The past month has shown just how much diversity in media matters. But there is no quick fix – sustained, multi-pronged initiatives are required to bring more diverse journalists into the industry.
We publish all articles under a "Creative Commons" license. This means any news organisation, blog, website, newspaper or newsletter can republish our pieces for free.
Dads are taking parenting much more seriously. But according to a new study of sitcoms, the stereotype of the foolish father remains stubbornly in place.
Actors Dennis Franz and Jimmy Smits on the set of ‘NYPD Blue.’
Mitchell Gerber/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images
For decades, there's been a concerted effort by law enforcement to ensure their perspectives – and not those of people being policed – dominate prime-time television.
According to the Australian Newsroom Mapping Project, there have been 200 contractions of news operations since March. But 'news deserts' were a growing problem long before coronavirus.
A Unicorn Riot videographer films an interview on the streets of Minneapolis on May 29, 2020.
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
The NSW Court of Appeal's Dylan Voller decision means the media may be liable for the hurtful things users write on social pages. This will have many media companies in a panic.
Social distancing forced most film and television production into shutdown. But a new batch of screen content shows the virtues of bricolage culture - tinkering with what's available.
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters during a Coronavirus Task Force press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 2020.
Madel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Though political elites complain about what the media covers, and how they cover it, research shows that ideological bias among media outlets is largely nonexistent.
Tim Breitbarth, Swinburne University of Technology; Adam Karg, Swinburne University of Technology; Emma Sherry, Swinburne University of Technology, and Kasey Symons, Swinburne University of Technology
In the absence of live sport, curated lists have abounded- but they have been mostly by men, featuring men's sports.
A radio announcer at work.
Arne Hoe l/Wikimedia Commons