Experts say mainstream media coverage of the war in Gaza is severely skewed — with Palestinian voices getting stifled.
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In the space of two decades, Hong Kong’s liberal constitutional order has been transformed into a security regime that grants citizens few civil liberties
Important factors, such as conflict, are central to understanding a country’s degree of press freedom, development and democratisation.
New statistics show a spike in the amount of journalists jailed in the country. To protect its democracy, Israel needs to be transparent about why members of the media are arrested.
New Zealand was mostly stable in key international rankings and domestic socio-economic measures. But there are signs of slippage in some areas and not enough progress in others.
The Netanyahu government is pressuring Israel’s most prominent left-leaning newspaper over its coverage of the war in Gaza.
Hundreds of Australian journalists signed an open letter to news organisations calling for better coverage of the war. It calls their impartiality into question.
Today, the government released a review into Australia’s patchwork of a secrecy law system. The proposed changes are a step in the right direction, but there’s so much more work to do.
The justice ministry had more than enough time to make the law constitutional. Failure to do so is an indictment on its leadership in the process.
Authoritarian populists tolerate opposition media – as long as they only exist at the margins.
Journalists and media workers are being deliberately targeted by Russian forces in Ukraine.
There is a growing public wariness about the performance of the media, which are increasingly accused of being partisan.
Gareth Jones reported on Moscow’s genocide against the Ukrainian people in the 1930s. His story holds lessons and an example for those reporting on the latest conflict.
Eight journalists covering a protest on the M25 motorway were recently detained by police.
Australia’s press freedom problems have been acknowledged by both the Morrison and Albanese governments. However, we’re yet to see any actual law reform to support public interest journalism.
The second part of the Leveson Inquiry was cancelled in 2018, but there is still unfinished business.
A cautionary tale for the UK press .
Glasnost was hailed as one of the Soviet leader’s great achievements. But it was a fragile freedom and soon overturned by Vladimir Putin.
The relationship between the state and media soured just months into the Kenyatta regime.
A group of 50 governments is meeting in Estonia to discuss ways to protect journalists. But are their voices being heard?
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Journalism and Communications, Macquarie University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
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Caxton Professor of Journalism, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor in Media and Communication, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Reader in International Journalism, City, University of London
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Associate Professor in International Relations & Academic Director of the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Media Industries, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Communications, University of Westminster
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Emeritus Professor of Journalism, Cardiff University
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Founding Editor, Pacific Journalism Review / Te Koakoa, Auckland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific., Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Assistant Professor, Journalism and Director of Graduate Studies, Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture, Virginia Commonwealth University
