The Civic Impact of Journalism

Freedom of speech is not freedom from ethics: the 2019 Israel Folau media controversy as a case study

JD Thompson, D Muller

2021-11-01

This article examines how freedom of speech is framed in the media controversy surrounding the Australian rugby player Israel Fola..

Understanding the civic impact of journalism: A realistic evaluation perspective

M Simons, R Tiffen, D HENDRIE, A Carson, H Sullivan, D Muller, B McNair

2017-10-03

The importance of journalism to civil society is constantly proclaimed, but empirical evidence on journalism's impact, and how thi..

Reassembling the Indigenous public sphere

J Latimore, D Nolan, M Simons, E Khan

2017-01-01

This paper seeks to provide an initial theoretical grounding to assess a practical project: a new software application that attemp..

A new symbiosis? Opportunities and challenges to hyperlocal journalism in the digital age

A Carson, D Muller, J Martin, M Simons

2016-11-01

This article draws on 'hyperlocal' journalism scholarship to explore the civic functions of Australian local reporting in the digi..

Unity in Diversity: Indigenous news media and civic engagement

M SIMONS, D Nolan, J Latimore

2016-01-01