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Press freedom and platform convergence in Malaysia
Author: Ross Tapsell, ANU On 1 October, a high court judge ruled that Malaysiakini, which was established as an independent online news site during Malaysia’s reformasi movement in 1999, should be...
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Cutting off Australia’s international television arm
Author: Ross Tapsell, ANU What does the Australia Network’s closure and the launch of Sky News’ Australia Channel mean for Australian soft power? Since their inception, Australia’s international media...
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Malaysia’s government silencing dissent
Author: Ross Tapsell, ANU The current scandal embroiling Prime Minister Najib Razak has led the Malaysian government to crack down on press freedoms. But a restricted mainstream Malaysian media has not...
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Bridging the digital divide in Indonesia
Authors: Ross Tapsell, ANU and Edwin Jurriens, University of Melbourne Digital technology is fast becoming the core of life, work, culture and identity in Indonesia. A young nation with a median age of...
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Arrests for political hoax news in Indonesia
Author: Ross Tapsell, ANU ‘Hoax news’ has become a buzzword in the Indonesian lexicon. The mainstream media has largely focused on the danger of hoax news in undermining Indonesia’s democracy. One...
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Australia’s Anglo-focussed COVID-19 news coverage
Author: Ross Tapsell, ANU Australian news coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic has been largely focussed on the United States and United Kingdom, not Asia and the Pacific. Between 1 December 2020 and 28...
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