Double Take

Wikipedia is first and foremost an encyclopedia. It differs from social platforms in that its business model does not depend on advertisers. Indeed, founder Jimmy Wales likens Wikipedia to a republic. So, is it possible to extrapolate some of the principles that govern Wikipedia to social platforms?

Hear CMT's Michael Davis speak with Jimmy Wales in this month's episode of Double Take.

In this episode of Double Take, Monica speaks with Fintan O’Toole, an Irish Times columnist, advising editor at New York Review of Books, and winner of the European Press Prize, Orwell Prize and the Robert Silvers Prize.  

Fintan has bracing views on how the media covered the U.S. election, and how changes in the media landscape have paved the way for monumental shifts in US politics. Notably, the recent election of Donald Trump – again!

In this episode of Double Take, South Asia media expert Kean Wong asks senior news editors what they're doing to stave off financial ruin in a media world hard hit by Covid-19, how they would like to see digital platforms regulated whilst maintaining freedom of speech, and what they're doing to capture new audiences – especially Gen Z.    

Links to media sites mentioned:

Jubi - https://en.jubi.id/

IDN Times - https://www.idntimes.com/

ABS-CBN - https://news.abs-cbn.com/

Astro Awani - https://www.astroawani.com/

In August this year, the CMT brought together a group of editors from India, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines to exchange information on the problems each are experiencing in combatting mis- and disinformation.

In this episode of Double Take, our regional consultant and expert on South Asian media Kean Wong asks what the Indian editors took away from the forum, and what lay ahead for them and the media industry in their country.

Links to featured news publications below:

Scroll - https://scroll.in

The Wire - https://thewire.in

Article 14 - https://article-14.com

The News Minute - https://www.thenewsminute.com

For the past three years, we've been examining what impact the contraction of regional media has had on the amount of news making it to big city markets. Has it impacted the extent to which regional communities can have a voice in big policy debates? Hear from a panel with views on the issue.

CMT researcher Kieran Lindsay speaks with Crikey’s associate editor Cam Wilson about banning AI-generated news on its platform.

In this episode, Derek talks to Rita Jabri Markwell from Birchgrove Legal who’s been leading the vilification action brought by the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network – or AMAN - against X Corp, which we all know better as Twitter. Rita tells us what it’s like bringing digital platforms to a level of accountability in an environment where some have pushed back against national laws.  

CMT Research Fellow Michael Davis speaks with Chris Zappone, Digital Foreign Editor at The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, where he was among the first in the media to report on the Kremlin’s efforts to change the course of the 2016 US election. 

Tim Koskie speaks to Venessa Paech, an expert and educator in online community management who is currently researching the impact of algorithmic culture, genAI and automation on how we form and govern online community spaces.

Tim Koskie speaks to Sam Koslowski, co-founder of The Daily Aus, a social born news publication for young Australians. The Meta decision to stop funding news in Australia for its soon to be redundant Facebook News Tab carries a lot of weight for The Daily Aus, whose target audience largely consumes news on digital platforms.