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Chris Hall
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Doing a PhD on the legal and social impacts of youtubers creating #journalism. https://www.christopher-james-hall.com/research-teaching
"This little shred was good"

youtu.be/mZOkLMXXax4?...
Things Will Fall Apart
YouTube video by louiscolemusic
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Just wondering, has anyone else out there read this?

#Auspol #Law

www.legislation.gov.au/C2026A00002/...
Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Act 2026 - Federal Register of Legislation
www.legislation.gov.au
January 21, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Social media sites ranking in terms of engagement:

1. Mastodon
2. LinkedIn
3. BlueSky
4. Pixelfed

#SocialMedia #Mastodon #LinkedIn #Pixelfed
January 20, 2026 at 10:39 PM
So it takes almost 16 days to travel from the south of France to Paris if you go by Ox cart, assuming you don't stop at all.

#history #Rome #Itiner-e @tombrughmans.bsky.social

www.itiner-e.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Do you like data? Databases?

Multilateral development banks accountability mechanisms

susanmpark.com/database-mul...
Database - Multilateral Development Banks Accountability Mechanisms — Susan Park
The objective of the database is to be able to garner a quick qualitative snapshot of any given case, as well as to be able to aggregate quantitative data for each Accountability Mechanism as a whole ...
susanmpark.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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If this becomes my all-time most popular post I'm going to be so mad
January 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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That's too many to keep track of
January 15, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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Watch this one while you can, don't know how long youtube will let it stay up

🔗👇

LINK youtu.be/nWokGcF1sA4
January 16, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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Indonesia today became the first country to block Grok.

"The government views non-consensual deepfake practices as a serious violation of human rights, dignity, and the security of citizens in the digital space."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indonesia-suspends-grok-ai-over-sexualized-images/
Indonesia suspends Grok AI over sexualized images
Elon Musk's platform is facing global backlash after reports emerged that its image creation feature allowed users to sexualize pictures of women and children using simple text prompts.
www.cbsnews.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Get fit, have fun, make friends with Aikido!

Come and train, or just support our student martial arts club.

It's just $5 via the university link below

1st month training fees waived when you join.

#Aikido #UTS #MartialArts #Fitness #Kokikai

www.activateuts.com.au/clubs/aikido/
Aikido - Activate UTS
www.activateuts.com.au
January 9, 2026 at 5:38 AM
AI in Australian journalism - new research!

"the limited uptake of gen-AI in Australian newsrooms is driven by concerns about news integrity in a broad sense"

#Journalism #News #AI #LLM @michaeljamesdavis.bsky.social @monicaattard.bsky.social

doi.org/10.5771/2192...
SCM Studies in Communication and Media
doi.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Did you know that 61.3% of Ryan McBeth videos are about newsworthy public interest topics?

Follow for more context-deficient facts.

#youtubers #PublicInterest @ryanmcbeth.bsky.social #JournalismResearch
January 8, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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I let Bluesky verify my age with face ID to access private messages just so I could talk to scammers
January 6, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Amazingly my first sole-author academic article has had over 5000 views in the first 6 months! I know views don't equal citations but still. Link to article below 😁

#PhD #Media #JournalismResearch @intellectbooks.bsky.social #AJR @friendlyjordies.bsky.social

intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
January 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
What am I doing for 2026?

Same thing I do every year Pinky, try to work on my PhD thesis!

#PhD #Research #Journalism #PlatformJournalism

youtu.be/iwQn0KwKDCA?...
Platform Journalism on YouTube - Visualise Your Thesis winner at UTS - VYT
YouTube video by Law, journalism & youtubers
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 10:15 PM
"Conservative media have been shown to exert disproportionate levels of influence over other mainstream media agendas."

#Media #Journalism #AusPol @drvicfielding.bsky.social #OpenAccess

www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/7/...
www.mdpi.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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The SMH itself published a really good piece this week about the radicalisation of the shooters. Nothing in it suggests that they had anything to do with the Gaza protests. www.smh.com.au/national/a-f...
A father, a son and the radical world of terror
The final days of the Bondi Beach shooters were spent in bare, rented rooms and off the radar of authorities.
www.smh.com.au
December 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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There is no gun "debate".

There are not two equal sides. It is almost everyone vs almost no one.

70% of Australians wanted tougher gun laws *before* Bondi.

More below, full results here: australiainstitute.org.au/report/polli...
December 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Microsoft's Copilot "reinforces platform power, prioritizes dominant international sources over Australian journalism, and erases individual journalists and diverse communities"

#Microsoft #Journalism @intellectbooks.bsky.social #AI #CoPilot #Media #LLMs

intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...
Invisible journalists and dominant algorithms: AI-generated news and its implications for Australian media pluralism | Intellect
Innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot increasingly take the spotlight for their writing and informational capabilities, yet their implications for...
intellectdiscover.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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"AI can never generate a news story because it can’t think to contact someone to find something out, operate on a hunch, or use deduction based on past experience to then employ the art of bluff" — AFR political editor Phil Coorey.
Australian media figures on AI, and which journos are the up-and-coming ones to watch
We asked Australia's biggest media figures about what scares them about artificial intelligence, and which new reporters are making a splash.
www.crikey.com.au
December 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Has the Australian government taken any "concrete actions" to combat antisemitism?

This video goes over some of the things.

#AusPol #friendlyjordies #journalism #Media

youtu.be/2z0gjjea0mQ
Shameless
YouTube video by friendlyjordies
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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As I understand today's discussion, we can stop an ISIS cell by policing the speaker list at writer's festivals and the BA syllabus at Unis. And by "stopping demonstrations." This is madness.
December 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM