Power and pressure

Welcome to our latest Centre for Media Transition newsletter!  

This week, Michael responds to recent developments in the contested politics of free speech after moves by Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson to restrict media access. 

Monica examines the ABC Ombudsman report into the saga around Four Corners programs produced by the now sacked reporter Mahmood Fazal, as well as the latest ACMA findings against the program’s impartiality breach.  

Guest contributor Nat Kassel (Griffith University) and I explore what happens when creators leave legacy media and discover that independence creates new dependencies.  

And we have a new episode of Double Take to share. This episode of the podcast features journalist and University of Melbourne lecturer Sami Shah talking with Monica about the media treatment of the former University of Cambridge Professor Jason Arday.

Read the articles:

• A right racket by Michael Davis
• A year to forget by Monica Attard
• Cutting out the middle man by Alena Radina and Nat Kassel
• And listen to our latest DoubleTake podcast: Jason Arday and the media