2024 JERAA Conference
University of Melbourne
Wednesday 27 – Friday 29 November 2024
Early Career Researchers Day Tuesday 26 November 2024
Forward: facing the next wave of journalism disruption
‘Forward’ is about imagining and preparing for the future and then proceeding to face the challenges and possibilities ahead. For contemporary journalism, it implies critically anticipating and dealing with the consequences of seemingly endless waves of technological disruption. This year, the news industry – practitioners, educators, researchers and consumers – are experiencing the impacts of Artificial Intelligence, the defunding of news on digital platforms, copyright battles, further downsizing of media businesses and the belligerence of big tech, and all in the context of looming elections and global conflict.