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South African editors and journalists failed in their ethical contract with society.
Guardian Australia’s Katharine Murphy and former MP David Feeney on the digital disruption of media and politics.
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Today on the podcast we're talking filter bubbles, fake news, opinion vs fact. Media Files asks two experts how the media and politics influence each other - and why that's causing concern.
Spotlight’s Walter V. Robinson and the Newcastle Herald’s Chad Watson on covering clergy abuse - and the threats that followed.
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In this episode, we hear from Walter V. Robinson on how the Boston Globe Spotlight investigation into clergy abuse began, and from the Newcastle Herald's Chad Watson on how his paper covered abuse.
In Africa, biased media coverage is one of the reasons voters have little faith in credible elections.
The public broadcaster tries to cater to all views, but sometimes that's a dangerous strategy.
Journalism needs to rebuild public trust, but it won't be easy.
In a complex media environment, it's become incredibly difficult for the neutral press to point out Donald Trump's lies without having that information discounted as partisan bias.
The reporting of terrorist atrocities is polarising opinion in a way that is dangerous for the craft of journalism.
Hoping to avoid the pitfalls and tropes of drug genre photography, documentary photographer Aaron Goodman spent a year following three addicts enrolled in a heroin-assisted treatment program.
It's been reported as an issue of "false balance" but a secret recording of senior ABC editorial staff discussing NBN coverage raises broader questions about ethics and news judgement.
As is distant wars, journalists in France are now kept away from areas where security forces intervene against terrorists. Should this be welcomed?
Murky ethics surround the pervasive practice of news sites engaging in online tracking.
Objectivity and balance aren't enough when it comes to teaching journalists about ethics.
The shooting of two TV journalists prompts a broadcast communication professor to draw insights on ethics and personal safety and pass them on to aspiring journalists.
The final episode of Serial, the most successful podcast in history, went live at 10.30am GMT on December 18. Twitter reported that offices, train platforms and sidewalks around the world fell silent…
In the awful narrative around the allegations of sexual assault and rape made against iconic American entertainer Bill Cosby, a major theme has been the perceived failure of the media to challenge him…
Well, there was a lot of mucking about, but Panorama has finally broadcast its exposé of Sun on Sunday journalist Mazher Mahmood, widely known as the “Fake Sheikh”. The programme had been scheduled for…
In the digital age, one of the most complex challenges for media outlets is how to re-shape the editorial responsibilities of journalism itself. Are the hallmarks of good journalism – accuracy, independence…
Suicide researchers are a robust group. We have to be. We are employed, often for years at a time, to think about death by suicide with the aim of finding patterns that can help to prevent further deaths…
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor at LaTrobe University. Department of Communication and Media., La Trobe University
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Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Communication, Deakin University
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Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Journalism, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, City, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, City, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, University of the West of England
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Lecturer in Mental Health, The Open University
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Content Director & Editorial Trainer, ABC Radio; 2014 fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
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PhD Candidate in Journalism Studies, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor of Broadcast Communication, University of Texas Arlington
