Juries in an age of trial by media
Can juries really be impartial on high profile cases when they are saturated by the media with information, opinion and propaganda about the people they are judging?
Tag Archives: media
Women’s AFL — it’s more than just a game
The inaugural season of AFLW drew huge crowds and lots of media attention, but just how far did the media advance our stereotyped ideas about gender in sports?
Bhutan is more than a “fallen Shangri-La”
Romantic stereotypes can be problematic in the case of Bhutan, an ancient culture finding its feet while transitioning to democracy and embracing new media, writes Georgia Kartas.
Discrimination on all fronts evident in May media coverage
Between a harsh budget, ongoing discussion of Racial Discrimination Act amendments, and misogynistic killings in the US, divisiveness stood out in the media during May, writes Pia White.
Human Rights in the Media: February – Mid-Week Review
Conversations in the media around the Racial Discrimination Act and ABC reporting have both highlighted the need to examine rights and obligations in regard to accessing and publishing information, writes Pia White.
The “White” Ethnic Faces in the Australian Media – Mid-Week Review
For a country where more than a quarter of us were born overseas, the Australian media has a very monotone voice, writes Mabel Kwong.
Human Rights in the Media: January – Mid-Week Review
Australia Day sparked interesting, if familiar, debates in the media, which this year showed signs of extending its focus around the occasion, writes Pia White.
Scrutinising the Fourth Estate
Melissa Reid looks at media coverage of Kony and asylum seekers to ask, does our fast-paced media culture need to change?
Human Rights in the Media: November – Mid-Week Review
Pia White looks into the media’s role in cultural shift, through the recent coverage of two pertinent human rights issues: asylum seekers and gender equality.
Human Rights in the Media & FLYBZ – Mid-Week Review
Pia White looks at media coverage of human rights during October through the monthly theme of ‘institutions’, and Sam Ryan reviews ‘Child Soldier’, the new song from hip-hop duo (and refugees from Burundi) featuring Paul Kelly.