Teaching each other trust
Project Member(s): Giotis, C., Attard, M.
Funding or Partner Organisation: Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia
Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia
Start year: 2020
Summary: In Australia in 2020 the trust gap between the informed public and the mass public is the world’s largest, 23% (Edelman Trust Barometer 2020). If this continues, greater polarisation and disengagement from the public sphere will result. This pilot project will test a unique media research technique that sees audiences and journalists examine pieces of reportage together. This engenders a relationship of trust on both sides while providing the journalist with diverse perspectives and learnings they can incorporate into their practice. Meanwhile, researchers gain a greater understanding of the linked socio-political drivers behind distrust, news avoidance, polarisation and fake news.
Publications:
Attard, M, Davis, M & Main, L Centre for Media Transition 2023, Gen AI and Journalism, Sydney.
FOR Codes: Journalism and Professional Writing, Communication, Creative and professional writing