Alexandra Wake
Biography
Publications
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](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2024-05/GettyImages-1727148891.jpg?itok=dkEyybMO)
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](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/23956160284_840257c51d_o.jpg?itok=McxsPhWJ)
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](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/jGJyrNlrcJkU7U8jaeZIHrLSKGIvo5xh.jpg?itok=KAwebzd1)
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](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/35156085074_c3b11b5e28_kmini.jpg?itok=YolUDhyo)
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.