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A quarter of Australians are turning to social media for their news — and that figure jumps to 60 per cent among Gen Z — according to the latest Digital News Report. In response to growing concern over the influence of global tech giants, the Federal Government has strengthened its media bargaining code. Originally designed …
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Earlier this year, social media company Meta decided to remove the built-in News tab on Facebook and Instagram in Australia. Facebook’s News tab was removed in France, the UK and Germany in 2023. Meta claims to have come to this decision due to low user engagement with politics and news content on their websites. However, …
Once seen a tool of salvation for news organisations to expand audience reach, the dominating economic interests of social media organisations have resulted in the honeymoon between media and social media ending. This has seen news organisations lobbying government for regulations to deal with the abuse of market power as Facebook’s control of its algorithm …
In April The social media company Meta decided to remove the built-in News tab on Facebook and Instagram in Australia. Facebook’s News tab was removed in France, the UK and Germany in 2023. Meta claims to have come to this decision due to low user engagement with politics and news content on their websites. However, …
The reporting error by a major news network that misidentified the perpetrator of the Bondi Junction stabbings on Sunday has many questioning how news outlets fact-check their sources, especially on social media. Some say the error came from media outlets using dubious social media sources, but consumers of news and content need to ensure that …
Currently, in Australian News and TV according to Media Diversity Australia’s Report ‘Who gets to tell Australian Stories 2.0?’, there is an over-representation of people of Anglo-Celtic background- with a statistic of 78%. Whilst the non-european background remain under-represented. Alana Su-Navratil Spoke with Mariam Veiszadeh, Chief Executive Officer at Media Diversity Australia to discuss the …
A University of Canberra report investigating coverage of diverse voices in the media has found that diverse groups must look to their own community to fill a content gap not represented on mainstream news. However, attitudes towards inclusivity in the media are progressively shifting to reflect the nation’s rich cultural presence. The report, Valuing Diversity …