Media
Newspapers and traditional journalism are one of the many industries ‘disrupted’ by the internet. Many people piece together their view of the world from snippets from social media and personalise their ‘feeds’ to ensure their existing opinions are always reinforced rather than challenged.
‘Fake news’ and state sponsored disinformation is further eroding the common culture and acceptance of objective reality which political debate, and democracy itself, depend upon.
Experts are divided on whether these problems will self correct or continue to deteriorate. Read these stories on Open Forum for more insight into these and related themes as we focus on the future of media.
Twitter and Facebook counter China’s information onslaught
‘Fake news’, the law and self-censorship in Southeast Asia
Journalism is in crisis but public funding could help
There’s no saving traditional news
ACCC turns its guns on the digital platforms
Governments are making fake news a crime – but will it stifle free speech?
Who should review Australian press freedom?
The problems of policing the post-Christchurch internet
Australia’s media should reflect its cultural diversity
Australians turn their back on the news
5 ways to improve election coverage
Rugby Australia vs Israel Folau
How fake news gets into our minds, and what you can do to resist it
Goodbye Google+, but what happens when online communities close down?
Media and broadcasting in the age of hate
How second hand social media profiling can target you
How ‘access journalism’ undermines real investigations
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