Tag: Australian media
The ABC’s racism review is scathing. Can Aunty find the strength of character to properly address it?
The Listen Loudly, Act Strongly report lays out systemic racism at the national broadcaster. In the face of external attack, the ABC needs to stand up for its culturally diverse staff.
Local papers are central to our democracy. We must do more to bring them out of crisis
With the news that more regional papers are cutting jobs, it’s time we took seriously the damaging effects of losing local papers in non-metropolitan areas.
The coverage of Laura Tingle’s comments on racism is a textbook beat-up, but she’s not in the wrong
Where do free speech rights end and professional journalistic obligations begin? For journalists in the public eye, it can be hard to tell.
We analysed 30 years of Australian media articles – and unearthed some glaring gaps in the coverage
Our research unearthed new insights on how the Australian media leaves key groups – particularly women and those struggling financially – behind when covering society’s big issues.
How the Lehrmann v Channel 10 defamation case shone an unflattering light on commercial news gathering
The judge in the high-profile defamation case described the saga as an “omnishambles” - and the media are included in that.
At a time when journalism needs to be at its strongest, an open letter on the Israel/Hamas war has left the profession diminished
Hundreds of Australian journalists signed an open letter to news organisations calling for better coverage of the war. It calls their impartiality into question.
More work to do: how Chinese-Australians perceive coverage of themselves and China in Australian media
New research shows Chinese-Australians believe Australian English-language media to be too negative about China and Chinese-Australians.
