Alexandra Wake
@wakeinfright.bsky.social
Programs Manager, Graduate Diploma of Journalism @ RMIT
President, Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia.
Dog walker and a cold water swimmer.
President, Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia.
Dog walker and a cold water swimmer.
Delighted to be able to chat about public broadcasting with this crew. What a great format for a real conversation. Spin Cycle – www.rrr.org.au/shared/broad... via @3RRRFM
Shared moment from Spin Cycle – 13 November 2025 — Triple R 102.7FM, Melbourne Independent Radio
An episode of Spin Cycle on 13 November 2025
www.rrr.org.au
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Delighted to be able to chat about public broadcasting with this crew. What a great format for a real conversation. Spin Cycle – www.rrr.org.au/shared/broad... via @3RRRFM
“Am I Failing to Protect Them?” The Impact of Abuse (of Journalists) on Newsroom Leaders in the Asia Pacific www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Am I Failing to Protect Them?” The Impact of Abuse (of Journalists) on Newsroom Leaders in the Asia Pacific
Research has increasingly focused on the impact of technology facilitated abuse on journalists and media workers. However, little is known about the views of newsroom leaders, who need to support t...
www.tandfonline.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“Am I Failing to Protect Them?” The Impact of Abuse (of Journalists) on Newsroom Leaders in the Asia Pacific www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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What is journalistic cultural competence? Find out in the latest @mediaintaus.bsky.social article by 3C's Shi Feng, Leah Li and @wakeinfright.bsky.social. Here: doi.org/10.1177/1329...
September 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
What is journalistic cultural competence? Find out in the latest @mediaintaus.bsky.social article by 3C's Shi Feng, Leah Li and @wakeinfright.bsky.social. Here: doi.org/10.1177/1329...
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4/ Here's a piece I wrote for the LA Times specifically about blaming mental illness as the fundamental cause of mass shootings — wrong. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: Mass shooters aren't mentally ill people who suddenly snap. They decide to kill
Don't make mental illness the bogeyman of mass shootings. It gets in the way of preventing attacks like the one at the Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket.
www.latimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 9:16 PM
4/ Here's a piece I wrote for the LA Times specifically about blaming mental illness as the fundamental cause of mass shootings — wrong. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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Brief 🧵, as someone who has studied mass shootings for 13 years:
-gender does not cause them
-SSRIs, no
-mental illness, no
-internet/gaming, no
Above can be compounding factors—but motive is complex, often very. The most fundamental combo:
suicidality + rage + isolation + easy access to guns
-gender does not cause them
-SSRIs, no
-mental illness, no
-internet/gaming, no
Above can be compounding factors—but motive is complex, often very. The most fundamental combo:
suicidality + rage + isolation + easy access to guns
August 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Brief 🧵, as someone who has studied mass shootings for 13 years:
-gender does not cause them
-SSRIs, no
-mental illness, no
-internet/gaming, no
Above can be compounding factors—but motive is complex, often very. The most fundamental combo:
suicidality + rage + isolation + easy access to guns
-gender does not cause them
-SSRIs, no
-mental illness, no
-internet/gaming, no
Above can be compounding factors—but motive is complex, often very. The most fundamental combo:
suicidality + rage + isolation + easy access to guns
Reposted by Alexandra Wake
In Andor, the real world political parallels are impossible to ignore
In Andor, the real world political parallels are impossible to ignore
In its second season, what happens in the acclaimed Star Wars thriller is hard to separate from what’s happening in Gaza now
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:26 AM
In Andor, the real world political parallels are impossible to ignore
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'[Work of]Radio Australia & ABC Australia is vital, not only to bolster national security by providing trusted news & information about Australia & its allies, but by working alongside local #Indo-Pacific news organisations.' #journalism @wakeinfright.bsky.social theconversation.com/what-would-a...
What would – and should – happen to the ABC under the next federal government?
In Donald Trump’s America, public broadcasters have felt the full force of his swingeing cuts – it would be disastrous if the same happened in Australia.
theconversation.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
'[Work of]Radio Australia & ABC Australia is vital, not only to bolster national security by providing trusted news & information about Australia & its allies, but by working alongside local #Indo-Pacific news organisations.' #journalism @wakeinfright.bsky.social theconversation.com/what-would-a...
Why has there been immediate resistance to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s statement that a Coalition government would “reward excellence” and “keep funding in place” if the ABC is “being run efficiently”? #abc #funding #efficiency
theconversation.com/what-would-a...
theconversation.com/what-would-a...
What would – and should – happen to the ABC under the next federal government?
In Donald Trump’s America, public broadcasters have felt the full force of his swingeing cuts – it would be disastrous if the same happened in Australia.
theconversation.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Why has there been immediate resistance to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s statement that a Coalition government would “reward excellence” and “keep funding in place” if the ABC is “being run efficiently”? #abc #funding #efficiency
theconversation.com/what-would-a...
theconversation.com/what-would-a...
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From a source: “Just had a co-presenter for a buildings research conference bow out. She’s a dual citizen and the FBI came knocking to ask her about her involvement in coauthoring chunks of the Paris Agreement.
Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”
Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”
March 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
From a source: “Just had a co-presenter for a buildings research conference bow out. She’s a dual citizen and the FBI came knocking to ask her about her involvement in coauthoring chunks of the Paris Agreement.
Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”
Climate science is being literally (and I mean literally) criminalized.”
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Check out the latest edition of Media International Australia for an article by 3C’s @wakeinfright.bsky.social with Sharon Smith: “Reporting hunger strikes in the context of climate action”. Read it here: doi.org/10.1177/1329...
#journalism #hungerstrike #climatechange
#journalism #hungerstrike #climatechange
March 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Check out the latest edition of Media International Australia for an article by 3C’s @wakeinfright.bsky.social with Sharon Smith: “Reporting hunger strikes in the context of climate action”. Read it here: doi.org/10.1177/1329...
#journalism #hungerstrike #climatechange
#journalism #hungerstrike #climatechange
Anyone know people who work at EY in Wellington because it seems a really bad to have every light on with no one in the building. Next door the Reserve Bank has its lights off. #ErnstYoung #Wellington #lightsout
February 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Anyone know people who work at EY in Wellington because it seems a really bad to have every light on with no one in the building. Next door the Reserve Bank has its lights off. #ErnstYoung #Wellington #lightsout
Anyone else thinking it’s time for a bike strategy on #metrotrains ? Bike carriages, pay for a ticket,
not allows at times: tired of falling over bikes -
particularly e-bike couriers - at peak hour. #melbourne
not allows at times: tired of falling over bikes -
particularly e-bike couriers - at peak hour. #melbourne
February 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Anyone else thinking it’s time for a bike strategy on #metrotrains ? Bike carriages, pay for a ticket,
not allows at times: tired of falling over bikes -
particularly e-bike couriers - at peak hour. #melbourne
not allows at times: tired of falling over bikes -
particularly e-bike couriers - at peak hour. #melbourne
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Kind of crazy that this week, of all weeks, was the one when so much of Silicon Valley gave up on fighting lies. www.wsj.com/us-news/los-...
Fighting Fires—and the Rumor Mill—as L.A. Burns
‘The worst I’ve ever seen.’ Skyrocketing misinformation is forcing public officials to adopt a new playbook when tragedies hit their communities
www.wsj.com
January 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Kind of crazy that this week, of all weeks, was the one when so much of Silicon Valley gave up on fighting lies. www.wsj.com/us-news/los-...
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We have larger concerns heading into 2025, but I can't let go of the idea that the next season of Sesame Street could be its last. So I wrote about why the kids' TV institution is still vital after more than 50 years:
Can You Tell Me How to Get Someone to Save 'Sesame Street'?
With its Warner Bros. Discovery contract about to expire, TV critic Alan Sepinwall explains why the beloved children's series deserves to survive.
www.rollingstone.com
December 30, 2024 at 5:10 PM
We have larger concerns heading into 2025, but I can't let go of the idea that the next season of Sesame Street could be its last. So I wrote about why the kids' TV institution is still vital after more than 50 years:
4/4 Here is the article if you are interested. #climateaction #hungerstrike #journalism #mainstream #reporting
“Reporting hunger strikes in the context of climate action” is now published and is available at doi.org/10.1177/1329...
“Reporting hunger strikes in the context of climate action” is now published and is available at doi.org/10.1177/1329...
Reporting hunger strikes in the context of climate action - Alexandra Wake, Sharon Smith, 2024
Climate activists have increasingly used hunger strikes to gather media attention to perceived inaction on the issue; however, there is little guidance for jour...
doi.org
December 21, 2024 at 12:20 AM
4/4 Here is the article if you are interested. #climateaction #hungerstrike #journalism #mainstream #reporting
“Reporting hunger strikes in the context of climate action” is now published and is available at doi.org/10.1177/1329...
“Reporting hunger strikes in the context of climate action” is now published and is available at doi.org/10.1177/1329...
3/4 We concluded mainstream news media shouldn't be ignoring climate-action hunger strikes because they are, at their heart, political actions, but we are concerned about the impact on potentially vulnerable groups (such as children) and have suggested warnings do need to be included.
Reporting hunger strikes in the context of climate action - Alexandra Wake, Sharon Smith, 2024
Climate activists have increasingly used hunger strikes to gather media attention to perceived inaction on the issue; however, there is little guidance for jour...
doi.org
December 21, 2024 at 12:20 AM
3/4 We concluded mainstream news media shouldn't be ignoring climate-action hunger strikes because they are, at their heart, political actions, but we are concerned about the impact on potentially vulnerable groups (such as children) and have suggested warnings do need to be included.
2/4
We wanted to understand why mainstream newsrooms weren't covering it (was it because of concerns about copycats?) We took a deep dive into a case study and jumped into the literature. While we aren't 100% sure we have the answer right we do hope we start a conversation based on evidence.
We wanted to understand why mainstream newsrooms weren't covering it (was it because of concerns about copycats?) We took a deep dive into a case study and jumped into the literature. While we aren't 100% sure we have the answer right we do hope we start a conversation based on evidence.
Reporting hunger strikes in the context of climate action - Alexandra Wake, Sharon Smith, 2024
Climate activists have increasingly used hunger strikes to gather media attention to perceived inaction on the issue; however, there is little guidance for jour...
doi.org
December 21, 2024 at 12:20 AM
2/4
We wanted to understand why mainstream newsrooms weren't covering it (was it because of concerns about copycats?) We took a deep dive into a case study and jumped into the literature. While we aren't 100% sure we have the answer right we do hope we start a conversation based on evidence.
We wanted to understand why mainstream newsrooms weren't covering it (was it because of concerns about copycats?) We took a deep dive into a case study and jumped into the literature. While we aren't 100% sure we have the answer right we do hope we start a conversation based on evidence.
Final journal article out for the year. My colleague Sharon Smith and I were interested in the increasing number of Australians who are taking hunger strike action in an attempt to raise concern about climate change. 1/4 #climateaction #hungerstrike #journalism #mainstream #reporting
Reporting hunger strikes in the context of climate action - Alexandra Wake, Sharon Smith, 2024
Climate activists have increasingly used hunger strikes to gather media attention to perceived inaction on the issue; however, there is little guidance for jour...
doi.org
December 21, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Final journal article out for the year. My colleague Sharon Smith and I were interested in the increasing number of Australians who are taking hunger strike action in an attempt to raise concern about climate change. 1/4 #climateaction #hungerstrike #journalism #mainstream #reporting
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the academic urge to nod encouragingly at flight attendant giving safety demonstration
December 17, 2024 at 12:52 AM
the academic urge to nod encouragingly at flight attendant giving safety demonstration
Absolutely thrilled that the govt has put money into journalism through the News Media Assistance Program! Now if the Education Minister can cut the cost of journalism degrees I'll do a happy dance down Burke St!
www.infrastructure.gov.au/media-commun...
www.infrastructure.gov.au/media-commun...
www.infrastructure.gov.au
December 16, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Absolutely thrilled that the govt has put money into journalism through the News Media Assistance Program! Now if the Education Minister can cut the cost of journalism degrees I'll do a happy dance down Burke St!
www.infrastructure.gov.au/media-commun...
www.infrastructure.gov.au/media-commun...
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Fact checkers more often targeted by hostile actions, shown in new @edmo-eu.bsky.social report.
Worrisome data fitting in pattern of higher risks for journalists and disinformation scholars 😔
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Worrisome data fitting in pattern of higher risks for journalists and disinformation scholars 😔
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Fact checkers at increasing risk of abuse, report says
In an age of increasing distrust in mainstream media, fact-checkers, who are tasked with clarifying and debunking misleading claims, now also find themselves the targets of that same distrust. #EuroVe...
www.euronews.com
December 16, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Fact checkers more often targeted by hostile actions, shown in new @edmo-eu.bsky.social report.
Worrisome data fitting in pattern of higher risks for journalists and disinformation scholars 😔
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Worrisome data fitting in pattern of higher risks for journalists and disinformation scholars 😔
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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Seeing a president-elect and his team threaten journalists and media companies over their (critical) coverage is not a good sign.
Chilling effects are real. #commsky
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/b...
Chilling effects are real. #commsky
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/b...
Trump and His Picks Threaten More Lawsuits Over Critical Coverage
The small flurry of threatened defamation suits is the latest sign that the incoming Trump administration appears poised to do what it can to crack down on unfavorable media coverage.
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Seeing a president-elect and his team threaten journalists and media companies over their (critical) coverage is not a good sign.
Chilling effects are real. #commsky
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/b...
Chilling effects are real. #commsky
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/b...
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Now out in Convergence - Kun He, myself, and @mjbroersma.bsky.social study the socially and culturally ingrained visual semiotic resources found in 'weaponized' memes that are used in online and bottom-up national populist protests. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/1354...
Internet memes, populist campaigns: Nationalism, populism, and online visual protests in China - Kun He, Scott A Eldridge, Marcel Broersma, 2024
This study examines how socially and culturally ingrained visual semiotic resources are used to demonstrate netizens’ affinities with ‘the people’ and dislikes ...
doi.org
December 16, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Now out in Convergence - Kun He, myself, and @mjbroersma.bsky.social study the socially and culturally ingrained visual semiotic resources found in 'weaponized' memes that are used in online and bottom-up national populist protests. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/1354...
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