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Mainstream media outlets are dropping the ball with terrorism coverage
Terrorist attacks are more than 'breaking news,' but the media aren't taking a comprehensive approach to exploring the underlying issues.
Gender-based violence in South Africa: what’s missing and how to fix it
High profile stories of femicide come with a flare up of societal outrage, protest and collective introspection. But nothing ever really changes.
In the wake of Syrian missile strike, a look inside Russia’s alternate media reality
A Russian media expert spent the weekend consuming Russian coverage of America's response to the chemical attacks in Syria.
How media outlets from around the world are reacting to the presidential campaign
Some countries clearly prefer one candidate over the other. But the biggest loser may be the American political process, long held up as a model for the rest of the world to emulate.
After Trump 2016, will liberals listen?
Trump's noxiousness aside, it remains the economy, and the Democrats' abandonment of their traditional base that explains Trump's ascent, according to American commentator Thomas Frank.
Why do the Paralympics get so little media attention in the United States?
An Access World News database search says everything you need to know: Type in 'Deflategate' and you'll get nearly twice as many hits as 'Paralympics.'
Better to be looked over, than overlooked: eight essentials for media advocacy
I gave my first news media interview in 1976, after publishing a paper in the Medical Journal of Australia about the elderly making up the lion’s share of psychotropic drug use. In the 39 years since…
Pints and pratfalls: for UKIP, all publicity is good publicity
UKIP are getting a lot of negative press, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Ferguson: a tale of two competing narratives
Before the ambulance even came to collect the body of 18 year-old Michael Brown from the streets of Ferguson, it was clear that this case would be tried in the court of public opinion. Was Brown a “gentle…
Watch out, Apple’s critics almost always end up eating humble pie
It’s interesting to see the storm of pique and indignation Apple’s watch has generated. Some critics have dismissed it as nothing more than a fashion accessory. Even the BBC, that staid bastion of technical…
Time to lift the shroud of secrecy surrounding football transfers
Transfer deadline day is over for another year. As always, it brought drama galore, with deals thrown together at the last minute, like the “shock” announcement three hours before the deadline that Danny…
Dealing with graphic content is a moral minefield for journalists
Even for a world accustomed to news reports of conflict and disaster, the past three months seem to be unprecedented for the frequency of horrific events. From the continuing tragedies in Syria, to the…
Media reports of HIV can be part of the problem – or the solution
Research has shown that if used effectively, the media can play an important role in lessening fear and stigma about HIV – the biggest obstacles to seeking information and treatment about the disease…
Who benefits from media coverage of climate change? Not the audience
They key phrase spoken in BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on the findings of the latest IPCC climate change report was “it’s about people now”. It’s a statement likely to carry great weight with a body of…
Despite the rumble of Russian tanks the main weapon in Ukraine is information
“In the information age, success is not merely the result of whose army wins, but also of whose story wins.” The words of Harvard scholar Joseph Nye have been borne out in Ukraine. At the moment, the Moscow…
Flight MH370 – why does the media show relatives who are in emotional turmoil?
The scenes in Kuala Lumpur are harrowing. While desperate relatives wait for news, seemingly callous reporters crowd around them, taking photographs, filming tears and thrusting microphones into their…
Big data reveals the business risk posed by unreported Ukraine protests
As 16,000 pro-Russian troops swept through Crimea, seizing control of its key sites, murmurings about a new Cold War have followed hard on their heels. Whether or not invoking that label is anachronistic…
Flawed and could improve, but BBC is still the best of British
If the current media debate about the future of the BBC is anything to go by, the corporation seems to be facing the gravest crisis of its 92-year history. Indeed, this week a book with the title: “Is…
Which way will Scotland’s tabloids go on independence?
Few things are most closely scrutinised by media watchers than The Sun’s headlines at election time. “Will the last person in Britain please turn out the lights” is often seen as crucial to the outcome…
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Trevor Cullen is a Friend of The Conversation.Associate Professor & Head of Journalism, Edith Cowan University
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