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UTS Centre for Media Transition

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The CMT explores journalism best practice; media regulatory adaptation; sustainable news media business models and information integrity.

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UTS Centre for Media Transition@uts-cmt.bsky.social · 4mo ago

From ACMA’s powers and the challenge of regulating repeat misconduct (yes, Kyle Sandiland’s dispute with KIIS 👀), to what new eSafety data reveals about children using AI companions — it’s a packed edition. Read it here: Rules, risk and responsibility | Issue 3/2026 www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/03...

At the intersection

Centre for Media Transition newsletter - Rules, risk and responsibility | Issue 3/2026 From ACMA’s powers and the challenge of regulating repeat misconduct (yes, KIIS), to what new eSafety data revea...

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UTS Centre for Media Transition@uts-cmt.bsky.social · 5mo ago

What happens when press regulation meets a media backlash? Derek Wilding examines the latest Australian Press Council adjudication — and the flood of commentary from The Australian opposing it 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/03...

The Australian v Australian Press Council

Derek Wilding explores the complications surrounding the latest adjudication from the Australian Press Council and the deluge of commentary from The Australian opposing it.

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UTS Centre for Media Transition@uts-cmt.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Balance is replacing accuracy — as if unverified claims were factual counterpoints. Florencia Melgar (SBS) on why verification matters not just to counter disinformation, but to uphold journalistic standards. www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/03...

Is verification the new trust currency?

Florencia Melgar – Editorial Standards Manager at SBS – reminds us of the importance of verification, not just to counter disinformation, but also to raise standards. She describes the developing tren...

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UTS Centre for Media Transition@uts-cmt.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"The AI industry is upgrading CapEx plans, raising the profit uplift required to generate a commercial return on its investment. That hurdle already appears difficult to jump for the listed AI sector." More from ABC Chair Kim Williams on Double Take: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/4XwBNWUuf1b

ABC Chair Kim Williams on AI and Public Broadcasting by Double Take

As AI rapidly infiltrates every aspect of our lives, the news industry is facing another onslaught from the digital realm. AI companies with billion-dollar values are lobbying the government for copyr...

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UTS Centre for Media Transition@uts-cmt.bsky.social · 10mo ago

⚡️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...

Games of trouble

Ranked Australia’s #1 young university. UTS offers globally recognised degrees, strong industry ties, and career-ready learning in the heart of Sydney.

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UTS Centre for Media Transition@uts-cmt.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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...

Should misinfo be left to flourish?

Five years since major digital platforms came together at the request of the federal government to develop the voluntary Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation, the code is u...

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UTS Centre for Media Transition@uts-cmt.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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...

Tik tok...tik tok...tik tok...

Trump had tried and failed to ban Tik Tok during his first term, but has since developed a “warm spot in his heart” for it when the platform boosted his appeal amongst young American voters in the 202...

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UTS Centre for Media Transition@uts-cmt.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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...

Gen AI and Journalism: toward common principles

Ranked Australia’s #1 young university. UTS offers globally recognised degrees, strong industry ties, and career-ready learning in the heart of Sydney.

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Nieman Lab@niemanlab.org · 11mo ago

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.

The next internet for news? Publishers gather to discuss protocols over platforms

Journalists and tech industry workers gathered at Protocols for Publishers to talk about building an internet that works for news.

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