Media reporting
ALTERNATIVE LABELS
Media coverage and representation
NARROWER TERMS
Report
Who gets to tell Australian stories? 2.0
This report examines the Indigenous and cultural diversity of Australian news and current affairs television media. Overall, the findings show that Australian news and current affairs programs fail to represent the society they serve.
Report
After the silence
Other authors
Mona Chatskin, Megan Deas, Tanja Dreher, Kristy Hess, Emma John, Samantha Joseph, Alanna Myers, Eli Skogerbø, Poppy de Souza, Lisa Waller
This report provides a snapshot of the wide-ranging work that has been undertaken for the 'Breaking Silences: Media and the Child Abuse Royal Commission project'.
Report
Should media coverage affect sentencing?
This report explores the approaches of Australian sentencing courts towards adverse media coverage and the significant consequences it can have for offenders. It reveals why and when media coverage might be a relevant sentencing consideration. The aim of the report is to draw attention to...
Report
Reporting obesity responsibly – a review of English-language media guidelines
Despite a high degree of consensus on best practice between the guidelines, weight stigma in the media persists. This report reviews a range of guidelines and identifies the recommendations which are most widely supported.
Briefing paper
Four leverage points to improve how Australia makes its future
This is a snapshot of the first Next25 Recoded report that explores and synthesises 50 deeply reflective, one-on-one interviews with established and emerging leaders from a diverse cross-section of the future-making system.
Guide
PWDA language guide: a guide to language about disability
This guide has been written by people with disability to assist the general public and media outlets in talking about and reporting on disability.
Report
Next25 Recoded: understanding and improving how Australia makes its future
This report is the first output from Recoded, Next25's ongoing research and engagement program that builds the knowledge and support required to drive action that improves how Australia makes its future.
Report
Covering COVID-19: how Australian media reported the coronavirus pandemic in 2020
This report presents the findings of a comprehensive study of the volume, patterns and nature of Australian journalists’ reporting of the COVID-19 global health crisis during 2020.
Briefing paper
Justice Legislation Amendment (Supporting Victims and Other Matters) Bill 2020: Bill Brief
This Bill Brief looks exclusively at the provisions relating to the Victorian Judicial Proceedings Reports Act, namely the ability of victim-survivors of sexual offences to self-publish their experiences, to give permission for their identities to be published in the media, or for families to do...
Report
Who gets to tell Australian stories?
This report provides the first comprehensive picture of who tells, frames and produces stories in Australian television news and current affairs. It spotlights the experiences and representation of culturally diverse television news and current affairs staff. It is also the first forensic examination of how...
Report
Diabetes in the news: project report
This report summarises the results from a computer-assisted investigation of how the Australian news media write about diabetes. The research focussed on reporting in 12 national and metropolitan Australian newspapers over five years (2013-2017).
Report
Buried treasures and missed opportunities in Victorian sports reporting
This study is the first ever, large-scale analysis of the extent and nature of the portrayal of women and men in Victorian sports print media. It provides important evidence to both inform the debate and to highlight challenges and opportunities.
Journal article
Talking about a nanny nation: investigating the rhetoric framing public health debates in Australian news media
This study aims to analyse the use of ‘nanny state’ frames in Australian news media coverage; identify the stakeholders invoking this frame; determine which public health–related policies attract such framing; and investigate whether ‘nanny state’ framing is directly challenged in news coverage.
Guide
How to report on violence against women and their children
These guidelines provide practical tips for reporters, editors and news directors on how best to present information in stories where violence is gendered. The guidelines also aim to provide journalists with a deeper understanding of the complexities of violence perpetrated against women who identify as...
Report
Cycling in the news: executive summary
The coverage of cycling in the news is likely to be shaping public understandings of cyclists and cycling and, by extension, it likely affects both the uptake of cycling and public policy support. This executive summary describes the findings of a linguistic study of items...
Report
Diabetes in the news: executive summary
The University of Sydney has funded a project to explore how the Australian news media write about diabetes. The research focussed on reporting in 12 national and metropolitan Australian newspapers over the last five years (2013-2017).
Report
Media representations of violence against women and their children: final report
This project aimed to establish the extent and nature of reporting of violence against women by the Australian media to inform future strategies for change. Using both quantitative (content analysis) and qualitative (critical discourse analysis) methods, the study provided a glimpse into the complexity of...
Conference paper
Sydney's water supply and the press
The paper considers the how the water issue has been handled by the press in terms of framing, sensationalism, use of language and examples of press campaigning.