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
- Reporting on Child Sexual Abuse: Guidance for Media (2023)
- The Suicide Reporting Toolkit (2023)
- Reporting on artificial intelligence: a handbook for journalism educators (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)