Media – Page 4 – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Journalism on the front lines of freedom https://www.openforum.com.au/journalism-on-the-front-lines-of-freedom/ Wed, 03 May 2023 21:11:18 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=42762 Autocrats know that controlling the media is the first step in controlling the population. It’s why journalists are increasingly in the firing line.

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Alone in Australia https://www.openforum.com.au/alone-in-australia/ Wed, 03 May 2023 21:11:11 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=42776 Alone Australia is the latest Australian version of a hit foreign show, and the winner will have to show the mental grit, physical endurance and survival skills which have secured victory for winners on the American and Scandinavian shows.

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The fight for press freedom is a fight for us all https://www.openforum.com.au/the-fight-for-press-freedom-is-a-fight-for-us-all/ Tue, 02 May 2023 21:44:39 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=42767 Journalists are threatened by more than ChatGPT, declining ad revenues and litigation happy celebrities. Over 1,200 journalists were killed around the world between 2006 and 2020, with nearly 90% of these cases bringing nobody to justice for these crimes.

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The social steamroller https://www.openforum.com.au/the-social-steamroller/ Mon, 01 May 2023 21:18:11 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=42758 Social media began as a way for people to share fun snippets and chat, but under the control of big tech has become a corporate steamroller of advertising and cynical behavioural manipulation.

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A voice for the nation https://www.openforum.com.au/a-voice-for-the-nation/ Sun, 16 Apr 2023 00:19:18 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=42462 Australia should make better use of the ABC to promote its values and image abroad.

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Twitterific https://www.openforum.com.au/twitterific/ Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:11:45 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41902 Elon Musk's eccentric attempts to revitalise Twitter prompt wider questions of the financial viability and social responsibility of other social media platforms.

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Keeping up appearances https://www.openforum.com.au/keeping-up-appearances/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 22:12:56 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41419 People have always tried to 'keep up with the Joneses" but the temptation to compare our humdrum lives with the sparkling boasts of others on social media can make us feel we're falling behind everyone else in the world.

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Online adolescence https://www.openforum.com.au/online-adolescence/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:57:54 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41263 Many adolescents spend hours online every day, at a time when social interactions play a crucial role in developing their sense of self and mental well-being, and a new study has examined the effects this may have on them.

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The last of us https://www.openforum.com.au/the-last-of-us/ Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:28:43 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41163 Videogames are the most successful media of our time, but film and TV adaptations of popular games are seldom successful. The Last of Us may buck that trend by respecting the source material.

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The truth vs Twitter https://www.openforum.com.au/the-truth-vs-twitter/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 19:57:35 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=41144 Digital technologies are making the fight against misinformation even trickier for embattled social media giants such as Twitter.

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LinkedIn at 20 https://www.openforum.com.au/linkedin-at-20/ Thu, 29 Dec 2022 01:42:31 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=40980 Lots of people in the business world have a Linkedin account, which is why Microsoft paid billions for the company, although how much they actually use it is another matter.

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Iran’s TikTok revolution https://www.openforum.com.au/irans-tiktok-revolution/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 22:31:24 +0000 https://www.openforum.com.au/?p=40860 Gil Scott Heron was right, the revolution is not being televised, at least in Iran, but the ‘TikTok generation’ at the forefront of the protests is using social media to organise and get their message across.

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