Introduction by Croakey: The Federal Government’s world-leading media bargaining code is set to become law although the implications for public interest journalism are far from clear. As a r... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Amid the pandemic and widespread political upheaval, a record number of journalists were imprisoned worldwide in 2020, and the number singled out for murder in repri... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: A new code of practice to address online misinformation and disinformation, developed for and by the digital tech industry, has been slammed by critics as falling way... Read more
** This is a rolling post, please ping us on Twitter at @croakeynews with comments and concerns ** Public health experts in Australia were on Thursday horrified by Facebook’s decision... Read more
Self-regulation by corporations such as Facebook and Google will not address the worrying health threat of disinformation, a health leader has warned. Alison Verhoeven, CEO of the Australian... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Liberal backbencher and prolific Facebook poster Craig Kelly continues to publish misinformation about public health issues, including COVID-19 and climate change, a... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The power of multinational corporations has been identified as an important determinant of health, globally and for individual countries, in an article published in... Read more
The Health Wrap by Associate Professor Lesley Russell returns for 2021 with a big review of 2020 and the lessons to be learnt from the coronavirus pandemic, plus a close look at vaccines and... Read more
Misinformation about COVID-19 has been a blight throughout the pandemic, and continues to undermine and derail efforts to contain the coronavirus and roll out vaccinations. It’s come n... Read more
Google has been accused of bullying Australia by both media outlets and health and digital coalition Reset Australia after threatening, in an appearance before a Senate inquiry last week, to... Read more
