In our research on how GenAI is impacting Australian newsrooms, we found that despite experimentation, there is a significant reluctance to use AI to produce audience-facing content, outside of strictly service-related information 👇 Read the report 👇 uts.edu.au/research/centr…

Our newsletter is out on news and the public interest: defamation, copyright and public comment | Read it here 🔻 uts.edu.au/news/2025/08/m…

CMT's Monica considers ABC’s new guidelines governing public comments by staff. While they make the internal complaints process clearer, it’s hard to see how they help to manage different views on the place of impartiality at the ABC uts.edu.au/news/2025/08/s…

Dr Sarah Hook explains the Game Meats v Farm Transparency decision and how it breaks new ground – not for the better. This is a decision that raises real concerns for public interest journalism. uts.edu.au/news/2025/08/g…

In a major breakthrough for publishers, Nine chalked up the first successful use of the new public interest defence for the reporting on surgeon Dr Munjed Al Muderis 🔻 uts.edu.au/news/2025/08/a…

CMT's Chris Hall considers the promise of AI for research and a startling admission by an AI assistant about quality control of its own free and subscription offers 🔻 uts.edu.au/news/2025/08/a…

UTS Law Lecturer Susanne Lloyd-Jones asks Chief International Correspondent at The Australian Cameron Stewart whether a D-notice system could work for reporting on national security in Australia. Listen on Double take: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/ce…

Good news! Our latest Centre for Media Transition podcast is out and for those of you who remember D notices which controlled what journalists could report on national security, this one is for you!! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/dou… with Cameron Stewart who has some skin in the game.

For some Australian newsrooms, synthetic voice has emerged as a significant opportunity for broadcasters, with many actively experimenting with a variety of low-risk use cases | Read on🔻 uts.edu.au/research/centr…

#ICYMI Media law and ethics have been in the spotlight – with mixed results for press freedom. Read our newsletter on news and the public interest: defamation, copyright and public comment uts.edu.au/news/2025/08/m…

Lower usage of Gen AI in Australian newsrooms seems in part to be driven by a perceived lack of benefit relative to the resources needed to implement AI effectively, as well as a deep concern for the integrity of news 🔻 uts.edu.au/research/centr…

Learn more about how technology is impacting news media and how we regulate it to keep it ethical and trustworthy. Subscribe now to our fortnightly newsletter for important insights and research news! go.uts.edu.au/CMT-eNews-Sign…

Many media organisations are increasing their interrogation of the utility of AI technology. If the oversight necessary to ensure information integrity outweighs efficiency gains, its utility diminishes 🔻 uts.edu.au/research/centr…

Inheritances, information and whistleblowing 📢 | our newsletter opens with the Murdoch family saga. Next up, Michael explores proposals to expand copyright exceptions for AI training,Tamara looks at the move to water down our FOI laws and more! uts.edu.au/news/2025/09/i…

CMT's Michael Davis looks at how the US and the EU deal with data & text mining copyright exceptions, after the bombshell suggestion from the Australia Productivity Commission to consider it for potential productivity gains of generative AI👇 uts.edu.au/news/2025/09/t…

CMT's Tamara Markus is looking at the latest move to water down our freedom of information laws which would wind back transparency of government behaviour. The government for its part says it deals with too many frivolous or ‘spam’ requests 🔍 uts.edu.au/news/2025/09/f…

CMT Co-Director Monica Attard looks at a proposal to establish a Whistleblowers Ombuds. Would that have helped Richard Boyle? ⚖ uts.edu.au/news/2025/09/w…

We spoke to Cameron Stewart, Chief International Correspondent at The Australian on reporting on matters of national security in Australia and whether a reimagined D-Notice system could build trust between the media and government. Find out more here 👇 uts.edu.au/news/2025/09/b…

If you'd like to learn more about how newsrooms are adopting generative AI -- or not – you should check out our latest report Lower use of Gen AI in Australian newsrooms seems to be driven by a deep concern for the integrity of news 🔻 uts.edu.au/research/centr…

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