Tag: Mainstream media
Stan Grant stands up to racist abuse. Our research shows many...
ANALYSIS: By Bronwyn Carlson, Macquarie University; Faith Valencia-Forrester, Griffith University; Madi Day, Macquarie University, and Susan Forde, Griffith University
Stan Grant, a well-known Aboriginal journalist...
Journalism at crossroads but must ‘stick to principles’ to regain trust,...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia Pacific Report
It has been a decade since The Daily Blog (TDB) came into being informing all and...
Nick Rockel: Why are there no rightwing comedians?
COMMENTARY: By Nick Rockel
You’re watching mainstream media and you hear someone articulate a clearly thought through leftwing position with the pros and cons sensibly...
When mainstream media fails to hold truth to power, social media...
ANALYSIS: By Shailendra Singh
Social media is a mixed bag, with both democratic and undemocratic tendencies.
But then few things in life are perfect.
And in that...
Why legitimate criticism of the ‘mainstream’ media is in danger of...
ANALYSIS: By Sean Phelan, Massey University
One striking feature of the “freedom convoy” protests in Ottawa, Wellington and elsewhere has been the intense antagonism towards...
Myanmar coup: Asian response echoes ‘democracy comes with stability’ adage
ANALYSIS: By Kalinga Seneviratne
Both coverage in the Asian press and statements by neighbouring Asian governments reported in the media on the grabbing of exclusive...
Sri Lanka Easter bombings: Social media shutdown blocks out ‘truth’
Al Jazeera's Listening Post analysis of the social media fallout after Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings.
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
After the Easter Sunday bombings, social...
Gaza under siege – but Palestinians ‘will never give up’, says...
By Rahul Bhattarai in Auckland
Palestinian author and a journalist Dr Ramzy Baroud vowed today that Palestinians would never be defeated by the Israelis and...
Why data power of social media giants like Facebook troubles human...
By Sarah Joseph in Melbourne
Facebook has had a bad few weeks. The social media giant had to apologise for failing to protect the personal...
Mackenzie Smith: Indonesia’s Pacific neglect highlights NZ media problem
OPINION: Mackenzie Smith reviews two months living in Indonesia as a journalist.
In Indonesia, I expected to broaden my understanding and realisation of Asia and...
Racist reporting still rife in Australian media, says new monitoring report
By Dr Christina Ho in Sydney
Half of all race-related opinion pieces in the Australian mainstream media are likely to contravene industry codes of conduct...
NZ ‘relentlessly Pākehā’ newsrooms improving, says researcher
There are still too few Māori in New Zealand’s newsrooms, media researcher Julie Middleton says.
Middleton, who has worked for the New Zealand Herald, the...
Mainstream NZ media takes pasting at multicultural summit
Mainstream New Zealand news media were heavily criticised for "misrepresentations, sensationalism and exclusions" at the first of three national summits in Auckland today aimed...
