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Sweet also says we need to ensure that our work in public interest journalism is economically sustainable. Govts have an important role here, as well as wider society and health sector
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Dr Melissa Sweet calls for a systems approach to protecting public interest journalism - "it is part of wider systems that contribute to informed communities & accountability of power holders".
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As credible, accountable and diverse voices in our media landscape shrink, the means for public interest journalism to get to those audiences that need the most diminishes - Cramb
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When print media outlets have closed in regional areas, there have been fewer shifts in those areas from print to digital compared to metro areas - "what we're seeing is basically the creation of news deserts" - Cramb
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2/3
Swan said that Croakey and other organisations like us need security of funding to grow audiences – "gaining audiences is bloody hard work".
He spoke about evolving types of media – podcasts, videos etc
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Dr Norman Swan was the second speaker, who began by telling the audience about deepfake videos of him that have been tricking people into buying unproven supplements.
He highlighted the power of commercial interests (e.g. Meta) in amplifying misinformation
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Takeaways cont:
- the media played a significant role in undermining the campaign for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum.
- "Public interest journalism is a really important contributor to truth telling"
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Takeaways cont:
- public interest journalism values facts & evidence. It distinguishes between expertise & conspiracy theorists - Fredericks
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2/4
Prof Bronwyn Fredericks was the first speaker in the roundtable.
Some takeaways from her presentation:
- the "roles of public interest journalism are more important than ever in this era where misinformation, disinformation & conspiracy theories run rampant"
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The In Conversation Roundtable on 'protecting public interest journalism as a public health good' is about to begin, convened by The Centre for Health in All Policies Research Translation in partnership with Croakey Health Media.
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