How Israel continues to censor journalists covering the war in Gaza
Israel continues to restrict international journalists access to Gaza, and Palestinian reporters are being killed.
The Conversation > JournalismLow pay and few contracts make freelance journalism a bleak prospect in 2024
Respondents to a survey confirmed they would hesitate to encourage anyone to become a freelancer given the limited prospects currently offered in the profession.
The Conversation > JournalismDigital ‘death knocks’: is it fair game for journalists to mine social media profiles of victims and their families?
Families of some victims of the Bondi tragedy have asked for privacy, but do journalists have an obligation to pause, or halt, their newsgathering?
The Conversation > JournalismBri Lee’s and Louise Milligan’s predictable first novels combine noughties feminist politics with the swagger of 80s bonkbusters
The debut novels of two forceful, intelligent journalists are bold, brash stories of powerful women at the top of their game. One details a horrific sexual crime, the other ugliness in the art world.
The Conversation > JournalismScoop: Netflix depiction of Prince Andrew interview is a welcome addition to the journalism film canon
An expert in journalists in fiction and film reviews Gillian Anderson’s portrayal of Emily Maitlis.
The Conversation > JournalismMaya Angelou’s newly uncovered writing from Egypt and Ghana reveals a more radical side to her career
Angelou’s 1960s political journalism in Africa demonstrates her desire to link the struggle for civil rights in the US to global campaigns against racism.
The Conversation > JournalismA Palestinian bus crash that killed six kindergarteners represents an oppressive system –but a father’s story offers hope
Nathan Thrall’s harrowing account of an avoidable tragedy doubles as a devastating analysis of the everyday realities of occupation, in the context of Palestinian and Israeli history.
The Conversation > JournalismAcademic journalism: the concept at the heart of a conference – and The Conversation
It is in three core approaches to delivering value to readers that I find a definition of ‘academic journalism’.
The Conversation > JournalismWe don’t have to give Facebook a free ride
Meta is getting out of the news business to avoid paying for journalism under the Australian Government’s News Media Bargaining Code - but no one is surprised.
The Conversation > JournalismHow will Meta’s refusal to pay for news affect Australian journalism – and our democracy?
Meta’s announcement it will stop paying for news poses a threat. High-quality news is expensive, but important. Do we need economic measures that somehow get the public to pay for it?
The Conversation > Journalism‘If we burn … then what?’ A new book asks why a decade of mass protest has done so little to change things
Throughout If We Burn, Vincent Bevins shows that “movements that cannot speak for themselves will be spoken for”.
The Conversation > JournalismHow audience data is shaping Canadian journalism
A new study on Canadian journalism examines the impact of audience data on journalistic roles and journalists’ perceptions of their audience
The Conversation > JournalismWith the end of Newshub, the slippery slope just got steeper for NZ journalism and democracy
It’s been 35 years since Aotearoa New Zealand’s first private network brought real competition in the television news market. Yesterday Warner Bros Discovery announced an end to all that.
The Conversation > JournalismHow you can tell propaganda from journalism − let’s look at Tucker Carlson’s visit to Russia
Tucker Carlson’s sycophantic interview with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and his subsequent praise for Russia’s subways, supermarkets and cheeseburgers, was not journalism. It was propaganda.
The Conversation > JournalismSaving the news media means moving beyond the benevolence of billionaires
How can an industry experiencing systemic failure get back on its feet?
The Conversation > JournalismAustralian media’s Instagram posts on Gaza war have an anti-Palestine bias. That has real-world consequences
Language has been dubbed “the covert operations of war”, such is the power it holds in shaping public opinion. Here’s what we found about the way Australian media has been framing the conflict.
The Conversation > JournalismThe death of Pitchfork is worrying news for music journalism – and the women who read it
GQ magazine and its obviously gendered remit doesn’t seem like an obvious home for Pitchfork. Nearly 44% of its readers are women.
The Conversation > JournalismSimulations with actors prepare journalism students to interview trauma survivors
Developing trauma-aware interview skills is part of teaching students how to ethically and sensitively report on traumatic events, and learn how to take care of their own mental health and well-being.
The Conversation > JournalismIsrael now ranks among the world’s leading jailers of journalists. We don't know why they're behind bars
New statistics show a spike in the amount of journalists jailed in the country. To protect its democracy, Israel needs to be transparent about why members of the media are arrested.
The Conversation > JournalismMisinformation: how fact-checking journalism is evolving –and having a real impact on the world
Artificial intelligence is likely to make the ‘fake news’ problem worse. But it can also be used to help us counter misinformation.
The Conversation > JournalismPundits: Central to democracy, or partisan spewers of opinion who destroy trust
Pundits are everywhere, giving their analyses of current events, politics and the state of the world. You’ll hear a lot more from them this election year. Is their rank opinion good for democracy?
The Conversation > JournalismThe world has lost a dissenting voice: Australian journalist John Pilger has died, age 84
Pilger inspired many with his willingness to critique the damaging effects on ordinary people’s lives of capitalism and Western countries’ foreign policies. But he also provoked global controversy.
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