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December 17, 2024

Most journalism fails Australians by failing in its reportage of Indigenous affairs. 7 changes would help

T.J. Thomson, RMIT University and Julie McLaughlin, Queensland University of Technology

As one workshop participant, a journalism educator, put it: ‘We’re still telling the same stories, it’s like a circle, and we don’t seem to be able to break free from it. Nothing seems to change.’

Universities throughout the country have obligations to ensure their graduates leave with the knowledge and skills necessary to interact in a culturally safe way with Indigenous people. T.J. Thomson

July 18, 2022

University journalism courses need to teach about cultural safety before students enter the workforce

T.J. Thomson, Queensland University of Technology; Julie McLaughlin, Queensland University of Technology, and Leah King-Smith, Queensland University of Technology

Australian media have and do unfairly report on Indigenous affairs and toxic environments are leading to fewer First Nations journalists. Should universities put cultural safety in journalism courses?

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