Journalism
Alternative labels
Online journalism
Journalism standards
Briefing paper
How Meta extorted Australia
This briefing highlights key details of whistleblower revelations about Facebook’s unprecedented tactical response to the development of Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code in February 2021, and the concurrent reforms that were made to the Code, all of which handed significant power to Facebook.
Report
Australia's News Media Bargaining Code: one year on
Australia's News Media and Digital Platform Mandatory Bargaining Code was a step towards compelling digital platforms to pay publishers for content, but represents a missed opportunity. This report sets out recommendations for how the Code could have matched its original ambition in securing a fair and competitive internet.
Report
COVID-19: Australian news and misinformation longitudinal study
This study examines how and where Australians are getting information about COVID-19, which sources they find trustworthy and their experiences with misinformation. The report extends the understanding around the access, consumption and critical engagement with news and misinformation during the ongoing global pandemic.
Report
The shattered mirror: 5 years on
This report discusses how to save local news in Canada, and how to best adapt the Australian model of negotiated compensation between Google/Meta and the news industry.
Data portal
Australian Newsroom Mapping Project: local news producers
The Public Interest Journalism Initiative is collecting information about print and digital local news producers from all around Australia. This map of local news producers is intended to help communities, researchers and policymakers see where local news is flourishing, and where it might be struggling.