Dr Melissa SweetApr 18, 2023
If you’ve got an important story to tell, see how Croakey Health Media can help https://www.croakey.org/if-youve-got-an-important-story-to-tell-see-how-croakey-health-media-can-help/
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Show threadDr Melissa SweetApr 14, 2023
And that, dear readers, is a wrap. Warm thanks to all who've contributed, read, shared, commented etc.
And thanks to all who support our work. #WeAppreciate
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Dr Melissa SweetApr 12, 2023
Dozens of independent newspapers launched during Covid in Australia. What happened next? #pijmatters cc ⁦@CroakeyNews⁩ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/apr/12/dozens-of-independent-newspapers-launched-during-covid-in-australia-what-happened-next?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Dozens of independent newspapers launched during Covid in Australia. What happened next?

After crowdfunding campaigns, first editions and pandemic, are the startups thriving, barely surviving or sadly dying?

The Guardian
Dr Melissa SweetApr 11, 2023
“It’s dangerous being a female journalist in Somalia. But, one year on, we are still shining our light”
#pijmatters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/11/its-dangerous-being-a-female-journalist-in-somalia-but-one-year-on-we-are-still-shining-our-light?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
It’s dangerous being a female journalist in Somalia. But, one year on, we are still shining our light

Since Bilan, the country’s only all-women media house, was born last April, we’ve covered everything from HIV to opioids. Now we want to go global

The Guardian
Dr Melissa SweetApr 11, 2023
Hard to bear: how the way we treat miscarriage acts as a barometer for broader healthcare https://www.croakey.org/hard-to-bear-how-the-way-we-treat-miscarriage-acts-as-a-barometer-for-broader-health-care/
Big thanks @yodaberg for writing about your new book and some takehomes for the health sector
#KindnessMatters
#InverseCareLaw continues
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#CroakeyREAD
Dr Melissa SweetApr 7, 2023
Project MUSE - Introduction: The Shredding of Midwestern Newspapers #pijmatters ⁦@PercyKaren⁩ ⁦@PIJI_Journalism⁩ https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/article/882956
Project MUSE - Introduction: The Shredding of Midwestern Newspapers

Dr Melissa SweetMar 23, 2023
On AUKUS and Assange: enough is enough, Prime Minister - By @appsl
https://www.croakey.org/on-aukus-and-assange-enough-is-enough-prime-minister/
#AusPol
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cc @withMEAA @MAPW_Australia @PercyKaren @Aus4Assange @Stella_Assange
Show threadDr Melissa SweetMar 13, 2023
Important #LongRead by @mariemcinerney : Medical leader joins concerted calls for action on Julian Assange and press freedom https://www.croakey.org/medical-leader-joins-concerted-calls-for-action-on-julian-assange-and-press-freedom/
#Auspol
#PressFreedom #HumanRights
#FreeAssange #FreeAssangeNow
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Show threadDr Melissa SweetMar 7, 2023
Here is a link to Deforestation Inc: https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/
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Deforestation Inc. - ICIJ

An ICIJ-led cross-border investigation exposes how a lightly regulated sustainability industry overlooks forest destruction and human rights violations when granting environmental certifications.

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Dr Melissa SweetFeb 26, 2023
Google blocks news in some Canadian searches, in response to proposed media law https://nie.mn/3XQwrSw via @NiemanLab
#RegulateDigitalPlatforms
cc @CroakeyNews
@MegBastard
@SharonFrielOz
@baumfran
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Google blocks news in some Canadian searches, in response to proposed media law

"This explains everything about my failed Google searches this week," one Globe and Mail journalist tweeted.

Nieman Lab