Honorary Research Associate of the School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
Post-graduate research on the Australian film Industry especially the state film corporations: 40 years broad professional experience in production in film, television and radio; regular 'blogger of the week' for RMIT; former television commentator on 6IX and 6PR and occasional contributor to Crikey and Technology Spectator.
I present a regular segment on television on ABC regional Victoria.
I also produce and present the national arts and culture current affairs radio program Arts Alive, and am Media Policy Editor for Screen Hub.
'Fake news' is poison for the body politic – can it be stopped?
Nov 22, 2016 23:35 pm UTC| Technology Politics
If prescription drugs contained as much fake content as the news coverage of the 2016 US presidential election, there would be wide demands for government action. But, it was only news. However, fake news can be as...