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The Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia Incorporated (JERAA) is an association of Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand journalism teachers and researchers. Follow us to stay up to date with news, events and research.
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· Feb 10
The Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia (JERAA) will no longer be posting on X, and instead will be posting here on Bluesky. To celebrate our move, here is a Starter Pack of Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand journalism teachers and researchers on Bluesky.
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Congratulations to the 2025 Anne Dunn Scholar - Professor Colleen Murrell. Read more about Murrell’s outstanding career here: jeraa.org.au/the-anne-dun...
October 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Congratulations to the 2025 Anne Dunn Scholar - Professor Colleen Murrell. Read more about Murrell’s outstanding career here: jeraa.org.au/the-anne-dun...
The JERAA executive condemns President Trump’s decision to ban Australian ABC journalists from his UK press conference. We have released this statement affirming that defending journalism is defending democracy:
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jeraa.org.au/jeraa-statem...
JERAA Statement: Defending journalism is defending democracy – Jeraa
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September 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The JERAA executive condemns President Trump’s decision to ban Australian ABC journalists from his UK press conference. We have released this statement affirming that defending journalism is defending democracy:
jeraa.org.au/jeraa-statem...
jeraa.org.au/jeraa-statem...
New Zealand is at risk of developing “news deserts” – communities with little or no access to local journalism – according to Dr Gavin Ellis from the Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures. News deserts weaken democracy, reduce social cohesion & increase misinformation.
informedfutures.org/news-deserts/
informedfutures.org/news-deserts/
News deserts: Local journalism at risk – Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures
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September 18, 2025 at 6:28 AM
New Zealand is at risk of developing “news deserts” – communities with little or no access to local journalism – according to Dr Gavin Ellis from the Koi Tū Centre for Informed Futures. News deserts weaken democracy, reduce social cohesion & increase misinformation.
informedfutures.org/news-deserts/
informedfutures.org/news-deserts/
🤔 What do news audiences want from local news?
📰 What do they think is poorly covered or missing?
📝 How involved are news audiences in local news?
A forthcoming report is packed with insights about these questions.
🔗 Register to attend the launch: events.humanitix.com/engaged-jour...
📰 What do they think is poorly covered or missing?
📝 How involved are news audiences in local news?
A forthcoming report is packed with insights about these questions.
🔗 Register to attend the launch: events.humanitix.com/engaged-jour...
Report launch: Engaged Journalism in the Heartland - Understanding Regional News Audiences
Register on Humanitix - Report launch: Engaged Journalism in the Heartland - Understanding Regional News Audiences hosted by News and Media Research Centre . Online. Wednesday 27th August 2025. Find e...
events.humanitix.com
August 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
🤔 What do news audiences want from local news?
📰 What do they think is poorly covered or missing?
📝 How involved are news audiences in local news?
A forthcoming report is packed with insights about these questions.
🔗 Register to attend the launch: events.humanitix.com/engaged-jour...
📰 What do they think is poorly covered or missing?
📝 How involved are news audiences in local news?
A forthcoming report is packed with insights about these questions.
🔗 Register to attend the launch: events.humanitix.com/engaged-jour...
A reminder that up to $9,000 is on offer through the Anne Dunn Scholar of the Year Award ($3,000), jointly sponsored by JERAA and AANZCA, and the JERAA Research Award ($6,000).
The deadline for both opportunities is 1 August.
More information:
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The deadline for both opportunities is 1 August.
More information:
forms.gle/St4ogPEc28H4...
forms.gle/3UcKy3PiAwNA...
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July 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A reminder that up to $9,000 is on offer through the Anne Dunn Scholar of the Year Award ($3,000), jointly sponsored by JERAA and AANZCA, and the JERAA Research Award ($6,000).
The deadline for both opportunities is 1 August.
More information:
forms.gle/St4ogPEc28H4...
forms.gle/3UcKy3PiAwNA...
The deadline for both opportunities is 1 August.
More information:
forms.gle/St4ogPEc28H4...
forms.gle/3UcKy3PiAwNA...
There is one month to go until entries close for the Anne Dunn Scholar Award, and the JERAA Research Award. Get your applications in my August 1. Details here:
jeraa.org.au/the-anne-dun...
jeraa.org.au/research-gra...
jeraa.org.au/the-anne-dun...
jeraa.org.au/research-gra...
July 1, 2025 at 3:27 AM
There is one month to go until entries close for the Anne Dunn Scholar Award, and the JERAA Research Award. Get your applications in my August 1. Details here:
jeraa.org.au/the-anne-dun...
jeraa.org.au/research-gra...
jeraa.org.au/the-anne-dun...
jeraa.org.au/research-gra...
JERAA have announced that the Keynote Speaker on the first day of our 2025 conference is Professor Natalie Fenton, Chair of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Have you submitted your abstract yet? Due date is 30 June: jeraa.org.au/call-for-abs...
Have you submitted your abstract yet? Due date is 30 June: jeraa.org.au/call-for-abs...
June 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
JERAA have announced that the Keynote Speaker on the first day of our 2025 conference is Professor Natalie Fenton, Chair of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Have you submitted your abstract yet? Due date is 30 June: jeraa.org.au/call-for-abs...
Have you submitted your abstract yet? Due date is 30 June: jeraa.org.au/call-for-abs...
A reminder that JERAA conference paper and panel submissions are due in one week - 30 June. More information about the 2025 conference can be found here:
jeraa.org.au/call-for-abs...
jeraa.org.au/call-for-abs...
Call for Papers – Jeraa
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June 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A reminder that JERAA conference paper and panel submissions are due in one week - 30 June. More information about the 2025 conference can be found here:
jeraa.org.au/call-for-abs...
jeraa.org.au/call-for-abs...
The JERAA Research Grant provides up to $6,000 to a journalism or media scholar at early or mid-career stage (up to 15 years post-PhD) to support a journalism studies research project. Applications close August 1. Find out more at: jeraa.org.au/research-gra...
JERAA Research Award – Jeraa
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June 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The JERAA Research Grant provides up to $6,000 to a journalism or media scholar at early or mid-career stage (up to 15 years post-PhD) to support a journalism studies research project. Applications close August 1. Find out more at: jeraa.org.au/research-gra...
A reminder that the Anne Dunn Scholar of the Year award is open for nominations until August 1. The $3000 award recognises excellence in research about the fields of journalism or communications, including but not limited to broadcast media for the public benefit.
jeraa.org.au/the-anne-dun...
jeraa.org.au/the-anne-dun...
June 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A reminder that the Anne Dunn Scholar of the Year award is open for nominations until August 1. The $3000 award recognises excellence in research about the fields of journalism or communications, including but not limited to broadcast media for the public benefit.
jeraa.org.au/the-anne-dun...
jeraa.org.au/the-anne-dun...
The Digital News Report: Australia 2025 has been released, exploring audience perspectives on a range of issues such as trust in news, social media, AI, misinformation, local news, and media literacy.
Download it here: www.canberra.edu.au/research/cen...
Download it here: www.canberra.edu.au/research/cen...
Digital News Report: Australia 2025 - University of Canberra
Digital News Report: Australia 2025
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June 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The Digital News Report: Australia 2025 has been released, exploring audience perspectives on a range of issues such as trust in news, social media, AI, misinformation, local news, and media literacy.
Download it here: www.canberra.edu.au/research/cen...
Download it here: www.canberra.edu.au/research/cen...
Members of JERAA have condemned the violence directed at 9News US Correspondent Lauren Tomasi who appears to have been hit by a rubber bullet shot by a LAPD police officer during LA protests. Read our statement here:
jeraa.org.au/jeraa-statem...
jeraa.org.au/jeraa-statem...
JERAA Statement: Condemning violence against 9News journalist and cameraman in LA Protests – Jeraa
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June 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Members of JERAA have condemned the violence directed at 9News US Correspondent Lauren Tomasi who appears to have been hit by a rubber bullet shot by a LAPD police officer during LA protests. Read our statement here:
jeraa.org.au/jeraa-statem...
jeraa.org.au/jeraa-statem...
The latest issue of Australian Journalism Review is out! Papers explore change in journalism, responsible reporting on mental illness, environmental issues on the media agenda, guidelines for immersive journalism, and the question of who is a journalist in the digital landscape. Link below.
Volume 47, Issue 1 | Intellect
Intellect Discover is the platform where Intellect's content lives: Browse publications for scholars and practitioners teaching and researching in the arts, media and creative industries.
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June 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The latest issue of Australian Journalism Review is out! Papers explore change in journalism, responsible reporting on mental illness, environmental issues on the media agenda, guidelines for immersive journalism, and the question of who is a journalist in the digital landscape. Link below.
The latest issue of Australian Journalism Review is out which includes Alex Wake and Anna Ross's paper 'Bondi Junction stabbings: Did guidelines for responsible reporting on mental illness and crime work?'.
intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
Bondi Junction stabbings: Did guidelines for responsible reporting on mental illness and crime work? | Intellect
This article examines if Australian media guidelines for reporting on mental illness in the context of crime were successfully implemented by the media in 2024 after the tragic events at Bondi Junctio...
intellectdiscover.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The latest issue of Australian Journalism Review is out which includes Alex Wake and Anna Ross's paper 'Bondi Junction stabbings: Did guidelines for responsible reporting on mental illness and crime work?'.
intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
In the washup from the federal election, Matthew Ricketson and Andrew Dodd write in The Conversation: "In its soul-searching, the Coalition should examine its relationship with the media" - particularly News Corp.
theconversation.com/in-its-soul-...
theconversation.com/in-its-soul-...
In its soul-searching, the Coalition should examine its relationship with the media
Voters wanted to hear the details of policies that matter to them, such as housing and cost of living. Instead, the Coalition gave them culture wars.
theconversation.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
In the washup from the federal election, Matthew Ricketson and Andrew Dodd write in The Conversation: "In its soul-searching, the Coalition should examine its relationship with the media" - particularly News Corp.
theconversation.com/in-its-soul-...
theconversation.com/in-its-soul-...
In the lead up to World Press Freedom Day on Saturday 3 May, JERAA President Alex Wake has authored this piece for Crikey titled: Amid Dutton’s ‘hate media’ and Trump’s despotism, press freedom is more vital than ever
www.crikey.com.au/2025/04/29/p...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/04/29/p...
Amid Dutton's 'hate media' and Trump's despotism, press freedom is more vital than ever
Australia’s press is already in a perilous state. But things could easily become worse.
www.crikey.com.au
April 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
In the lead up to World Press Freedom Day on Saturday 3 May, JERAA President Alex Wake has authored this piece for Crikey titled: Amid Dutton’s ‘hate media’ and Trump’s despotism, press freedom is more vital than ever
www.crikey.com.au/2025/04/29/p...
www.crikey.com.au/2025/04/29/p...
Applications for the Anne Dunn Scholar of the Year award ($3000) and the JERAA Research Grant Scheme ($6000) are now open, with applications closing August 1. More information can be found here:
jeraa.org.au/the-anne-dun...
jeraa.org.au/research-gra...
jeraa.org.au/the-anne-dun...
jeraa.org.au/research-gra...
The Anne Dunn Scholar Award – Jeraa
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April 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Applications for the Anne Dunn Scholar of the Year award ($3000) and the JERAA Research Grant Scheme ($6000) are now open, with applications closing August 1. More information can be found here:
jeraa.org.au/the-anne-dun...
jeraa.org.au/research-gra...
jeraa.org.au/the-anne-dun...
jeraa.org.au/research-gra...
The JERAA community will be interested in a new book published by Rodney Tiffen: Australian Newspapers in the Television Age, 1956-2006
A valuable resource for scholars in Australia and beyond!
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A valuable resource for scholars in Australia and beyond!
anthempress.com/australian-n...
Australian Newspapers in the Television Age, 1956-2006
This extensive, quantitative study illuminates how newspaper practices and priorities developed, and how the nature of news changed in the half century after the introduction of television.
anthempress.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The JERAA community will be interested in a new book published by Rodney Tiffen: Australian Newspapers in the Television Age, 1956-2006
A valuable resource for scholars in Australia and beyond!
anthempress.com/australian-n...
A valuable resource for scholars in Australia and beyond!
anthempress.com/australian-n...
The AN Smith Lecture in Journalism at the University of Melbourne on 31 March will be given by Mikhail Zygar, the exiled founder of Russia's only independent television news channel, on the topic: Journalism against autocracy: Putin, Trump and the future of news: events.humanitix.com/journalism-a...
Journalism against autocracy: Putin, Trump and the future of news
Join us for 2025 AN Smith lecture delivered by the exiled Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar.
events.humanitix.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The AN Smith Lecture in Journalism at the University of Melbourne on 31 March will be given by Mikhail Zygar, the exiled founder of Russia's only independent television news channel, on the topic: Journalism against autocracy: Putin, Trump and the future of news: events.humanitix.com/journalism-a...
Dr Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, presented the 2025 Reuters Memorial Lecture: "We are not just witnessing a crisis of credibility, we are experiencing a crisis of credulity as well". Worth a watch!
youtu.be/iHy5sAVjffU?...
youtu.be/iHy5sAVjffU?...
2025 Reuters Memorial Lecture | Dr Jelani Cobb, Dean, Columbia Journalism School
YouTube video by Reuters Institute
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March 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Dr Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, presented the 2025 Reuters Memorial Lecture: "We are not just witnessing a crisis of credibility, we are experiencing a crisis of credulity as well". Worth a watch!
youtu.be/iHy5sAVjffU?...
youtu.be/iHy5sAVjffU?...
Immersive journalism utilizes 360-degree footage and virtual reality environments, allowing viewers to be placed inside a scene. In this new AJR article Patrick Jackson and Ben Stubbs investigate how better-defined recommendations for immersive journalism production can inform the field’s practice.
Practical guidelines for immersive journalism production | Intellect
Immersive journalism (IJ) is an innovative form of journalism which utilizes 360-degree footage and virtual reality environments, allowing viewers to be placed inside a scene. An increased degree of a...
intellectdiscover.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Immersive journalism utilizes 360-degree footage and virtual reality environments, allowing viewers to be placed inside a scene. In this new AJR article Patrick Jackson and Ben Stubbs investigate how better-defined recommendations for immersive journalism production can inform the field’s practice.
Matthew Ricketson's Friday essay in The Conversation says: 'as the legacy media have dumbed down, The New Yorker has dumbed up'.
If you care about courageous journalism, this piece is worth a read!
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
If you care about courageous journalism, this piece is worth a read!
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
Friday essay: as the legacy media have dumbed down, The New Yorker has dumbed up
On its 100th anniversary, Matthew Ricketson considers The New Yorker’s remarkable journalism and vital role in our chaotic, algorithm-driven world.
theconversation.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Matthew Ricketson's Friday essay in The Conversation says: 'as the legacy media have dumbed down, The New Yorker has dumbed up'.
If you care about courageous journalism, this piece is worth a read!
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
If you care about courageous journalism, this piece is worth a read!
theconversation.com/friday-essay...
How has Australian journalism changed over the past decade? Australian Journalism Review have just published: The more things change: Exploring change in Australian journalists’ views over a decade of upheaval, by Peter English, Folker Hanusch and Kim Löhmann.
intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
The more things change: Exploring change in Australian journalists’ views over a decade of upheaval | Intellect
Over the past decade, journalism has experienced transformational shifts due to digital disruption, changing business models, fractured media habits and widescale job losses. In Australia, these chang...
intellectdiscover.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
How has Australian journalism changed over the past decade? Australian Journalism Review have just published: The more things change: Exploring change in Australian journalists’ views over a decade of upheaval, by Peter English, Folker Hanusch and Kim Löhmann.
intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
The Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia (JERAA) will no longer be posting on X, and instead will be posting here on Bluesky. To celebrate our move, here is a Starter Pack of Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand journalism teachers and researchers on Bluesky.
go.bsky.app/4Tsb6yU
go.bsky.app/4Tsb6yU
February 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia (JERAA) will no longer be posting on X, and instead will be posting here on Bluesky. To celebrate our move, here is a Starter Pack of Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand journalism teachers and researchers on Bluesky.
go.bsky.app/4Tsb6yU
go.bsky.app/4Tsb6yU