This libguide explores ethical journalism.
In this unit, students will take on the role of journalists to investigate, analyse, and report on real or imagined events. They will explore how ethical decision-making and learner agency shape the way stories are told and received. Students will develop skills in critical reading, writing, and speaking, while also reflecting on their responsibilities as communicators in a diverse and complex world.
Fake News resources
Fake News report from the esafety commissioner, includes video.
Fake news | eSafety Commissioner
A history of fake news before social media.
The spreading fire of fake news | State Library of New South Wales (nsw.gov.au)
A brief history of Fake News, BBC Bite Size.
A brief history of fake news - BBC Bitesize
Body Image resources
Body image resources from Informit
From The Butterfly Foundation
Boosting body image - Butterfly Foundation
From Headspace
understanding body image | headspace
From Beyond Blue
Surveillance
Life 360 article from the e-safety commissioner
Life 360 | Location tracking app | How does it work? eSafety Commissioner
Article from the Australian government on sharing of information and surveillance on social media.
Article from The Women's Network on how phone use of a phone through apps and social media can lead to location tracking.
Survivor's guide to location tracking - TechSafety
Article from SBS News on whether location tracking apps are an invasion of privacy.
Share better and stress less : a guide to thinking ecologically about social media
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The anxious generation : how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
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Girls Resist!
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Articles in support of the social media ban.
Comprehensive background from the Echo database includes arguments in support of and against the ban on social media for people 16 and under in Australia.
main index and introduction page
Guidelines from the Australian government on the social media ban.
Social Media Minimum Age – Fact sheet
Arguments against or casting doubt on the social media ban.
VPNs, 'old man' masks, and AI: The holes in the social media ban and their fixes - ABC News
Social media age bans are unworkable. What are the alternatives?
Articles on The Social Dilemma
In-depth review of The Social Dilemma
Social Dilemma Review: Why Social Media Isn’t Hijacking Your Brain
From The Conversation
Netflix’s The Social Dilemma highlights the problem with social media, but what’s the solution?
From SBS News
Netflix documentary ‘The Social Dilemma’ prompts some to leave social media | SBS The Feed
From Meta
Statement of journalism principles from The Australian Press Council
Statements of Principles - Australian Press Council
Media ethics from Informit
News Literacy from Brittanica
Click on the image above to go to Informit, the database from RMIT. There are many helpful resources on the site and it provides access to journal articles that you can use for research.
Click on the link above to go to the media and popular culture site which is part of Informit. There is a helpful background to issues related to social media and digital literacy. Once you click on a tab you will see journal articles on the right side related to different social media issues. The journal articles can opened by clicking on the PDF of the article.
A brief history of social media with timelines.
History of Social Media (It's Younger Than You Think) - BroadbandSearch
An article from Brittanica on the history of social media.
social media -- Britannica School
A range of short videos exploring the challenges of social media.
The online reference generator can be used to generate citations for reference lists and bibliographies. The Online reference generator can be used for print texts and digital or online texts.
Clonard College used the APA (American Psychological Association 7thed.) for citations.
Click on the tab below to go to the Online Reference Generator.
For further assistance go to the Referencing page of Research Tips to help with creating a bibliography.
Referencing - Research tips - LibGuides at Clonard College Geelong