This page lists various reports about Australian/New Zealander/Pacific Islander journalists’ sourcing practices as well as guides on reporting various identities and topics more respectfully. Please email the VP (Media) with suggested inclusions that are Australian/New Zealander/Pacific Islander in focus and done by or in conjunction with our members.

Research reports on journalists’ sourcing practices:

• Going on the Record: Gendered Experiences of Media Engagement (2023)
• Who Makes the News? Australia National Report (2020)
• Who Gets To Tell Australian Stories? v 2.0 (2022)

Guides on reporting various identities and topics

• The Suicide Reporting Toolkit (2023)
• Improving Coverage of Older People in Australian News (2022)
• Disability Reporting Handbook (2022)
• Tips for media reporting on sexual harassment, including in workplaces (2022)
• MEAA Guidelines for Reporting on LGBTQIA+ Issues (2021)
• MEAA Reporting on Hate Speech & Extremism guidelines (2020)
• Mindframe guidelines on media reporting of severe mental illness in the context of violence and crime (2020)
• Reporting suicide and mental ill-health: A Mindframe resource for media professionals (2020)
• Reporting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Issues: An introductory resource for the media (2018)
• Reporting on Islam (2018)
• Ethical Reporting on Traumatised People (2014)