Pundits are everywhere, giving their analyses of current events, politics and the state of the world. You’ll hear a lot more from them this election year. Is their rank opinion good for democracy?
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What began as two journalists’ attempt to secure Scott Morrison’s reputation seems likely to tarnish his legacy forever. It’s an eye-watering own goal – and problematic journalism, in various ways.
Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward broke stories about the Watergate scandal that helped unravel Richard Nixon’s presidency. But they were not the sole force to bring him down.
An expert on the history of polling has a first take on how pollsters did this year.
The closer to the election you can drop a bombshell, the better, right? Not necessarily.
US officials have consistently lied over decades about progress in the Afghanistan war. The lies are no surprise, writes a foreign affairs scholar – but they have profound consequences.
‘Fake news’ is a meaningless term that is used for anti-democratic propaganda. We should all stop using it.
If journal editors fail to retract or properly flag data revealed as inaccurate, they leave open the possibility that it’ll be cited for years to come.
The media as an institution in the United States is in a deplorable condition, and President-elect Donald Trump has been the beneficiary of its failings.
How is the Trump-Clinton contest being covered by the country’s major newspapers and broadcasters? We look at the data.
Is it enough for the nation’s best newspapers to rely on ‘official sources’ – even when independent investigators say they’re wrong?
In choosing the best school, US News & World Report rankings tend to play an important role. How accurate are the rankings and what could they be missing?
Ben Bradlee, long-time editor of the Washington Post has been celebrated around the world since news of his death broke. And his reputation does indeed remain stellar. But in the rush to praise him, some…
The Guardian and The Washington Post have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for their work in bringing to light documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. It is fashionable…
The words won’t rank with the oratorical flourishes of great leaders but I can’t remember Churchill or Roosevelt describing anybody as “wacko”. When prime minister Tony Abbott uttered this word in an interview…
Perhaps the proverbial tipping point in US print journalism has been reached. With the US$250m acquisition this week of The Washington Post by Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos, the US newspaper…
The Washington Post’s purchase by Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos is the latest example of a new generation of internet moguls spending big on pet projects. It was also revealed this week that Google…
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, has bought iconic newspaper The Washington Post for US$250m. Cash. The first question to ask, then, in age where newspaper readership and sales are plummeting…
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Professor Emeritus of Communication, American University School of Communication
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Communication, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, University of Reading
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Knight Chair in Investigative & Enterprise Reporting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer, Co-Director Research Centre for Journalism, Media & Democracy, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Education Policy & Law; Director of the National Education Policy Center, University of Colorado Boulder
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Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor in International Politics, City, University of London
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Associate Professor and Department Chair, Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations, American University School of International Service
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Professor of Economics, Royal Holloway University of London
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Professor Emeritus, American University School of International Service
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