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It is only when disaster strikes that a community and its problems are truly rendered visible.
ABC News’ investment in long-form journalism is generating strong take-up on Twitter.
News consumers don’t often believe fake news. But it’s nonetheless critical that they learn to gauge the legitimacy of news sources and become aware of their own biases.
Readers and viewers the world over are becoming numb to catastrophe and suffering. They must not look away.
People are hardwired to dismiss opposing views as ‘fake’.
Explaining Fairfax’s struggles, CEO Greg Hywood blamed the ABC for distorting the market - but the national broadcaster actually drives traffic to its commercial competitors.
Readers read, viewers watch and players do. That level of engagement gives games real power to influence people both within and outside the play itself.
It’s time to think more broadly about the work that journalists do.
Concerns over filter bubbles and fake news are often based on anecdotal evidence. There is relatively little systematic research on the topic; a new survey finds widespread fears are unwarranted.
News sharing on Twitter focuses on a broad range of topics, even as Cyclone Debbie dominated other news sources, as shown by the Australian Twitter News Index for March 2017.
In the rush to compete, news organisations can still make basic errors. They need to remember the lessons of the past.
Robots writing stories? It’s happening at a newsroom near you – and many journalists aren’t thrilled.
How do we determine what is fact? An archaeologist explains how the answer has changed over time and why it matters so much now.
Facebook Live – and other live-video streaming services – change how we bear witness to events, and challenge how we think about visual information.
Although few pay for news in Australia, The New York Times’ is pushing into the country’s fracturing newspaper market.
Technology exacerbates the news echo chamber, but it can also be the solution to overcoming our deep-seated psychological biases.
Was shadow minister for communications Michelle Rowland right when she said Australia’s level of media ownership concentration is one of the highest in the world?
Researcher who has studied online news for 20 years says people fall for fake news because they don’t value journalistic sources and consider themselves and their friends as credible news sources.
How can journalists resist a master media manipulator, reach local communities and sift through fake news and propaganda? Media experts explore the challenges of covering the next administration.
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Communication, University of Canberra
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Professor of Communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra
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Co-Director, Centre for Media Transition, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor Communications and Media, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon
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Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism, University of Oregon
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Professor of Journalism, University of Sussex
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Digital Media, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Professor of Media Industries, University of Nottingham
