I've been trying to call Qantas on the 1300 650 729 number that is supposedly operated 24hrs, 7 days a week. After 1hr,40mins of waiting, I've hung up. I've never spent a fraction of the time on the phone to Australia's so-called "budget" airlines.

How Facebook's algorithm devalues local reporting, by Judd Legum popular.info/p/how-facebook…

My daughter said: "Mum, what's your opinion about #BarnabyJoyce becoming Deputy Prime Minister again? I would have thought the news came from the Betoota Advocate but I was listening to the ABC." One positive of Barnaby being Deputy PM is that I know my kid listens to the ABC :)

Congrats to the QUT Digital Media Research Centre’s Angela Romano, Australian Coordinator of the 2020 Global Media Monitoring Project, on the launch today of its WACC WhoMakesTheNews Australia National Report (bit.ly/WhoMakesTheNews).

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This Nieman Lab report on why people cancel media subs is both unsurprising and bruuuuutal for anyone who works in local news niemanlab.org/2021/10/expens…

Finally achieved my dream of getting on the BBC this morning, being introduced as ‘Alexandra Haddow, who will be all alone this Christmas with no friends’

I'm proud to see QUT alumni, Dr Akhmad Firmannamal, featuring as the face of the DFAT's promotions of its 2022 #AustraliaAwardsIndonesia scholarships for students to commence Master’s and PhD studies in 2023 australiaawardsindonesia.org/files/lta/Mast…

The alumni of the Democratic Resilience: Youth Participation in Indonesia's Democracy course graduated yesterday. What a wonderful #AustraliaAwards group -- always a joy to listen to their ideas and watch them develop their amazing projects. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

On the 100th anniversary of Walter Lippmann's influential book, 'Public Opinion', André Forget writes that its central question, “How can a truly self-governing society function under the conditions of ‘mass culture’?”, has rarely been more relevant. thebulwark.com/public-opinion…

Awesome to see Frances Whiting win the Mist Outstanding Contribution to Journalism Award at #ClarionAwards23 after 25 years of great storytelling

▪️ Some girls feel there are ‘different rules’ for behaviour at YF events, in that ‘there are no rules’ ▪️ Some current YFC members say they wouldn’t want any future daughters to be members past 16. Read the full article here 👇🏼 fwi.co.uk/farm-life/youn…

SAVE THE DATE! ONE YEAR TO GO! July 1-3, 2025 we will meet for WJEC2025 in Perth, Australia! Journalism educators will gather for our 7th WJEC world congress. We will look forward to seeing you. wjec.net wjec2025.com #WJEC2025

Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top #AsiaPacificReport #QUTproject #MaximBlock #APJSnewsfile QUT #PacificMediaWatch FijiTV The Fiji Times Dr Shailendra B Singh Monika Singh USP Wansolwara asiapacificreport.nz/2024/08/07/sur…

IslandsBusiness: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for media #AsiaPacificReport #PacificMediaWatch #IslandsBusiness Islands Business QUT #mediafreedom #investigativejournalism #socialjustice #climatecrisis USP Wansolwara #storytelling samanthamagick asiapacificreport.nz/2024/08/12/isl…

Leading QUT's Reporting Fiji study tour for journalism students was a great experience. Students helped local NGOs build their media & communications resources, while learning so much about local journalism & contexts, as highlighted in this story by Brooklyn Self. #QUTrealworld

Local cultures can enrich the way that journalists tell stories, but they can also create challenges. While in #Fiji, #QUT student Matilda Yates reported on cultural elements that enhance depth & context of reports but create challenges in dealing with leaders & gender norms.