Past news and events
Archived News
2012
April
Stories that matter in a changing media landscape - Media forum 28 March
ACIJ, together with ACOSS, hosted a NGO Media forum on 28 March to explore how to tell complex stories in the current media landscape.
March
Who will guard the guardians? Now available online.
Watch Julian Disney (Australian Press Council), Peter Fray (Sydney Morning Herald), Paul Kelly (The Australian), Anne Dunn (University of Sydney) and broadcaster Philip Clark discuss the Finkelstein's inquiry into the media.
2010
November
'Reporting Climate Change': Munster forum 2010
'The scientific consensus about the increasing scale and urgency of climate change has made journalism's commitment to traditional concepts of fairness and balance obsolete.'
October
Reportageonline.com wins national award
Reportageonline, the ACIJ student online magazine, wins best publication in any medium and best online publication in the 2010 National Journalism Education Awards.
Media, Investigative Journalism & Technology Conference: December 4 & 5 @AUT University New Zealand
ACIJ Director Wendy Bacon was a keynote speaker at Pacific Media Centre Investigative Journalism conference on December 4 and 5, 2011 in Auckland,New Zealand.
'Money Makers' wins top journalists top award
Fairfax reporters Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie have won this year's prestigious George Munster Award for Independent Journalism for their series The Money Makers, a vigorous investigation exposing the Reserve Bank of Australia's role in an international corruption scandal involving bribes worth millions.
September
Reporting Climate Change: Munster forum
The scientific consensus about the increasing scale and urgency of climate change has made journalism's commitment to traditional concepts of fairness and balance obsolete.
August
Opposition to Exxon Mobil funding of Walkley Media Conference
The ACIJ is one of a number of Australian organisations that does not consider the Golden sponsorship of Walkley Media Conference to be consistent with the promotion of media ethics or corporate accountability and responsibility.
Therese Rein launches UTS graduates' women's anthology
Australian businesswoman Therese Rein launched The Modern Woman's Anthology 2010(MWA 2010) edited by UTS Journalism alumnae Leah Greengarten and Talia Linz on 22 June 2010.
June
Restaurant rip off exposed by journalism student investigation
Restaurants and cafes across Australia are breaking the law more than a year after public holiday and weekend surcharges were banned, yet not one has been prosecuted by the national consumer watchdog.
Cycling in the news - An Australian investigation
This project was initiated by University of Sydney Clinical Associate Professor Chris Rissel to investigate portrayals of cyclists in the Australian press. Despite growing evidence of the health and environmental benefits of cycling, a number of media outlets appeared to be publishing negative comments about cyclists and cycling.
April
Australian journalist W.H.Donald's role in China
Professor Zhang Wei of Shandong University China and visiting professor with the ACIJ, spoke on the Australian journalist, W.H. Donald and his role in 20th century China to students, academics, film-makers and others at UTS on 29 April.
March
Research Methods Workshop - The power of content analysis to investigate climate change debates
The Media Studies Research Methods Workshop is >not open> to the public.
February
The future of journalism research in Australia
Australian journalism academics now have the right to have quality journalism recognised as university research.
2009
January
Archived Events
Who will guard the guardians?
20 March 2012
WikiLeaks, Assange and democracy: Don’t shoot the messenger
17 February 2012 to 21 February 2012
When farmers die: India's agrarian crisis and the rise of inequality
10 February 2012
National Investigative Journalism Conference
16 September 2011 to 17 September 2011
