- 320 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
The Covid-19 pandemic ripped through the world with no regard for borders, age, status or wealth. It was brutal in its impact and created a raft of new social norms. And without warning, the pandemic changed journalism, in some ways irrevocably. This arresting collection of essays from some of Australia's top media minds examines how the pandemic altered the news. Some changes accelerated shifts already underway, such as the rise of user-generated content, the weaponizing of disinformation, and the demand for data journalism. Other changes were unexpected, such as the emergence of the home-based expert and a story with a very, very long tail. Many reporters were forced to write, file and broadcast from home. Numbers took on a new importance. And every day, journalists had to find new ways to tell the same story, one they too were living through. With contributors including Stan Grant, Michelle Grattan, David Speers, Alan Kohler, Lisa Millar and Dr Norman Swan, Pandemedia takes readers behind the scenes of Australia's media organisations to give a firsthand perspective on the new reign of the fourth estate.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- About this Book
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Cartoons by Warren Brown
- Introduction
- COVID Timeline
- Part I: More than the Headlines
- Part II: The Changing Newsroom
- Part III: The Trust Equation
- Part IV: The Journalist Experience
- Part V: Innovation & New Media
- Part VI: A Place in the Community
- Part VII: Going Global
- Acknowledgements
- The Betoota Advocate: Light Relief in Dark Times
- Contributor Bios
- Notes