The unrelenting diet of chaotic, contradictory headlines that Americans face today echoes an antidemocratic playbook from the past.
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The Turkish authorities use a range of tools – including arrests, forced takeovers and regulatory pressure – to silence critical voices.
Free press advocates warn that limiting how journalists cover the Defense Department hampers the stability and freedom that democracies enjoy.
Pressuring broadcasters by leveraging the powers of the Federal Communications Commission occurs no matter which party controls the White House.
With news of a proposed merger between Seven West and Southern Cross, media laws are back in the spotlight, and so too are the glaring holes in the regulations.
Underground reporters could be among the last bulwarks against unchecked power.
The public’s relationship with news is defined more by its skepticism of the profession than by its impressions of journalists or media outlets.
President Nixon tried and failed to cancel ‘The Dick Cavett Show.’ Since then, deregulation and consolidation have made media conglomerates more willing to accommodate those in power.
How does one talk about climate change when armed conflicts are spiralling out of control?
The exhibition was dedicated to ‘all those who have the courage to disagree’.
Media framing shapes people’s understanding of the world. A political communication scholar says that journalistic outlets’ failure to call Donald Trump an authoritarian is a problem for democracy.
Palestinian journalists do not have access to the same training, equipment or pay as foreign correspondents, despite the fact their lives are on the line in Gaza.
Since October 2023, Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed nearly 200 journalists. But the targeting of media predates the current conflict.
Unlike their commercial rivals, public broadcasters have to serve a broad audience. In today’s fragmented mediascape, RNZ may be doing better than its critics claim.
When all 118 submariners on board the Kursk were killed, Putin deployed his now-familiar misinformation tactics.
If Israel believes the journalism from Palestinian reporters is Hamas propaganda, the solution is straightforward: let foreign correspondents in.
‘Eddington’ follows a centuries-old narrative pattern in which disability is framed as punishment, poetic justice or moral revelation.
PBS KIDS produces popular age-appropriate programs. It also has a website and multiple apps with games and activities.
Who bears responsibility when false information leads to real harm?
Seeing objectivity simply as “lack of bias” leaves reporters and newsrooms vulnerable to all sorts of pressures, such as political interest groups.
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Journalism, Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Political Communication; Director CAJ, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Journalism, RMIT University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Communication, Charles Sturt University, and Honorary Associate, Discipline of Media and Communications, University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Professor of Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Convergent and Online Media, University of Sydney
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Professor of Communication, Deakin University
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Professor of Media Industries, University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor Journalism & Media, Deakin University
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Rodney Tiffen is a Friend of The Conversation.
Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Professor, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy, Auckland University of Technology