Communications 2024
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ReportDigital news report: Australia 2024
Mona Chatskin, Lilik Mardjianto, Pinker Yao
To mark the 10th edition of the Digital news report, the authors have compiled a special lift-out, featuring ten of the most interesting trends to emerge in news consumption and attitudes, including the growth of distrust in news, the divergence of news interest between young men and women, and changing use of social media. -
ReportAdult media literacy in 2024: Australian attitudes, experiences and needs
The survey findings presented in this report demonstrate there is an urgent need for more media literacy educational resources and support to address the media interests, needs, deficiencies and concerns of adult Australians. -
Position paperOpen letter regarding proposed social media bans for children
This open-letter, signed by over 140 Australian academics, international experts, and civil society organisations, addresses the proposal to ‘ban’ children from social media until the age of 16. They argue that a ‘ban’ is too blunt an instrument to address risks effectively and that any restrictions must be designed with care. -
ReportReview into the Optus outage of 8 November 2023: final report
The Optus outage in November 2023 had a significant impact on a wide range of Australians, affecting emergency services, government services, businesses and vulnerable people. The recommendations outlined in this report will require ongoing communication and collaboration between governments and industry to ensure an effective and consistent framework for managing and responding to unanticipated network... -
ReportHarnessing the feed: social media for mental health information and support
This report takes an in-depth look at the changing ways that young people use digital spaces for mental health information, what factors influence how they engage, and the implications for the mental health sector. The survey analysis shows that young people increasingly rely on social media for information, support and connection. -
ReportAI and automated decision-making in news and media
Louisa Bartolo, Nicholas Carah, Dominique Carlon, Jeffrey Chan, Sam Kininmonth, Amanda Lawrence, Ramon Lobato, Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández, Silvia Ximena Montaña-Niño, Lucinda Nelson, Jing Qian, Aaron Snoswell, Damiano Spina, Arjun Srinivas, Nicholas Suzor, Avantik Tamta, Patrik Wikstrom, Joanna Williams
Automated systems and processes are a common feature of the news and media environment. This report introduces four key examples: search, recommendation, automated content moderation and curation, and advertising technology (AdTech). -
ReportConnecting communities in a digital media era: Australian ethnic community broadcasting in the 21st Century
This report presents the results of a national research project into ethnic community broadcasting in Australia. -
ReportGenerating democracy: AI and the coming revolution in political communications
Artificial intelligence (AI) is having a profound influence on the way people communicate – a change which has accelerated with the advent of new forms of generative AI. This research investigates the implications of this for public discourse, trust and democracy. -
Briefing paperChildren’s online safety legislation and regulations: a backgrounder
This backgrounder provides an overview of the Australian government’s approach to online safety for children and outlines a sample of children’s online safety measures in other jurisdictions. -
ReportNews industries: funding innovations and futures
This report focuses on two aspects of how to fund news: news business innovations and news subsidies. It provides a global perspective on current challenges facing the news industry and makes recommendations for government towards a sustainable future for news.