Published May 08 2020

Fact Or Fiction? - What Happens Next? podcast on fake news

Margaret
Simons
Freelance journalist and author
Johan lidberg
Associate Professor of Journalism, School of Media, Film and Journalism
Mark andrejevic
Professor, Communications and Media Studies, Faculty of Arts
David holmes
Former Associate Professor, Climate Change Communication Research Hub
Susan carland
Academic, author and social commentator

In this third episode on fake news, we've gathered all the very best practical tips and ideas from our experts to help you identify fake news.  We'll guide you to finding your way through the massive amounts of news and information we see each day, how to identify misinformation and disinformation, and how to ensure you're getting the most objective, accurate and up to date information from your news sources. 

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About the Authors

  • Margaret simons

    Freelance journalist and author

    Margaret is an award-winning journalist, author and academic. She was the founding Chair and remains a board member of the Public Interest Journalism Foundation, which was established in 2009 at the Swinburne Institute for Social Research to promote and enable innovation in public interest journalism. She was Associate Professor in Monash University’s School of Media, Film and Journalism between 2017-2019.

  • Johan lidberg

    Associate Professor of Journalism, School of Media, Film and Journalism

    Johan teaches Journalism Law and Ethics and Investigative Reporting. His main research areas are Freedom of Information, access to information and media accountability, journalism ethics and media coverage of climate change.

  • Mark andrejevic

    Professor, Communications and Media Studies, Faculty of Arts

    Mark contributes expertise on the social and cultural implications of data mining, and online monitoring. He writes about monitoring and data mining from a socio-cultural perspective, and is the author of three monographs and more than 60 academic articles and book chapters. His research interests encompass digital media, surveillance and data mining in the digital era. He is particularly interested in social forms of sorting and automated decision-making associated with the online economy. He believes regulations for controlling commercial and state access to and use of personal information is becoming an increasingly important topic.

  • David holmes

    Holmes

    David is a political analyst, social theorist and media scholar. He's an associate professor in the Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub. He was educated at Swinburne University in media studies, and the University of Melbourne in political science and social theory, where he was awarded the Dwight Prize for political science, and a PhD in social theory.

  • Susan carland

    Director, Bachelor of Global Studies, and Lecturer, School of Language, Literature, Cultures and Linguistics

    Susan's research and teaching specialties focus on gender, sociology, contemporary Australia, terrorism, and Islam in the modern world. Susan hosted the “Assumptions” series on ABC’s Radio National, and was named one of the 20 Most Influential Australian Female Voices in 2012 by The Age.

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