Centre for Media Transition

01/10/2026

Journalist and University of Melbourne lecturer, Sami Shah joins CMT Co-Director Monica Attard on DoubleTake to unpack the media treatment of the Jason Arday story. The conversation straddles news media influence, social media power, the boundaries of responsible reporting, and where the limits lie in regulating harmful coverage ⬇️
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/jason-arday-and-the-media/id1696897373?i=1000791040852

30/09/2026

our latest newsletter - who's responsible for media | Issue 16 ➡️ https://www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/09/power-and-pressure
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29/09/2026

We have a new podcast episode of Double Take to share - journalist and University of Melbourne lecturer Sami Shah talking with Monica about the media treatment of the former University of Cambridge Professor Jason Arday 🔽
https://www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/09/jason-arday-and-the-media

28/09/2026

Guest contributor Nat Kassel (Griffith University) and CMT's Alena Radina explore what happens when creators leave legacy media and discover that independence creates new dependencies 👇
https://www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/09/cutting-out-the-middle-man

27/09/2026

CMT Co-Director Monica Attard 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 👇https://www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/09/a-year-to-forget

24/09/2026

CMT's Michael Davis responds to recent developments in the contested politics of free speech after moves by Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson to restrict media access 🔽

CMT's Michael Davis responds to recent developments in the contested politics of free speech after moves by Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson to restrict media...

24/09/2026

Our newsletter is out!

Michael Davis discusses recent developments in the contested politics of free speech after moves by Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson to restrict media access.

Monica Attard 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.

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

And in our new episode of DoubleTake journalist and University of Melbourne lecturer Sami Shah talks with Monica about the media treatment of the former University of Cambridge Professor Jason Arday 🔻

https://www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/09/power-and-pressure

15/09/2026

What is influencing and shaping the media ecosystem, and what does it mean for the future of news and getting unpolluted information? Our latest podcast episodes unpacks all the big media questions. , tune in to the latest episodes here:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4wD4e8AnYtOLlSFAFbUNPk

Podcast · Centre for Media Transition · Welcome to this new podcast from the UTS Centre for Media Transition! We lift the lid on the big issues in news media and talk them through with stakeholders, people with some skin the game. Each month, one of us from the Centre will bring you a new intervie...

14/09/2026

CMT Research Fellow Michael Davis looks at how the proposed digital duty of care is still narrowly focused on harmful content. While addressing this more effectively is of vital importance, broader improvements to the quality of the online information environment seem unlikely 🔻

CMT's Michael Davis looks at how the proposed digital duty of care is still narrowly focused on harmful content. While addressing this more effectively is of...

13/09/2026

CMT Co-Director Monica Attard explores how we are engaging more and more with AI-generated content, which now makes up half of all articles published online 🔻

CMT Co-Director Monica Attard discusses how we are engaging more with AI-generated content, which now makes up half of all articles published online.