Snackademics – I Saw It On The NewsTube I was on the radio this morning talking about legal impacts of youtubers creating public interest journalism (aka my PhD research). In case you missed it, click the link for the online version. www.2ser.com/snackademics... @2ser.bsky.social

Today I was lucky enough to be interviewed about my research by Danny at 2SER. @2ser.bsky.social #2SER #Radio @uts-cmt.bsky.social

I'm at the "What is the definition of definition?" stage of my PhD. #PhD

Make this budget video the only video you watch. Labor is setting Australia up for the future... #auspol youtu.be/-3DKOQqngTs?...

"If anything changes, I will be forced to raise it by the exact amount I already will be" he said to the media. chaser.com.au/general-news...

MIST ON FIELDS #mist #field #photography #filmphotography #om10 #zuiko85 #agfaapx400 #pushed800 #xt3 #finland #satakunta

The New Energy Security: Australia's Strategic Choice From Fossil Exports To Renewable Partnerships. Webinar by World Wide Fund for Nature - Australia @wwf.de #Renewables vs #FossilFuels www.greenenergystatecraft.org/media/the-ne...

How to write a university essay in the age of AI - My updated blog article 🙂 #Essay #LLM #AI #University www.christopher-james-hall.com/blog/writing...

Green Energy Statecraft project now has a newsletter #GreenEnergyStatecraft #RenewableEnergy #Politics #AusPol www.greenenergystatecraft.org/newsletter

Do you think you know what journalism is? Check out my video where I go through some of the journalism studies literature and discover "theoretical anarchy". #journalism #journalist #media #research #PhD #FourthEstate #News #UTS @uts-cmt.bsky.social @utsdsm.bsky.social youtu.be/o9EYbwSIfpA

It was great chatting about my research with youtuber "The Rightest Leftist" Thanks for having me on @nathanogilvie.bsky.social #PhD #ResearchCommunication #Journalism #YouTube youtu.be/rE7G6CyHGwQ

It was great chatting about my research with youtuber "The Rightest Leftist" Thanks for having me on @nathanogilvie.bsky.social #PhD #ResearchCommunication #Journalism #YouTube youtu.be/rE7G6CyHGwQ

'What stood out was the disconnect perceived between the “academic” and “real” world.' @rachelhandforth.bsky.social #PhD #Academia #ResearchCommunication theconversation.com/outside-acad...

Do you think you know what journalism is? Check out my video where I go through some of the journalism studies literature and discover "theoretical anarchy". #journalism #journalist #media #research #PhD #FourthEstate #News #UTS @uts-cmt.bsky.social @utsdsm.bsky.social youtu.be/o9EYbwSIfpA

Let's get down to bzzzzness* (learning about how amendments are made) youtu.be/P_e-LqouX80

So the solution to fatal car accidents is ... to introduce more road safety lessons in schools? So the children are driving? Or causing the accidents? Or is it that hope is lost to educate people of driving age? aapnews.aap.com.au/a/mQogvSJXL

A coffee from a cafe is already absurdly over priced. The idea that the tiny scoop of beans required to make it costs 25¢ more due to the fuel cost to transport it is even more absurd. Charge me a 5% surcharge and never see me again.

Over at the newsletter I wrote about the unholy scourge that is "CEO said a thing!" journalism:

How many journalists, for instance, are using Grammarly: a piece of software that ACTIVELY DEMANDS YOU INSERT FABRICATED QUOTES INTO YOUR ARTICLES I really really do not think there is any awareness of how their entire industry is voluntarily being turned to sand, from the inside out

Electricity prices are set to fall across Australia’s main grid, driven by wind, batteries and lower wholesale costs, Sophie Vorrath writes. But global energy volatility still looms over what comes next. #auspol #Energy #Renewables #Electricity #CostOfLiving

Manosphere documentary is great! Seen it yet? It is so well researched and even entertaining. #ManoSphere #MuneCat youtu.be/BgO25FTwfRI

Is it just me or is it interesting that Anthropic's report on AI use in the workplace was written by a human, not by their own AI? #AI #LLM www.anthropic.com/research/lab...

PhD student presenting at a conference. Here are some of my reflections. #AANZCA #AANZCA25 #PlatformJournalism #PhD @abcnewsbot.bsky.social #ABC www.christopher-james-hall.com/blog/journal...

Analysis of #USpol with advice for #AusPol youtu.be/gCw4uchFkJ4

The function of the public sphere is to ensure "the continued existence of the democratic political community" (p. 2). #Habermas #Democracy #PublicSphere Habermas, J. (2023), A New Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere and Deliberative Politics.

Great song for karaoke night. Am I right? 😁 #Karaoke youtu.be/bWXazVhlyxQ

What is a tankie? Who is a tankie? What is a better term than tankie? This is a very thought-provoking video. @aymanmak.bsky.social @presidentsunday.bsky.social youtu.be/Dbkkh6GWn5Y

Latest commentary from me and @snurb.info in this excellent investigative piece by Michael Workman and the ABC NEWS Verify team Generative AI and its intersection with engagement-driven social media logics continues to be a thorn in the side of democracy... www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Not now, fireball from outer space. You’ll want to wait for a slow news day.

Absolutely nuts. I fired up Google Gemini and asked it a bunch of questions about my own field — areas I know really well, that I write and publish in. Literally the first paper that it told me about had a hallucinated author name

Is it just me or is Operation Ouch a really good show?! iview.abc.net.au/show/operati...

Even mild COVID-19 or flu can have lasting effects, but Tulane University research in Louisiana shows only COVID-19 is linked to ongoing brain inflammation and small vessel damage—even after the virus is no longer detectable. Source: medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02...

How can public interest journalism be sustainably funded? This report has some ideas (including an idea from me 🙂 ) #Journalism #News #Media apo.org.au/node/328690

Australia: "Most flu deaths this century were recorded in 2025, ABS finds" Last Year (2025): 🔹COVID-19: ~2,161 deaths 🔹Influenza: ~1,701 deaths 🔹RSV: ~582 deaths

I like this discussion of "the medium is the message". #MediaTheory youtu.be/_owhIfqJrsY?...

Microsoft's Copilot "reinforces platform power, prioritizes dominant international sources over Australian journalism, and erases individual journalists and diverse communities" #Microsoft #Journalism @intellectbooks.bsky.social #AI #CoPilot #Media #LLMs intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

AI in Australian journalism - new research! "the limited uptake of gen-AI in Australian newsrooms is driven by concerns about news integrity in a broad sense" #Journalism #News #AI #LLM @michaeljamesdavis.bsky.social @monicaattard.bsky.social doi.org/10.5771/2192...

How should AI chat bots be used for university assignments? #MDIA5007 youtu.be/7Q-N1zU76-I

(3/3) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: 12 Feb 2026 🔹Bondi: ⬆️UP 🔹Liverpool: ⬇️DOWN 🔹Quakers Hill: ➡️STABLE 🔹Hunter: ⬇️DOWN @NSWHealth Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...

Why COVID-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one” “The virus enters through the airways but exerts its systemic effects through the vasculature, the common denominator in the lungs, heart, kidneys, and brain,” Benest tells The BMJ. Source: www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Portugal, Germany and Thailand Re-impose Covid Testing for Arrivals from China As XBB.1.5 spreads rapidly, several governments are bringing back pre-departure COVID testing for travelers from China. Portugal now requires a negative test within 48 hours and will add wastewater sequencing on flights.

#Batteries are clearly impacting evening peak spot prices, resulting in lower average spot prices and lower expected baseload futures #prices.

What do the new federal racial hatred laws prohibit? #AusPol #Law #HateCrime youtu.be/CAzzkNSIfFo?...

Australia’s new hate laws give ministers sweeping powers to ban groups – but unclear definitions of “hate crime” risk chilling lawful political protest, Anne Twomey writes. #auspol #FreeSpeech

Record #renewables and storage, falling prices and emissions, lowest #coal and plunging gas delivers much needed boost for federal government’s energy #transition.

Maybe it's just me but editing video seems like more work than photo editing because you can't listen to music while doing it.