Media
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2021: a grim year for journalists and free speech in an increasingly turbulent and authoritarian world
The 2021 press freedom index released recently by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) makes for grim reading. Dina Matar The Conversation The report reveals…
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As we face Omicron with soul-deep weariness, that sense of uncertainty rises again
It’s an effort to disentangle this year’s stresses and lockdowns and abandoned plans from last year’s. It is difficult to…
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Assange’s legal torment has gone on long enough
Lord Justice Holroyde overturned a previous judge’s ruling that Mr Assange should not be deported because of the high risk he…
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Julian Assange has a stroke in Belmarsh prison: Fiancée blames extreme stress caused by US extradition battle
Julian Assange had a stroke in Belmarsh Prison, his fiancee Stella Moris revealed WikiLeaks publisher, 50, is being held on…
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The government’s planned ‘anti-troll’ laws won’t help most victims of online trolling
Over the past few weeks, we’ve heard Morrison decry trolls as “cowardly” and “un-Australian”, language that made it into the…
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Refugees in the media: how the most commonly used images make viewers dehumanise them
The photo prompted international responses, a change of EU policy on refugees, and a surge in donations to charities working with refugees.…
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What the Facebook Whistleblower Reveals about Social Media and Conflict
Facebook should do more to reduce the spread of harmful content by revamping its moderation capacities and modifying its algorithm.…
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The big idea: are we really so polarised?
But emotion, not policies, may be what actually divides us. Dominic Packer and Jay Van Bavel The Guardian In 2020,…
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Joe Biden Promised To Take On Saudi Arabia Over Jamal Khashoggi. The Saudis Won.
Each day in October 2018 brought a chilling new revelation about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Akbar Shahid Ahmed…
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US/UK: “Drop the charges, Stop the extradition and Free Julian Assange,” says Amnesty head
Amnesty spokespeople at the court and available for interview Ahead of an appeal hearing against the decision by a UK…
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Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov awarded 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their fight for freedom…
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ICAC is not a curse, and probity in government matters. The Australian media would do well to remember that
This phenomenon can be seen clearly in the way the resignation of New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has been…
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Facebook ads have enabled discrimination based on gender, race and age.
Social media platforms are transforming how online advertising works and, in turn, raising concerns about new forms of discrimination and…
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The Accomplice
It was audacious, brazen, clever and corrupt. Susan Chenery Australian Story & ABC News Lukas Kamay was winning. He drove…
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Free speech doesn’t mean you can say whatever you want, wherever. Here’s how to explain this to kids
Many protesters hold right-wing and extremist views. Authors : The Conversation Police say people have been arrested for breaching the…
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Rights groups denounce Austrian Ibizagate whistleblower trial
Criminal charges against the whistleblower whose leak of the “Ibizagate” video took down Austria’s government in 2019 will discourage other informants and may…
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