From smoking and drinking to body image and stigma, screen stories can shape how audiences think about health, risk and what counts as normal.
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The Online News Act could result in the formation of new agreements between news organizations and digital platform giants, which could give rise to a number of worrying developments.
Over half of the 50 nations in the International Federation of Journalists survey said coverage of China had become more positive in their national media since the onset of the pandemic.
How much you become engaged with a story is known as narrative transportation. And the more a story transports you, the more likely you are persuaded to adopt the beliefs espoused within it.
Learning to form friendships is a key part of growing up.
Media moguls’ alleged involvement in bringing an end to Malcolm Turnbull’s prime ministership raises serious questions about their influence, and media accountability.
If you disagree with the political slant of the network, it might color your views of others in the room – and change your behavior.
It’s not alternative facts we need to worry about, it’s the fact that moguls still dominate the media, both old and new.
The idea of a generation gap is an old one, but the discrepancies between young people’s lived experience and other people’s perceptions present a very contemporary challenge. Today The Conversation begins…
Any lingering doubts about the political power of popular culture have surely been dispelled in the last couple of weeks. When actor Ellen Page courageously fought tears to come out before a global audience…
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Professor in Politics and Journalism, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Lecturer in Journalism and Media, Birkbeck, University of London
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Early Childhood Education, University of Hull
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Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Professor of Media and Communications, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Professor of Persuasive Language and Storytelling, SKEMA Business School
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Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Florida
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Researcher, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Communication Policy and Governance, McMaster University
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Associate Professor in Public Health at University of Limerick, University of Limerick