Moral prudishness pushed Thomas Hardy and George Eliot to develop more creative and thoughtful writing practices.
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Yes, it is important to censure harmful and offensive speech. But there are ethical costs to widening the scope of our moral outrage to viewpoints that merely differ from our own.
The active and uninhibited dissemination of knowledge is vital for the advancement of knowledge.
Trump’s recent executive order may limit section 230 of the Communications Decency Act - the ‘bedrock of the internet’. What does that mean for Australia?
Far from doing their job to promote EU values, research shows EU officials are complacent in their dealings with China.
Nestled in the heart of Melbourne’s city laneways, Leonardo Art Shop - also known as Nibbi’s - provided inspiration and education to a generation of young artists.
The coronavirus pandemic lays bare the many vulnerabilities created by society’s dependence on the internet. Watch the video to learn more about these issues.
China is seeking to present itself as a model in the fight against the coronavirus – even if it means rewriting the history of the crisis and discrediting the governance of liberal democracies.
Journalism’s ethics code says the press must ‘seek truth and report it,’ and also minimize harm. During a public health crisis, how should the press deal with President Trump’s inaccuracies and lies?
Much of the world is moving online in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Society’s newly increased dependence on the internet is bringing the need for good cyber policy into sharp relief.
The death of coronavirus whistleblower Dr Li Wengliang led to a backlash against China’s policy of information control. Now the state is trying to control that too.
There’s a long history of books being banned from public and school libraries.
The most popular broadcast medium in Ghana has gone through a politically fuelled evolution that has strengthened it.
Despite the headlines, the biggest concerns of students on college campuses are not politics, discrimination or free expression.
Efforts to mitigate the double edged nature of social media in politics must take into account local information environments
A cognitive scientist observes that the words that bother college-age Americans today can cause harm.
Universities are increasingly under threat everywhere.
The Australian Classification Board has “refused classification” for at least four videogames in recent months. Such bans show the introduction of an R18+ classification was not a win for players.
Twelve reporters have been killed so far this year and 172 are in jail, according to a new report on press freedom worldwide. The US places 48th of 180 countries ranked, down two spots from 2018.
‘The Life of Washington’ was painted in the 1930s by an artist who sought to upend a rosy narrative of US history. Now some are saying its images ‘traumatize’ viewers – and ought to be taken down.
Top contributors
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Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, University of Florida
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Sessional Academic, Children's Literature and Creative Writing, Victoria University
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Principal of South College, Durham University
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Research Professor of Political Science and Executive Director of The Future of Free Speech, Vanderbilt University
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Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University
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Associate Professor, Publishing, University of Pretoria
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Lecturer + Researcher, RMIT University
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PhD student in Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant professor, University of Zurich
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Senior Industry Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Baker Endowed Chair and Professor of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina