Journalism

Politics & Society

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Research

Guidelines are helping the media cover attacks like Bondi Junction the right way

There are guidelines for reporting links between violence and mental health, but when the pressure is on, does the media follow them?

Arts & Culture

No bandwidth to think is the cost of being time poor

Cyber time poverty can affect all of us as distractions from social media, work messages and 24-hour news, but we can fight back

Arts & Culture

Homicide on Hydra

A new book explores the more-or-less forgotten crime novels of one of Australia’s most successful authors, George Johnston

Health & Medicine

Taking the stigma out of mental health reporting

Australia’s world-leading media-based mental health and suicide stigma reduction programs work, but vigilance is needed

Politics & Society

I guess she won’t be writing the memoir

Defamation laws are having a chilling effect on non-fiction so those keen to get behind a story like Depp v Heard are likely to be left wanting

Arts & Culture

Defining the power of public interest journalism

The recent police raids on Australian journalists are a cause of concern for many, but they also highlight the far-reaching impact of public interest journalism

Politics & Society

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Podcasts

Why investigative journalism matters more than ever

The man who led the Boston Globe’s famous investigation into sexual abuse in the city’s Catholic Church, on why he remains optimistic about the future of investigative journalism

Politics & Society

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Podcast

Whose fake news?

We chat with Washington Post op-ed columnist Dana Milbank about Russian hackers, populism and the partisan nature of news

Politics & Society

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Podcast

A decade of digital disruption

Outgoing ABC Managing Director Mark Scott on his time at the ABC and the future of public broadcasting

Politics & Society

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Podcast

Regulating the media in a changing environment

Can Government policy keep up with the rate of change? Our monthly podcast hosted by the University of Melbourne’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Glyn Davis