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Guardian Australia's Katharine Murphy and former MP David Feeney on the digital disruption of media and politics

  • Written by: Andrea Carson, Incoming Associate Professor at LaTrobe University. Former Lecturer, Political Science, School of Social and Political Sciences; Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne

Today on Media Files, a podcast about the major issues in the media, we’re taking a close look at the role of the news media in politics.

As the Wentworth by-election looms, we’re asking: is digital disruption changing the rules of journalism and politics in Australia?

It is easy to miss how disorienting it can be to work in the...

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New research shows how Australia's newsrooms are failing minority communities

  • Written by: Usha M. Rodrigues, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Deakin University
New research shows how Australia's newsrooms are failing minority communitiesThe Deakin study found that too few of the stories about minority communities incorporated a viewpoint from that community.Shutterstock

Australians from culturally diverse backgrounds often feel frustrated about media coverage of news events and issues that portray them in a negative light. A new study analysing media coverage of issues related to...

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A fresh perspective on Tasmania, a terrible and beautiful place

  • Written by: Cassandra Pybus, Adjunct Professor in History, University of Tasmania
A fresh perspective on Tasmania, a terrible and beautiful placeThis pin cushion made from the jawbone of a thylacine won second prize in the handicraft section of the Glamorgan Show in 1900.Courtesy Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

Book Review: Island Story: Tasmania in Object and Text.

The island of Tasmania lies suspended beneath Australia like a heart-shaped pendant of sapphire, emerald and tourmaline. Here...

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You can't 'erase' bad memories, but you can learn ways to cope with them

  • Written by: Carol Newall, Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood, Macquarie University
You can't 'erase' bad memories, but you can learn ways to cope with themIf someone has a fear of dogs, a therapist might try to reframe their beliefs to ones such as: 'most dogs are friendly'Erik Odiin/Unsplash

The film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind pitched an interesting premise: what if we could erase unwanted memories that lead to sadness, despair, depression, or anxiety? Might this someday be possible, and...

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  2. More 'bright' fast radio bursts revealed, but where do they all come from?
  3. The informal water markets of Bangalore are a view of the future
  4. Discrimination debate will distress many gay school students
  5. Ruddock report constrains, not expands, federal religious exemptions
  6. Politics podcast: The battle for Wentworth
  7. captains of the finance industry should take note
  8. Mobile apps might make you feel better about travelling alone, but they won't necessarily make you safer
  9. Six things you can do to get boys reading more
  10. The AFLW found instant success, but challenges remain for its long-term sustainability
  11. internees tell of life in our German detainment camps
  12. Australia moves to El Niño alert and the drought is likely to continue
  13. Five lifestyle changes to enhance your mood and mental health
  14. 'Just like home'. New survey finds most renters enjoy renting, although for many it's expensive
  15. How your birth date influences how well you do in school, and later in life
  16. As the High Court challenge to abortion clinic 'safe access zones' begins, there is much at stake
  17. Why you might be paying more for your airfare than the person seated next to you
  18. Labor's pay policy merely hints at helping low paid workers rather than actually doing it
  19. In Trustees, Belarus Free Theatre mercilessly demolishes Australia's cultural debate
  20. an excellent superhero film, perhaps best not experienced in 4DX
  21. Why people with dementia don't all behave the same
  22. it's very unlikely Roundup causes cancer
  23. The new Doctor Who picks up the chase with a pace as she crosses the gender barrier
  24. Watt questions being and perception but could have gone further
  25. New UN report outlines 'urgent, transformational' change needed to hold global warming to 1.5°C
  26. Australia has two decades to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change
  27. The UN's 1.5°C special climate report at a glance
  28. A Melbourne-flavoured rendition of 16 Lovers Lane celebrates The Go-Betweens' stellar songs
  29. Deng Xiaoping's rise to power
  30. Indigenous people with disability have a double disadvantage and the NDIS can't handle that
  31. Cyclone season approacheth, but this year there's a twist
  32. Peer mentoring program shows promise for preventing African youth violence
  33. Starstruck charts a nation's transformation via a century of film stills
  34. Travelling overseas? What to do if a border agent demands access to your digital device
  35. VET needs support to rebuild its role in getting disadvantaged groups into education and work
  36. View from The Hill: The uncivil Mr Jones
  37. How volcanoes can lie about their age and what it means for us
  38. Phelps slumps to third in Wentworth; Trump's ratings up after fight over Kavanaugh
  39. How the switchover to daylight saving time affects our health
  40. The black wattle is a boon for Australians (and a pest everywhere else)
  41. How to stop workers being exploited in the gig economy
  42. The Japanese art of kintsugi and how it can help with defeat in sport
  43. Why everyone benefits from getting more three-year-olds into preschool
  44. Michelle Grattan on Labor's election focused policies and the government's new GST formula
  45. Daylight saving is not something for economists to lose sleep over
  46. Shorten's difficult dance on national security should not limit scrutiny of home affairs
  47. Multicultural leader Chin Tan is new Race Discrimination Commissioner
  48. Building sea walls is a small bandaid on a gaping wound
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