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Silence on Invasion Day Perth Bombing Speaks Volumes Silence on Invasion Day Perth Bombing Speaks Volumes

My first piece for Junkee went up yesterday, dipping into the lack political and media response to the bomb thrown at an Invasion Day rally in Perth last week. (A man was charged with a terror offence today)

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Building Cheek Media and surviving a ‘toxic’ news cycle Five years of well-timed incisive analysis and refinement of digital offerings created a profitable venture with thousands of engaged subscribers.

Frustrated with the lack of Australian outlets taking young people's political opinions seriously, Hannah Ferguson co-founded Cheek Media in 2020 and built a strong following.

She talked me through the journey and filling mainstream media’s gaps: piji.com.au/blog/hannah-...

‘Dismantling’ of democracy chipping away at press freedom A decade since Peter Greste’s release from an Egyptian prison, the safety of journalists working to fulfil their role as guardians of truth has deteriorated.

As authoritarian pressure on journalism mounts, I spoke with former foreign correspondent Peter Greste about his experience being persecuted for his work and IFJ, Asia-Pacific regional director Jane Worthington on alliances needed to protect press freedom.

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Progress urged for News MAP and News Bargaining Incentive As the year nears its end, Australia still awaits movement on promised government measures to support a sustainable public interest journalism sector.

As the year nears its end, Australia still awaits movement on promised government measures intended to support a sustainable public interest journalism sector.

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#NewsMAP #NewsBargainingIncentive

Why Australia's media literacy must improve At a time when technology makes it easier than ever to mislead, media literacy is vital. Yet too many Australians lack the skillset to sort truth from false.

At a time when technology makes it easier than ever to trick and mislead, media literacy is vital.

Yet too many Australians lack the necessary skillset to sort truth from false.

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6 News founder labels social media age ban ‘ineffective’ Leo Puglisi began reporting at 11 years old. Now he is watching the government restrict young people’s access to the platforms on which he built his career.

@6newsau.bsky.social founder Leo Puglisi began reporting at just 11 years old.

He told me he understands the intention of Australia's upcoming social media ban for under-16s, but is confident it will not be effective.

Read more: piji.com.au/blog/social-...

@piji-au.bsky.social

Fact checkers under fire The credibility of public interest journalism relies on factual reporting, yet media teams committed to uncovering the truth are struggling to endure.

From @piji-au.bsky.social’s September newsletter:

The credibility of public interest journalism relies on factual reporting, yet media teams committed to uncovering the truth are struggling to endure.

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From weeks to years: How The New World keeps spinning Initially a four-week fiery burst of protest in the wake of the 2016 Brexit referendum, The New World is thriving nine years on – and is intent on going global.

Initially a four-week fiery burst of protest in the wake of the 2016 Brexit referendum, The New World continues to grow nine years on – relying solely on reader revenue.

Founder and editor-in-chief Matt Kelly tells me how: piji.com.au/blog/the-new...

LINA back from the brink after News MAP delays A last-minute lifeline thrown by the government kept the doors from shutting on one of Australia’s most active supporters of small news publishers.

From @piji-au.bsky.social’s August newsletter:

A last-minute lifeline thrown by the federal government to the Local & Independent News Association kept the doors from shutting on one of Australia’s most active supporters of small news publishers.

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The call for help that paid off for the Guardian, and what’s next Facing a shaky future and seeing fellows fall, merge, or erect paywalls to survive, the Guardian turned to its large global readership for aid, and has not looked back.

Facing a shaky future and seeing fellows fall, merge, or erect paywalls to survive, the Guardian turned to its large global readership for aid almost a decade ago and has not looked back.

Read more: piji.com.au/blog/guardia...

#PIJI #publicinterestjournalism #journalism #guardian #guardianaus

Gardening, romance and sport: TND's top 10 summer reads From tips on how to grow your own fruit and veg in any local climate to Australian queer romance, here's TND's summer reading picks.

New year, new you – unless the old you loved reading, in which case, don’t change a thing.

From gardening to YA queer romance, here are some top summer reads (based on new releases and what bookshops say are flying off shelves).

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MP takes aim at Qantas over alleged ‘price-gouging’ Independent MP Andrew Wilkie is set to lodge a complaint over alleged deceptive conduct by Qantas, adding to the airline's pile of woes.

Qantas’ new year isn’t looking much better than the last, with the airline facing allegations of deceptive conduct over its booking system. www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/2023/12...

Cheers, Parker! Happy to add yet another app to the daily scroll-through