Where do free speech rights end and professional journalistic obligations begin? For journalists in the public eye, it can be hard to tell.
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There is a lot about Donald Trump that makes him attractive to the public, and alluring to the media. A scholar of political journalism has some suggestions about how to cover him.
What began as two journalists’ attempt to secure Scott Morrison’s reputation seems likely to tarnish his legacy forever. It’s an eye-watering own goal – and problematic journalism, in various ways.
Mainstream reporters not familiar with the topic may spin the summit as a huge success or devastating failure.
Punters are more cautious than the polls, suggesting this election might be closer than the media is reporting.
Voters are told little about policy issues as journalists focus on the ‘contest’.
The government’s decision to televise daily briefings from Downing Street may not be as much of a commitment to transparency as it’s claimed to be.
Political journalists must use anonymous sources with more care and not just parrot their briefings.
For the rest of us, it’s another sign of the country’s eroding media and political landscape.
A new study looking at the social media interactions of Australian political journalists finds that they are often talking among themselves.
The media has a role to play in explaining what Brexit really means to ordinary people, but it’s getting lost in the politics – and time’s running out.
Studies show that biased coverage — from jabs at the German chancellor’s low-cut dress to insinuations that Argentina’s president has a ‘mood disorder’ — undermines women in public office.
How can journalists resist a master media manipulator, reach local communities and sift through fake news and propaganda? Media experts explore the challenges of covering the next administration.
Donald Trump is the perfect candidate for an unregulated, competition-driven political news media.
Governing was not meant to be easy. It never has been either.
If journalism is supposed to be a force for truth, accountability and enlightenment in the political process, then it appears to be failing on the biggest of stages.
Rather than viewing the media as enemies, African leaders should take a leaf from some Western politicians’ books and consider journalists as potential allies.
In a recent interview with Scottish Television’s Debi Edwards, the leader of the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon spoke about the sexism she routinely encounters. Referring to the fact that her appearance is regularly…
Election reporting is an odd genre of journalism, and there’s one phenomenon which is particularly striking: news broadcasts are suddenly filled to the brim with “ordinary people” – voters brought in for…
Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese recently bemoaned the decline in the quality of political reporting in Australia. Albanese is not the first current or ex-politician to question the standard of reporting…
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Professor of Journalism, Swansea University
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Associate Professor, Political and Cultural Studies, Swansea University
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Lecturer in Journalism, Swansea University
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Professor, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University
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Professor of Journalism, University of Wollongong
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Professor, School of Journalism, Media and Culture; University Dean of Research Environment and Culture, Cardiff University
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Professor of Creative Media Production and Chair, Department of Media, Arkansas State University
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Associate Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Professor Emeritus, School of Government and International Relations; Adjunct Professor, Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, School of Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Political Communication, Leadership and Public Opinion, Universidad de Buenos Aires
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Associate Professor of Communication, Elon University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Media Studies, Penn State