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How to help kids navigate fake news and misinformation online

NEWS ONLINE: With young people getting so much of their news from social media, teaching them how to spot news that is less than truthful is difficult, but not impossible. Read more »

Ten Network may yet be saved from receivership, with administrator confident of recapitalisation

NEWS ONLINE: The Ten Network holds its first meeting of creditors since the ailing television station was put into administration, with the administrator making a confident call the company can be saved. Read more »

Social media training for girls enters the classroom in Tasmania

NEWS ONLINE: Concerns about the detrimental effects of social media on girls have prompted Hobart's MacKillop College to bring in trainers. Read more »

'Terror fatigue': Is the media coverage of terror attacks counterproductive?

CORRESPONDENTS REPORT: Professor Richard Lachmann is from the University of Albany in New York State. Read more »

Imam Mohammad Tawhidi: The problem with the media's favourite Muslim

NEWS ONLINE: In just 12 months, Mohammad Tawhidi has become one of the most prominent Muslim voices in the Australian media. Read more »

Behind the scenes of ABC News in Victoria

NEWS ONLINE: Journalist Stephanie Anderson and camera operator Patrick Rocca reveal how ABC News is produced for television, radio and digital. Read more »

SA Government distributes 'fake news' to train passengers with phony budget newspaper

NEWS ONLINE: The SA budget was meant to be all about the jobs of tomorrow, but the SA Government's first post-budget investment was in a supposedly dying industry. Read more »

Matthew Abraham, one half of ABC Radio Adelaide Breakfast duo, announces departure

NEWS ONLINE: ABC Radio Adelaide Breakfast's dynamic duo will be no more after Matthew Abraham announces his departure. Read more »

Zuckerberg unveils Facebook's new community vision, but experts have doubts

THE WORLD TODAY: Facebook has long touted that it wants to make the world 'more open and connected', but now the powerful social media platform has a new mission statement. Read more »

Media Bites Episode 21

MEDIAWATCH: Did Melbourne hipsters really charge $5 for a spoonful of dessert? Read more »

'Fake news', Facebook and our phones: Report shines light on how we access news

NEWS ONLINE: Men are more likely than women to use their phones while sitting on the toilet, according to a new report about how Australians access their news online. Read more »

Report finds regional social media users at greater risk of online harassment

PM: Social media can offer Australians living in remote areas a sense of community but a new report shows they are facing a heightened risk of bullying. Read more »

Press council appointee Carla McGrath's position untenable, says former Press Council chair

THE WORLD TODAY: The former head of the Australian Press Council has weighed into a furore that's engulfing the watchdog for newspapers and magazines. Read more »

More than half of Australians avoid news because it makes them unhappy

THE WORLD TODAY: There's often a lot of criticism that the news is negative and depressing, and a new study has found that more than half of Australian audiences sometimes avoid it, because of that. Read more »

ABC News - TV, Radio and Online

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Sean Spicer and the intriguing case of the disappearing White House spokesman

PM: White House spokesman Sean Spicer has confirmed an overhaul of the President's media team is underway amid rampant speculation he himself will be replaced as Donald Trump's front man. Read more »

'Wantok': PNG's proud newspaper helping shape and preserve Tok Pisin

CORRESPONDENTS REPORT: The language of government and business in Papua New Guinea is English, but there's another language used by most Papua New Guineans - Tok Pisin. Read more »

Do you believe the things you read in gossip magazines?

RN DRIVE: Rebel Wilson's win against magazine publisher Bauer Media has raised questions around the standard of journalism in gossip magazines. Read more »

Does Malcolm Turnbull's lampooning of Donald Trump pass the pub comedy test?

THE WORLD TODAY: Politics aside, how funny was Malcolm Turnbull's lampooning of Donald Trump anyway? Read more »

Geoff Thompson with an update on Adam Harvey's condition after being shot in neck

7.30 REPORT: ABC journalist Adam Harvey was shot in the neck today while covering a confrontation between the Philippines military and IS militants. Read more »

Media Bites Episode 20

MEDIAWATCH: News Corp papers compete for the biggest bludger town; media cook up a monster pizza; and news.com.au's glowing Foxtel Now article. Read more »

Channel 10's demise reflects an industry 'splintering' under the digital age

NEWS ONLINE: Network Ten's descent into voluntary administration reflects a "splintering" of the entertainment industry, stakeholders say, as the digital age challenges everything from sports coverage to advertising and the future of free-to-air television. Read more »

Rebel Wilson wins defamation case against 'bully' magazine publisher Bauer Media

NEWS ONLINE: The Hollywood actress wins her defamation case against magazine publisher Bauer Media over a series of articles she claims damaged her career by depicting her as a serial liar, a victory she says condemns "disgusting and disgraceful conduct". Read more »

Rebel Wilson wins defamation case

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The biggest loser promo

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Advertising share of GDP

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Ten Network in voluntary administration; billionaires facing huge losses as Murdoch and Gordon make a move

NEWS ONLINE: Billionaire media owner Bruce Gordon and News Corporation scion Lachlan Murdoch merge their holdings in the Ten Network, in a play that could ultimately see the pair take the business out of administration and into private hands. Read more »

Senate hearings reveal importance of language for Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and James Comey

NEWS ONLINE: When is an FBI investigation not an "investigation"? Read more »

Ten into receivership? Why the rush, it is still solvent

NEWS ONLINE: The Ten Network has gone into a trading halt, with the expectation administration is not far away. Read more »

Mamamia podcast producer responds to Roxane Gay controversy

NEWS VIDEO: Mamamia podcast producer Monique Bowley says it was never the organisation's intention to embarrass writer Roxane Gay by commenting on her weight. Read more »

Ten Network raises white flag and enters voluntary administration

PM: Australia's third largest free-to-air television broadcaster has gone into voluntary administration. Read more »

Ten Network in trading halt and facing receivership after failing to secure financial backer

NEWS ONLINE: The home of hits like MasterChef and the Big Bash slips closer to being put into administration, after confirming it has failed to win a $200 million extended line of finance from its key shareholders. Read more »

Is the end nigh for Network Ten?

PM: The future of the Ten Network has been under a cloud for some time, but today saw the clearest sign yet that the company may need to call in the administrators. Read more »

China's Communist Party seeks news influence through Australian media deals

NEWS ONLINE: As concerns mount over Beijing's grip on Australia's Chinese-language media, the Communist Party is working to shape the narrative of mainstream outlets too. Read more »

'Disturbing' and 'excessive' coverage: the media and Shapelle Corby

CORRESPONDENTS REPORT: The recent deportation of Shapelle Corby from Jakarta resulted in a media frenzy. Read more »

Fact Check: 'Never a shortage of claims to check' with the new RMIT-ABC Unit, Russell Skelton says

NEWS ONLINE: Is that a fact? Read more »

USP says new cybersecurity diploma much needed in the Pacific

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Media Bites Episode 19

MEDIAWATCH: Halle Berry's food baby, QLD media mad for Adani & Sydney's Inner West Courier sniff out the story. Read more »

Backstory: The holy grail of data storytelling

NEWS ONLINE: Digital journalist Simon Elvery explores the world of data and explains it's more than charts, graphs and visualisations. Read more »

Remote arts centres combat fakes and knowledge gap with social media

PM: A remote arts centre in West Arnhem land is leading the charge in using the power of social media, and ecommerce to reach the world. Read more »

New Zealanders show their disapproval of Trump administration as Tillerson visits Wellington

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Rebel Wilson breaks down in court as former Woman's Day journalist defends story

NEWS ONLINE: Former Woman's Day journalist Shari Nementizik denies doing a "hatchet job" on Rebel Wilson's reputation, in an article posted about the actress two years ago. Read more »