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Setting up shop outside mainstream news organisations and using social media platforms allows for greater creative and financial control.
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AI may assist in the newsroom, but journalism must remain under human editorial control.
We are the same species as we were thousands of years ago; what has changed is the size of the world our brain is being asked to scan for threats. (Unsplash)
News fatigue is not a personal failing, but a result of an evolutionary brain being asked to process a large volume of bad news from around the world.
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With most teens unlikely to tune into nightly TV news or to read newspapers, a new study shows the social media ban is all but cutting them off from the news.
How can we assess issues such as media transparency, journalists’ safety and the impact of digital platforms across Europe’s information ecosystem? The Media Pluralism Monitor explores four major areas at national level: fundamental protection, market plurality, political independence and social inclusiveness. Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock
The EU’s Media Pluralism Monitor research project assesses the health of national media ecosystems but what about the bigger picture beyond compliance and the risks to Europe’s information space as a whole?
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The rapid spread of AI has pushed an already fragile news ecosystem closer to breaking point.
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With AI slop and misinformation on the rise, research suggests New Zealanders may be turning back to mainstream news for reliability and accountability.
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Study reveals major gaps in public understanding of devolved powers as voters prepare to head to the polls.
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Media rituals based on reporting numbers and trends help us talk about complex issues using simple measures of progress or decline.
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More control is a good thing – but be wary of privacy risks and ensure your media ‘diet’ is still balanced.
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News outlets want readers – and big tech – to pay for their content. But blocking the Internet Archive will leave major holes in the public record of the web.
President Donald Trump, who has been involved in thousands of lawsuits, has made news outlets a particular target for litigation this year. AP Photo/Evan Vucci
The president has sued multiple media companies. He may care less about winning in court than intimidating news outlets, suggest two media scholars.
A new report reveals that news stories that challenge simplistic, widely held beliefs about women and men are rare, indicating that gender stereotyping in coverage continues to be a problem. (Unsplash)
Despite increased public attention to sexual violence following #MeToo, Canadian news media continue to report in ways that are often harmful.
The Digital News Report 2025 outlines what kinds of news creators are getting attention, including in African countries. bosotochka/Shutterstock
The most prominent news creators on social media and video networks are men and YouTube is the most important platform for them.
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If Washington decides this proposal is a digital services tax in disguise, Australia could face renewed diplomatic friction with the Trump administration.
The seemingly unending barrage of stressful news is a strategy with ties to the past. zimmytws/iStock via Getty Images
The unrelenting diet of chaotic, contradictory headlines that Americans face today echoes an antidemocratic playbook from the past.
As traditional media outlets struggle to hold power to account, citizen watchdogs can still make a splash. Man_Half-tube/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images
Underground reporters could be among the last bulwarks against unchecked power.
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The crisis facing local journalism is playing out the world over. A new report charts what other countries are doing in response and what Australia can learn.
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Research suggests falling trust in news is not directly related to falling trust in other public institutions. We need to address the news problem on its own terms.
Newsletters that cover a state’s media landscape are few and far between, according to a new report. iStock / Getty Images Plus
News about the news used to be commonplace, but as news organizations have vanished, so has this type of reporting.

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  1. Donald Trump
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  4. Google
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  6. Local news
  7. Media
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  10. Social media

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    Caroline Fisher

    Associate Professor of Communication, University of Canberra

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    Sora Park

    Professor of Communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra

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    John Jewell

    Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University

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    Axel Bruns

    Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology

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    Greg Treadwell

    Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Auckland University of Technology

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    Tanya Notley

    Professor in Digital Media, Western Sydney University

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    Michael Dezuanni

    Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology

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    Kieran McGuinness

    Postdoctoral Fellow, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra

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    Colette Brin

    Professeure/Professor, Directrice/Director, Centre d'études sur les médias, Université Laval

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    T.J. Thomson

    Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University

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    Merja Myllylahti

    Associate Professor, Co-Director of the Research Centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy, Auckland University of Technology

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    Derek Wilding

    Co-Director, Centre for Media Transition, University of Technology Sydney

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    Damian Radcliffe

    Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism, University of Oregon

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    Sacha Molitorisz

    Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Centre for Media Transition, University of Technology Sydney

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    Dominik Stecuła

    Assistant Professor of Communication and Political Science, The Ohio State University

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