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Sep 17, 2024 | 
dailybulletin.com.au | Andrea Carson |La Trobe
This piece is part of a series on the Future of Australian media. You can read the rest of the series here. When the Australian newspaper celebrated its 60th anniversary this year, its founder, Rupert Murdoch, foreshadowed the death of print newspapers within 15 years. “Fifteen years, with a lot of luck,” declared the media mogul and chairman emeritus of News Corp in a Sky interview, much to the chagrin of his employees. It’s an uncomfortable prediction for those in an already struggling industry.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
canberratimes.com.au | Andrea Carson
When the Australian newspaper celebrated its 60th anniversary this year, its founder, Rupert Murdoch, foreshadowed the death of print newspapers within 15 years. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Andrea Carson
This piece is part of a series on the Future of Australian media. You can read the rest of the series here. When the Australian newspaper celebrated its 60th anniversary this year, its founder, Rupert Murdoch, foreshadowed the death of print newspapers within 15 years. “Fifteen years, with a lot of luck,” declared the media mogul and chairman emeritus of News Corp in a Sky interview, much to the chagrin of his employees. It’s an uncomfortable prediction for those in an already struggling industry.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
thetimes.com.au | Andrea Carson |La Trobe
When the Australian newspaper celebrated its 60th anniversary this year, its founder, Rupert Murdoch, foreshadowed the death of print newspapers within 15 years.
“Fifteen years, with a lot of luck,” declared the media mogul and chairman emeritus of News Corp in a Sky interview[2], much to the chagrin of his employees.
It’s an uncomfortable prediction for those in an already struggling industry. In the past month, Australia’s newsrooms have continued to shrink.
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May 5, 2024 | 
dailybulletin.com.au | Andrea Carson |La Trobe
Mon May 6 Written by Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University Since Australia’s First Nations Voice to Parliament referendum in October 2023, diverse commentaries have sought to explain why it failed. But what does an analysis of media and polling data tell us about the outcome six months on?
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May 1, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Andrea Carson |Rebecca Strating |Simon Jackman
Since Australia’s First Nations Voice to Parliament referendum in October 2023, diverse commentaries have sought to explain why it failed. But what does an analysis of media and polling data tell us about the outcome six months on? Our expert team analysed over 3 million social and mainstream media posts and stories, thousands of online political ads, and scores of public opinion polls to address common misconceptions about the outcome. We identified key factors that contributed to the defeat.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Andrea Carson
With the rise of disinformation, third-party fact checking has grown into a billion-dollar global industry. But debunking false claims is time-consuming and costly, and recent developments suggest it may have hit its peak and is slowing down. The ABC’s recent announcement that it will dissolve its third-party fact-checker partnership with RMIT University, known as ABC RMIT Fact Check, and replace it with an in-house unit called “ABC News Verify”, suggests Australia is not immune to global trends.
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Oct 14, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Rebecca Strating |Andrea Carson |La Trobe
In recent days, news organisations around the world have sought to explain to global audiences both the Voice to Parliament referendum campaign and the result. The picture they have painted of Australia is not exactly flattering. The BBC, for example, described the win for the “no” side coming after a “fraught and often acrid campaign”.
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Oct 14, 2023 | 
dailybulletin.com.au | Andrea Carson |La Trobe
With almost a third of votes cast already in postal and pre-poll voting for the Voice to Parliament referendum, the “yes” campaign is ramping up its advertising and media efforts. Both campaigns are in the home straight ahead of Saturday’s crucial ballot. Recent polls indicate that in the closing weeks of the campaign, support for the “no” campaign has slowed somewhat, but “yes” still sits at around 42% nationally.
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Oct 11, 2023 | 
hashtag.net.au | Andrea Carson |La Trobe
With almost a third of votes cast already in postal and pre-poll voting for the Voice to Parliament referendum, the “yes” campaign is ramping up its advertising and media efforts. Both campaigns are in the home straight ahead of Saturday’s crucial ballot. Recent polls indicate that in the closing weeks of the campaign, support for the “no” campaign has slowed somewhat, but “yes” still sits at around 42% nationally.
