Tagged: journalism

10am brunch, 1pm Kmart: when the media pokes fun at someone’s lifestyle, it’s harder for the next person to get COVID tested - COVID-19

Guest Author • Feb 15, 2021 •

• contact tracing,
• COVID-19,
• journalism,
• media

Clare Southerton, UNSW and Marianne Clark, UNSW In countries like Australia where infection rates remain relatively low, contact tracing is a crucial defence in our fight against COVID-19. We’ve seen this recently in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, and now we’re seeing it in Melbourne as Victorian health authorities battle to contain the Holiday Inn outbreak. Read More

Highlights from Bauer Media’s science-related reporting - Lately, In Science

Sarah-Jane O'Connor • Apr 02, 2020 •

• coronavirus,
• COVID-19,
• journalism,
• media,
• science reporting

Today has felt surreal. I was all set to touch base online with my science communication students when a colleague shared the news that Bauer Media would be shutting down its publications immediately. The first link I saw implied it was Woman’s Weekly affected, and even that shocked me. But when I realised it was everything – The Listener, North … Read More

Coronavirus ‘infodemic’ - Lately, In Science

Sarah-Jane O'Connor • Feb 03, 2020 •

• 2019-nCov,
• coronavirus,
• journalism,
• open access,
• preprint,
• research

Lately, my morning routine includes opening up our work email and checking the latest World Health Organization coronavirus situation report. It’s sobering to see the numbers increasing so rapidly – about 2,500 new confirmed cases every day and about 45 reported deaths. But I’m also reminded of the stark contrast between this outbreak and previous situations in terms of how … Read More

How New Zealand media reports chronic pain - Guest Work

Guest Author • Jan 17, 2020 •

• chronic pain,
• journalism,
• media,
• pain

Hemakumar Devan Around three million New Zealanders access news media (both paper and online) every week. Yes, you heard that right! So, the potential for news media to shape public health beliefs is common sense. As chronic pain affects one in five New Zealanders, we wanted to find out how New Zealand’s news media have reported chronic pain by … Read More

Cults, leaky houses and a belated obituary – great journalism from July and August - Lately, In Science

Sarah-Jane O'Connor • Aug 31, 2018 •

• Beatrice Tinsley,
• journalism,
• leaky houses,
• medicinal cannabis,
• Science journalism

Spring is just around the corner which means the Science Media Centre team have been enjoying late winter vacations. Here’s a double-issue instalment of the great science journalism we’ve enjoyed during July and August. Seen, read or listened to anything you think we’ve missed? Let us know in the comments below. High Hopes: Who Will Benefit From NZ’s Legal … Read More

Flat Earthers, data breaches and the human cost of meth testing – June journalism - Lately, In Science

Sarah-Jane O'Connor • Jun 29, 2018 •

• data security,
• Grenfell Tower,
• journalism,
• meth testing,
• parental leave,
• Science journalism

From human stories about the impacts of meth testing, to whether or not to debate scientific facts, here are some of the stories that caught our eye at the Science Media Centre this month. Seen, read, listened to anything great? Let us know in the comments. NZ’s natural born killer: Inside our war on stoats Jamie Morton, NZ Herald … Read More

Kea catching, moose hunting and Juuling – some of May’s great stories - Lately, In Science

Sarah-Jane O'Connor • May 31, 2018 •

• journalism,
• juul,
• kea,
• moose,
• Science journalism,
• spider,
• vaping

It may come as no surprise that at the Science Media Centre we consume a lot of media; it’s very much our job to keep abreast of what’s happening in New Zealand particularly in the science scene. But we also know that for those of you who aren’t eyes-deep in media on a daily basis, it can be hard to … Read More

#MeToo must also tackle online abuse - Guest Work

Guest Author • Mar 23, 2018 •

• #metoo,
• abuse,
• academia,
• Amnesty International,
• assault,
• cyberbullying,
• Economic,
• Facebook,
• harassment,
• instagram,
• journalism,
• online abuse,
• politics,
• Psychology,
• Snapchat,
• Social,
• Social media,
• Twitter,
• victim blaming,
• workplaces

Jennifer Beckett, University of Melbourne and Monica Whitty, University of Melbourne This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Six months after the explosive allegations of sexual harassment against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein came to light, giving impetus to the #MeToo movement, this series looks at the aftermath of … Read More

Why Wikipedia often overlooks stories of women in history - Guest Work

Guest Author • Mar 20, 2018 •

• biography,
• editing,
• education,
• gender,
• gender bias,
• gender representation,
• google translate,
• journalism,
• libraries,
• LinkedIn,
• media,
• online,
• students,
• technology,
• undergraduate,
• username,
• Wikipedia,
• women,
• women in red,
• writing

Tamar Carroll, Rochester Institute of Technology and Lara Nicosia, Rochester Institute of Technology This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Movements like #MeToo are drawing increased attention to the systemic discrimination facing women in a range of professional fields, from Hollywood and journalism to banking and government. Discrimination is … Read More

Why social media are more like chocolate than cigarettes - Guest Work

Guest Author • Mar 09, 2018 •

• Addiction,
• algorithm,
• bullying,
• child psychology,
• computer,
• disease,
• Facebook,
• fake news,
• Health,
• instagram,
• journalism,
• LinkedIn,
• media,
• Psychology,
• Snapchat,
• Social media,
• technology,
• Twitter

Babak Abedin, University of Technology Sydney This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey took to the social platform last week to announce a call-out for ideas about how to measure the health of online conversations. The initiative follows recent demands for government to regulate the … Read More