The Stefanovic saga represents a high-profile example of the transfer of journalism’s hard-earned credibility into a rapidly growing alternative media sphere.
- Professor of Political Communication; Director CAJ, The University of Melbourne
The government’s latest attempt to make big companies pay for the journalism that bolsters their profits has benefits, but also risks.
Pauline Hanson’s party is certainly climbing in the polls. But it is still a very long way from genuine leadership contention.
New research reveals misinformation’s real-world impact, including poor health outcomes, falling public trust, and significant societal harm.
New research reveals a growing number of Australians are encountering political misinformation and disinformation in the election campaign and are worried about it.
In the third of a planned four leaders’ debates, the leaders played to their strengths, and took some shots at their opponent.
With all the usual policy issues canvassed, neither leader made a major mistake, but nor did they land any significant blows on their opponent.
Research shows that people are shifting to social media for their news and trust in news organisations remains low – but there are signs the legacy media are adapting to the new environment.
From a lack of bipartisan support to other concerns such as rising cost of living, a complex array of reasons contributed to the Voice referendum’s failure in October 2023.
Third-party fact checking appears to be in decline around the world - and Australia is not immune.
New research shows giving women more resources to balance their competing work and domestic lives would help even gender disparity at all levels of political representation.
Could the vote affect the way the world views Australia and potentially have an impact on Australia’s international relations?
Our research has found the ‘yes’ side has been generating the lion’s share of Voice content in the media and social media over the past six weeks, but is still trailing in the polls.
A ‘no’ result in the vote could compromise Australia’s moral authority when it seeks to advocate or pressure other states on human rights issues.
Yes23 is blanketing the nation in hundreds of ads, while Fair Australia is sticking with a singular message and targeting specific states that will ensure a ‘no’ victory.
The ‘no’ side is successfully engaging young people on TikTok by combining volume (posting multiple TikToks a day) with authenticity, use of personal narratives and humour.
Three political scientists update us on the Voice campaign and how it’s tracking in the news, on social media and in the polls.
Two books by Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters about their reporting on Ben Roberts-Smith shed light on money, power, myth-making and the importance of investigative journalism.
How can fake news be managed without government overreach? Under the draft bill, platforms continue to be responsible for the content on their services – not governments.
A new book argues that very rarely it is ethically justifiable to deceive to get a story. But mostly it’s a dangerous and harmful practice that adds to the public’s mistrust of the media.
In the final episode of our election podcast, our regular panellists are joined by two expert guests to discuss what the election outcome could mean for domestic and foreign policy.
Below the Line Episode 12
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In this episode of Below the Line, we dissect the election result and how the media's "presidential–ised" coverage looks in light of it.
Below the Line Episode 11
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In the final episode of our election podcast before polling day, our expert panel interview a Facebook official on the online campaign, and discuss Morrison's mea culpa and last-minute housing policy.
Below the Line Episode 10
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In this episode of our election podcast, our expert panel discuss the last leaders' debate, the latest polls and what might the future of the unsuccessful major party might look like.
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