CMT’s fortnightly newsletter is back for 2026 👋 Platform accountability, news funding, and genAI —packed edition. Read it here: www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/02...

"You've got to pay for your subscription, that's the only way. Otherwise journalism will disappear", Australian journalist Monica Attard at Sydney's @uts-cmt.bsky.social | ABC Radio #Hobart | 25 February 2026: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... #Tasmania

CMT Co-Director Derek Wilding looks into the proposed Australian content obligations for streaming services 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/11...

Monica Attard unpacks the latest BBC turmoil and what it signals for the ABC as public broadcasting becomes a proxy battlefield 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/11...

Out now! - Our newsletter: Culture wars, content gaps and AI risks 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/11...

⚡Read CMT's latest newsletter⚡ We look at what’s left of the Pentagon press corps in the US and its link to the Australian media scene, examine some recent high profile regulatory action against digital platforms & more 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/11...

⚡️Our newsletter is out ⚡️ Derek dives into ACMA’s decency breach finding against KIIS. Kieran looks at the logic of what platforms fall under the social media ban. And Elon Musk’s Grokipedia in the context of falling traffic to Wikipedia and news sites www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/10...

#ICYMI Our newsletter is out now! 👏 DIGI, behind the 2021 Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation is considering giving up on policing misinfo; China is set to give up on Tik Tok in the US under threat of closure and more 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/10...

DIGI, the tech industry group behind the 2021 Australian Code of Practice on Dis- & Mis-information is considering giving up on policing misinformation because it says the practice is subjective & linked to people’s beliefs and value systems. Michael investigates 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/10...

China is set to give up on Tik Tok in the United States, under threat of closure. Monica Attard discusses Trump's deadline for China-owned Byte Dance to sell off its US TikTok operation 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/10...

CMT's Sacha Molitorisz unpacks implications for privacy protections in view of the Productivity Commission’s Interim Report on data and digital technology 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/09...

Read our latest newsletter – who controls the story? Influencers, illusions and information integrity 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/09...

In our Gen AI and Journalism report, Australian newsroom editors recognised the need to act responsibly in their implementation of AI but many wanted a broader discussion about the corresponding responsibilities of the tech sector. www.uts.edu.au/research/cen...

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 freedom of information laws and more! www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/09...

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 more 👇 www.uts.edu.au/research/cen...

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

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

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 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...

CMT's Monica Attard considers the ABC’s new guidelines that will govern 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 national broadcaster. www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...

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

Individual organizations can survive in a destroyed ecosystem, but for publishers to thrive, they need to figure out how to both address the rise of AI, which feels inevitable, and connect directly with audiences who are hungry for information.

We invite you to read our report on Gen AI's impact on the Australian news industry, with insights from news editors, product managers and tech companies, we examine the potential for industry and cross-industry collaboration to address these concerns 👇 www.uts.edu.au/research/cen...

In 2024, the CMT partnered with the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Australia to deliver the Information Integrity Forum 2024, examining genAI, journalism and information integrity in India, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. Read the executive summary here: www.uts.edu.au/research/cen...

Are Australian newsrooms falling behind the game? Do the benefits outweigh the costs? CMT's Michael Davis shares the research findings from our new report - GenAI and Journalism: Towards common priniciples 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...

Lawsuits could spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E for AI. CMT's Tamara Markus looks at relevant developments in copyright around the globe, focusing on the raft of cases currently before the courts that could seriously impact AI companies if judgements go against them 👇 ⚖️ www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...

Since generative AI hit the headlines in 2022, few industries have felt the impact of the hype and hysteria that accompanied the technology more than news.We devote this week’s newsletter to some of the key issues around how GenAI is impacting journalism www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...

#ICYMI Professor Heather Ford writes about landmark new research into climate change misinformation, which is growing more subtle and more insidious. www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/07...

Our newsletter is out this Friday! Sign up for research insights on how technology is impacting news media and how we regulate it to keep it ethical, trustworthy and sustainable. go.uts.edu.au/CMT-eNews-Si...

We invite you to read our new research report on Gen AI's impact on the Australian news industry, with insights from news editors, product managers and tech companies, we examine the potential for industry and cross-industry collaboration to address these concerns 👇 www.uts.edu.au/research/cen...

🔥Hot off the press🔥New research exploring the impact that Gen AI is having on journalism. Thanks to all the editors, journalists, product developers and tech companies which took part. Have a read and let us know what you think: is generative AI good for journalism? www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...

Is fact checking on its last legs? CMT Co-Director Monica Attard discusses its future after Google turned off its support and Meta readies to do the same 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/07...

We just dropped our newsletter - Kiss-cams, climate misinfo and AI influencers | Issue 13/2025, for your reading leisure! Today’s newsletter explores fascinating and sometimes troubling developments in media and law 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/07...

Three years ago, it looked like news and current affairs rules in the commercial TV code of practice were about to be overhauled. Last month, the reform process fell in a heap. Derek Wilding examines ACMA’s decision to reject Free TV Australia’s updated industry code 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/07...

⚡ Our latest newsletter is out ⚡ We examine ACMA’s decision to reject Free TV Australia’s updated industry code, X and Canadian activist Chris Elston’s win against the eSafety Commission and the increasing challenges faced by political cartoonists Read it here 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/07...

Our newsletter is out this Thursday! Subscribe now for important insights and research news, fortnightly to your inbox📨 Learn more about how technology is impacting news media and how we regulate it to keep it ethical, trustworthy and sustainable. go.uts.edu.au/CMT-eNews-Si...

How does Grok AI figure out its version of the truth? It asks what Elon thinks www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/how-...

Follow Double Take on Spotify (and Apple Podcasts in the comments) to hear CMT researchers explore changes in, and regulation of, news media with the very people who've skin in the game. open.spotify.com/show/4wD4e8A...

Many fear that AI makes it easy to create personalised mis and disinformation that can sway voters and manipulate election outcomes. Turns out - looking back on the very large number of elections held in 2024 around the world, AI capacities have been overestimated knightcolumbia.org/content/dont...

Our newsletter is out now - we take a deep dive into the Lattouf decision, the ABC and impartiality Read it here 🔗 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/07...

On Double Take, we think about and research the major trends in news media and regulation of media, looking at new business models in the context of digital disruption, and journalism best practice. Follow us! Link to Spotify below & Apple Podcasts in the comments! open.spotify.com/show/4wD4e8A...

News media and the digital age | Get our newsletter every two weeks for smart takes on tech, media regulation, and public interest journalism. Link below 👇 go.uts.edu.au/CMT-eNews-Si...

What we’re listening to: Daphne Caruana Galizia’s fearless reporting—especially her work on the Panama Papers—uncovered deep corruption in Malta’s political and business elite. But who wanted her silenced, and what were they trying to hide? www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

CMT’s Tamara Markus examines the rise of ‘slopaganda’, AI-generated disinformation crafted to manipulate political and social discourse 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/06...

As correspondents face growing risks while reporting on conflicts around the world – Simon Levett explores a pressing legal question: should there be stronger institutional protections for public interest reporting in crisis zones? www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/06...

Our latest newsletter is out! On the frontline - Trust, technology and turbulence | Issue 10, 2025 🔽 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/06...

Listen to our Postdoctoral Research Fellow Alena Radina speak with Dr Jay Daniel Thompson on Double Take about left and right wing populism in the Trump point 2 era. open.spotify.com/episode/6Yi3...

#ICYMI Choice, data and the AI highway |Check out Issue 9/2025 of our fortnightly newsletter www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/06...

CMT’s Derek Wilding explores three timely reports which examine the current health of news media in Australia. www.uts.edu.au/research/cen...

Listen to our latest DoubleTake podcast - we dive into the complex and timely topic of populism. CMT’s Alena Radina & RMIT’s Jay Thompson explore the role media plays in amplifying or challenging populist narratives www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/06...

“Journalists need to have some degree of protection when they’re doing their job.” | Monica Attard via @crikey.com.au 🔻