Alexandra Wake
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Alexandra Wake is an Associate Professor in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University in Melbourne. Dr Wake became a journalism academic after a long career specialising in international broadcasting. A significant focus of her research and teaching remains on journalism in cultures outside advanced liberal democracies. She is the author of Transnational Broadcasting in the Indo Pacific: The Battle for Trusted News and Information.
India’s crackdown on journalists a sour note in the festival of democracy
Trouble on the foreign beat isn’t new – but bringing home the news from the world’s most populous country is getting much harder.
Doom surfing and fact checkers prosper in Covid-19 infodemic
With so much information swirling around, especially on social media, just what should we believe?
So-called media abundance still leaves blind spots with our neighbours
Even in the age of 24/7 news, governments are good at keeping the cameras away from persecuted communities.
Amal Clooney no match for Trump and China in Southeast Asia press clampdown
Authoritarian governments are quick to claim “fake news” in a neighbourhood crackdown on press freedom.