model? A new survey indicates that, surprisingly, those who are more willing to pay for news include women and the young.
The public broadcaster's editorial independence must be protected at all costs – from within and without.
Without credible news and information, a healthy democracy is not possible.
In a strong defence of the public broadcaster, its chairman has warned against clipping the ABC's digital wings and defended its place in preserving the nation's identity.
A scholar of the media business tries to make sense of the flurry of merger news lately, and why the contested tie-up between AT&T and Time Warner will profoundly reshape the American media landscape.
Katharine Murphy ‘On Disruption’
This conversation was hosted by Australian National Univeristy Crawford School of Public Policy and introduced by their Director, Professor Helen Sullivan.
Are most homeless mentally ill? Is it inevitable that a society will have homeless people? A researcher digs into the real data on homelessness.
A proposed EU copyright directive aims to make Google, Facebook and other online platforms pay to display snippets of news. But will it work, and what will be the costs?
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Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Journalism, Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Incoming Associate Professor at LaTrobe University. Former Lecturer, Political Science, 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, Chair, Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Senior lecturer, RMIT University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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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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Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney
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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
