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My own ordeal in Egypt, where I was imprisoned on terrorism charges, was nothing compared to Assange’s. But I understand the weird blend of elation, confusion and disorientation sudden release brings.
China’s attitudes to journalists who expose stories that criticise the government are reflected in a recent case.
Important factors, such as conflict, are central to understanding a country’s degree of press freedom, development and democratisation.
Meta is getting out of the news business to avoid paying for journalism under the Australian Government’s News Media Bargaining Code - but no one is surprised.
Meta’s announcement it will stop paying for news poses a threat. High-quality news is expensive, but important. Do we need economic measures that somehow get the public to pay for it?
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.
Hundreds of Australian journalists signed an open letter to news organisations calling for better coverage of the war. It calls their impartiality into question.
Whichever way the ongoing armed conflict ends, the loser will be Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi.
Finding the right balance between media freedom and limits remains one of the greatest challenges modern democracies face.
There is a growing public wariness about the performance of the media, which are increasingly accused of being partisan.
A Scottish parliamentary committee is investigating whether the nation’s laws to protect journalistic freedoms need to be tightened.
Young Nigerians actively discuss politics and governance despite being kept on the sidelines. They seek a government that would promote their inclusion and solve problems affecting them.
The arrest of a journalist could have been avoided, a policing expert says.
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 relationship between the state and media soured just months into the Kenyatta regime.
The country has had five governments in 10 years. Every time a government collapses, the reform programme follows suit.
Criminal libel and seditious libel laws have existed under both military and constitutional rule in Ghana.
Four months after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, a clearer picture of their rule is emerging. Despite public assurances, the Taliban continue to violate human rights.
Democratic freedoms alone are not adequate safeguards for the media’s anti-corruption work.
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Associate Professor, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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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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Professor of Journalism and Social Media, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Professor of Media Industries, University of Nottingham
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Caxton Professor of Journalism, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Founding Editor, Pacific Journalism Review / Te Koakoa, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Journalism, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University
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Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba
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Assistant Professor, Journalism and Director of Graduate Studies, Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture, Virginia Commonwealth University
