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Journalism has been freed to rethink what serving the public interest actually means. At The Conversation we have given this a lot of thought.
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Journalism in Australia has long relied on the AAP, without giving it credit.
AAP has struggled in recent years as newspapers and radio and television stations have sought to cut costs. Its influence in Australian history, however, will not soon be forgotten.
Media Files: ACCC seeks to clip wings of tech giants like Facebook and Google but international effort is required
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In Dickens' era, international copyright law developed from a worldwide effort to deal with a global problem. Is it time to tackle tech giants the same way? A journalist and a media owner explain.
Strong public interest journalism needs champions like never before. The Conversation’s editor Misha Ketchell explains why.
Let’s start with a few things on which we can all agree, chief among them that public interest journalism is a Good Thing. The fourth estate has a crucial role in holding power to account. The big stories…
We must have open conversations with kids so they’re able to identify reliable news online.
The special protection offered via international law is not enough to keep journalists reporting on conflict zones and assuage concerns about free speech.
A government fund to support quality journalism – while remaining strictly independent – could help produce stories in the public interest.
The number of specialist science journalists in Australia has dropped from around 35 to less than five over the period 2005-2017.
There are plenty of models around the globe where governments are supporting public interest journalism at arm’s length.
News Corp on the right, Fairfax on the left. This division has a long history in Australia, to the detriment of quality journalism and public debate.
Tax deductibility for donations to non-profit journalism centres in the United States have invigorated quality journalism. This same model could help Australian journalism.
There are four key things Donald Trump’s election tells us about the state of journalism today.
Public interest journalism exposes corruption and wrongdoers, and holds the powerful to account. But it is increasingly under threat, and we need to find ways to protect it.
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Professor of Political Communication; Director CAJ, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Research fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Director, News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra
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Director, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Communication, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Founding Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia Journalism School, Columbia University
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Associate Professor, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Professional associate, University of Canberra
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Sessional tutor, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Journalism, RMIT University
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Professor, Australian National University