Sign in

UTS Centre for Media Transition

@uts-cmt.bsky.social
274 followers 12 following 107 posts

The CMT explores journalism best practice; media regulatory adaptation; sustainable news media business models and information integrity.

PostsRepliesMedia
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Subscribe now to our fortnightly newsletter for important insights on how technology is impacting news media and how we regulate it to keep it ethical, trustworthy and sustainable 👇 go.uts.edu.au/CMT-eNews-Si...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
A jury has found Google and Meta liable for deliberately designing addictive products in a landmark case. On our new segment Snackademics on 2SER Breakfast, Dr Sacha Molitorisz joined Danny to discuss what it all means www.2ser.com/snackademics...
010
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
CMT Co-Director Derek Wilding discusses the communications regulator’s renewed vigour in scrutinising industry codes, with a companion code in the telco sector the latest to be rejected by the ACMA 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/04...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
In our newsletter this week, ACMA cracks down on industry codes, Award‑winning Journalist Peter Charley shares his upcoming book, The Truth Illusion: How America’s Addiction to Lies is Eating the Nation Alive and more👀 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/04...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
From ACMA’s powers and the challenge of regulating repeat misconduct (yes, Kyle Sandiland’s dispute with KIIS 👀), to what new eSafety data reveals about children using AI companions — it’s a packed edition. Read it here: Rules, risk and responsibility | Issue 3/2026 www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/03...
uts.edu.au
At the intersection
Centre for Media Transition newsletter - Rules, risk and responsibility | Issue 3/2026 From ACMA’s powers and the challenge of regulating repeat misconduct (yes, KIIS), to what new eSafety data revea...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
What happens when press regulation meets a media backlash? Derek Wilding examines the latest Australian Press Council adjudication — and the flood of commentary from The Australian opposing it 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/03...
uts.edu.au
The Australian v Australian Press Council
Derek Wilding explores the complications surrounding the latest adjudication from the Australian Press Council and the deluge of commentary from The Australian opposing it.
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Balance is replacing accuracy — as if unverified claims were factual counterpoints. Florencia Melgar (SBS) on why verification matters not just to counter disinformation, but to uphold journalistic standards. www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/03...
uts.edu.au
Is verification the new trust currency?
Florencia Melgar – Editorial Standards Manager at SBS – reminds us of the importance of verification, not just to counter disinformation, but also to raise standards. She describes the developing tren...
052
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Our newsletter is out! This edition explores news verification, press standards and the changing economics of journalism. www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/03...
uts.edu.au
Getting it right - in war, law and business
Centre for Media Transition newsletter | Defending, verifying and bundling news - Issue 2/2026
020
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
"The AI industry is upgrading CapEx plans, raising the profit uplift required to generate a commercial return on its investment. That hurdle already appears difficult to jump for the listed AI sector." More from ABC Chair Kim Williams on Double Take: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/4XwBNWUuf1b
spotifycreators-web.app.link
ABC Chair Kim Williams on AI and Public Broadcasting by Double Take
As AI rapidly infiltrates every aspect of our lives, the news industry is facing another onslaught from the digital realm. AI companies with billion-dollar values are lobbying the government for copyr...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
CMT’s fortnightly newsletter is back for 2026 👋 Platform accountability, news funding, and genAI —packed edition. Read it here: www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/02...
uts.edu.au
2026 off to a flying start
Centre for Media Transition newsletter - News funding, X fines and Kim Williams on AI | Issue 1/2026
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
CMT Co-Director Derek Wilding looks into the proposed Australian content obligations for streaming services 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/11...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Monica Attard unpacks the latest BBC turmoil and what it signals for the ABC as public broadcasting becomes a proxy battlefield 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/11...
011
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Out now! - Our newsletter: Culture wars, content gaps and AI risks 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/11...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
⚡Read CMT's latest newsletter⚡ We look at what’s left of the Pentagon press corps in the US and its link to the Australian media scene, examine some recent high profile regulatory action against digital platforms & more 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/11...
uts.edu.au
Press corp crisis and tech reg crunch
CMT Newsletter | Issue 20/2025
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
⚡️Our newsletter is out ⚡️ Derek dives into ACMA’s decency breach finding against KIIS. Kieran looks at the logic of what platforms fall under the social media ban. And Elon Musk’s Grokipedia in the context of falling traffic to Wikipedia and news sites www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/10...
uts.edu.au
Games of trouble
Ranked Australia’s #1 young university. UTS offers globally recognised degrees, strong industry ties, and career-ready learning in the heart of Sydney.
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
#ICYMI Our newsletter is out now! 👏 DIGI, behind the 2021 Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation is considering giving up on policing misinfo; China is set to give up on Tik Tok in the US under threat of closure and more 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/10...
uts.edu.au
Stepping back
Centre for Media Transition Newsletter | Issue 18/2025
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
DIGI, the tech industry group behind the 2021 Australian Code of Practice on Dis- & Mis-information is considering giving up on policing misinformation because it says the practice is subjective & linked to people’s beliefs and value systems. Michael investigates 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/10...
uts.edu.au
Should misinfo be left to flourish?
Five years since major digital platforms came together at the request of the federal government to develop the voluntary Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation, the code is u...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
China is set to give up on Tik Tok in the United States, under threat of closure. Monica Attard discusses Trump's deadline for China-owned Byte Dance to sell off its US TikTok operation 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/10...
uts.edu.au
Tik tok...tik tok...tik tok...
Trump had tried and failed to ban Tik Tok during his first term, but has since developed a “warm spot in his heart” for it when the platform boosted his appeal amongst young American voters in the 202...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
CMT's Sacha Molitorisz unpacks implications for privacy protections in view of the Productivity Commission’s Interim Report on data and digital technology 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/09...
020
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Read our latest newsletter – who controls the story? Influencers, illusions and information integrity 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/09...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
In our Gen AI and Journalism report, Australian newsroom editors recognised the need to act responsibly in their implementation of AI but many wanted a broader discussion about the corresponding responsibilities of the tech sector. www.uts.edu.au/research/cen...
uts.edu.au
Gen AI and Journalism: toward common principles
Ranked Australia’s #1 young university. UTS offers globally recognised degrees, strong industry ties, and career-ready learning in the heart of Sydney.
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Inheritances, information and whistleblowing 📢 | our newsletter opens with the Murdoch family saga. Next up, Michael explores proposals to expand copyright exceptions for AI training,Tamara looks at the move to water down our freedom of information laws and more! www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/09...
uts.edu.au
Inheritances, information and whistleblowing
Centre for Media Transition Newsletter | Issue 16/2025
011
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
For some Australian newsrooms, synthetic voice has emerged as a significant opportunity for broadcasters, with many actively experimenting with a variety of low-risk use cases. Read more 👇 www.uts.edu.au/research/cen...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
CMT's Chris Hall discusses the promise of AI for research and a startling admission by an AI assistant about quality control of its own free and subscription offers. www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
In a major breakthrough for publishers, Nine chalked up the first successful use of the new public interest defence for reporting on surgeon Dr Munjed Al Muderis 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Dr Sarah Hook explains the Game Meats v Farm Transparency decision and how it breaks new ground – not for the better. This is a decision that raises real concerns for public interest journalism 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
CMT's Monica Attard considers the ABC’s new guidelines that will govern public comments by staff. While they make the internal complaints process clearer, it’s hard to see how they help to manage different views on the place of impartiality at the national broadcaster. www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Our newsletter is out on news and the public interest: defamation, copyright and public comment | Read it here www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...
000
Reposted by UTS Centre for Media Transition
Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 26/08/2025
Individual organizations can survive in a destroyed ecosystem, but for publishers to thrive, they need to figure out how to both address the rise of AI, which feels inevitable, and connect directly with audiences who are hungry for information.
niemanlab.org
The next internet for news? Publishers gather to discuss protocols over platforms
Journalists and tech industry workers gathered at Protocols for Publishers to talk about building an internet that works for news.
093
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
We invite you to read our report on Gen AI's impact on the Australian news industry, with insights from news editors, product managers and tech companies, we examine the potential for industry and cross-industry collaboration to address these concerns 👇 www.uts.edu.au/research/cen...
010
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
In 2024, the CMT partnered with the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Australia to deliver the Information Integrity Forum 2024, examining genAI, journalism and information integrity in India, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. Read the executive summary here: www.uts.edu.au/research/cen...
001
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Are Australian newsrooms falling behind the game? Do the benefits outweigh the costs? CMT's Michael Davis shares the research findings from our new report - GenAI and Journalism: Towards common priniciples 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...
001
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Lawsuits could spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E for AI. CMT's Tamara Markus looks at relevant developments in copyright around the globe, focusing on the raft of cases currently before the courts that could seriously impact AI companies if judgements go against them 👇 ⚖️ www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Since generative AI hit the headlines in 2022, few industries have felt the impact of the hype and hysteria that accompanied the technology more than news.We devote this week’s newsletter to some of the key issues around how GenAI is impacting journalism www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
#ICYMI Professor Heather Ford writes about landmark new research into climate change misinformation, which is growing more subtle and more insidious. www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/07...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Our newsletter is out this Friday! Sign up for research insights on how technology is impacting news media and how we regulate it to keep it ethical, trustworthy and sustainable. go.uts.edu.au/CMT-eNews-Si...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
We invite you to read our new research report on Gen AI's impact on the Australian news industry, with insights from news editors, product managers and tech companies, we examine the potential for industry and cross-industry collaboration to address these concerns 👇 www.uts.edu.au/research/cen...
010
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
🔥Hot off the press🔥New research exploring the impact that Gen AI is having on journalism. Thanks to all the editors, journalists, product developers and tech companies which took part. Have a read and let us know what you think: is generative AI good for journalism? www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/08...
010
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Is fact checking on its last legs? CMT Co-Director Monica Attard discusses its future after Google turned off its support and Meta readies to do the same 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/07...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
We just dropped our newsletter - Kiss-cams, climate misinfo and AI influencers | Issue 13/2025, for your reading leisure! Today’s newsletter explores fascinating and sometimes troubling developments in media and law 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/07...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Three years ago, it looked like news and current affairs rules in the commercial TV code of practice were about to be overhauled. Last month, the reform process fell in a heap. Derek Wilding examines ACMA’s decision to reject Free TV Australia’s updated industry code 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/07...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
⚡ Our latest newsletter is out ⚡ We examine ACMA’s decision to reject Free TV Australia’s updated industry code, X and Canadian activist Chris Elston’s win against the eSafety Commission and the increasing challenges faced by political cartoonists Read it here 👇 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/07...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Our newsletter is out this Thursday! Subscribe now for important insights and research news, fortnightly to your inbox📨 Learn more about how technology is impacting news media and how we regulate it to keep it ethical, trustworthy and sustainable. go.uts.edu.au/CMT-eNews-Si...
000
Reposted by UTS Centre for Media Transition
Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 14/07/2025
How does Grok AI figure out its version of the truth? It asks what Elon thinks www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/how-...
niemanlab.org
How does Grok AI figure out its version of the truth? It asks what Elon thinks
Whether it's the world's richest man or the Chinese government, the people behind important AI models seem increasingly willing to impose their reality on others.
22918
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Follow Double Take on Spotify (and Apple Podcasts in the comments) to hear CMT researchers explore changes in, and regulation of, news media with the very people who've skin in the game. open.spotify.com/show/4wD4e8A...
open.spotify.com
Double Take
Podcast · Centre for Media Transition · Welcome to this new podcast from the UTS Centre for Media Transition! We lift the lid on the big issues in news media and talk them through with stakeholders, p...
100
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Many fear that AI makes it easy to create personalised mis and disinformation that can sway voters and manipulate election outcomes. Turns out - looking back on the very large number of elections held in 2024 around the world, AI capacities have been overestimated knightcolumbia.org/content/dont...
knightcolumbia.org
Don’t Panic (Yet): Assessing the Evidence and Discourse Around Generative AI and Elections
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Our newsletter is out now - we take a deep dive into the Lattouf decision, the ABC and impartiality Read it here 🔗 www.uts.edu.au/news/2025/07...
000
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
On Double Take, we think about and research the major trends in news media and regulation of media, looking at new business models in the context of digital disruption, and journalism best practice. Follow us! Link to Spotify below & Apple Podcasts in the comments! open.spotify.com/show/4wD4e8A...
open.spotify.com
Double Take
Podcast · Centre for Media Transition · Welcome to this new podcast from the UTS Centre for Media Transition! We lift the lid on the big issues in news media and talk them through with stakeholders, p...
120
UTS Centre for Media Transition @uts-cmt.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
News media and the digital age | Get our newsletter every two weeks for smart takes on tech, media regulation, and public interest journalism. Link below 👇 go.uts.edu.au/CMT-eNews-Si...
000