Projects per year
Personal profile
Community service
Memeber Advisory Board the Global Right to Information Rating - https://www.rti-rating.org
Consulting
Professional development for Freedom of Information practitioners, Victoria, Australia, 2019
Called to give evidence to the Senata inquiry in media freedom, Australia, 2019
Submission to Senate inquiry into media freedom, Australia, 2019
Submission to the parliamentary committee on press freedom, Australia, 2019
Submission to the senate hearing into the future of public interest journalism in Australia, 2017
Providing advice on the National Action Plan Open Government Partnership, Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Attorney General's Department 2015
Professional development FOI coordinators Victorian state government, 2015
Submission to the Independet Media Inquiry, 2012
Consulted on the reforms of the federal Freedom of Information Act 2010
Gave evidence at the Senate hearing on the Federal FOI Act, 2009
Research interests
Current Research Projects
2019 -- Pilot study of the culture of administering the Freedom of Information Act in Victoria. In partnership with the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner.
Latest book Anthem Press, 2018: 'In the name of security - secrecy, surveillance and journalism'. http://www.anthempress.com/in-the-name-of-security-secrecy-surveillance-and-journalism
Assessment of the reformed and amended federal FOI system in Australia. The amended federal FOI Act and the new Information Commissioner Act will be active from November 2010. Will they deliver what they promise? Pro-active disclosure of government-held information and greater public access to information held by government agencies?
Global media coverage of climate change. Australian member of 22 nation research round table MediaClimate - https://mediaclimate.net.
Supervision interests
- Freedom of Information/Right to Information
- Journalistic/media accountability/regulation/media ethics
- Public broadcasting
- Citizen journalism
- The role of journalism in society
- Journalism and democracy
- Business reporting
- Environmental/climate change reporting
- Political reporting
Monash teaching commitment
Deputy Head of Journalism, Monash university, Melbourne, Australia
ATS3786 Journalism, law and ethics
APG5640 Journalism in society
APG5642 Investigative journalism
Honours, MA and PhD supervisions
Research area keywords
- Freedom of Information
- Journalism
- Ethics
- Climate Change
- access to information
Network
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Projects
- 1 Finished
'Who told you to release that? FOI culture Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner
14/03/19 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
Research Output
Freedom of Information
Lidberg, J., 14 May 2019, The International Encyclopaedia of Journalism Studies. Hanush, F. & Voss, T. (eds.). 1 ed. United States: John Wiley & Sons, Vol. 1. 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
Australian media coverage of two pivotal climate change summits A comparative study between COP15 and COP21
Lidberg, J. K. E., 2018, In : Pacific Journalism Review. 24, 1, p. 70-86 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Conclusion
Lidberg, J. K. E. & Muller, D., 15 May 2018, In the name of security - secrecy, surveillance and journalism. Lidberg, J. & Muller, D. (eds.). London UK: Anthem Press (United Kingdom), p. 234-249 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
Criminalising Journalism: The MEAA report into the state of press freedom in Australia 2018
Lidberg, J. K. E., 15 Apr 2018, Sydney : Media, Entertainment and Arts Allience.Research output: Other contribution › Other › peer-review
File
Introduction
Lidberg, J. K. E. & Muller, D., 15 May 2018, In the name of security - secrecy, surveillance and journalism. Lidberg, J. & Muller, D. (eds.). London UK: Anthem Press (United Kingdom), p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Public lecture/debate/seminar
Freedom of Information in Australia - toward best practice or insignificance?
Johan Lidberg (Contributor)24 Sep 2018
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press / Media
How are national security laws restricting journalism?
27/01/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Australia's Right to Know media freedom campaign
21/10/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Australia's media organisations rally for press freedom
21/10/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Information is power: National Press Club address by ABC Managing Director David Anderson
26/06/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
Australia’s hunt for leakers has journalists feeling exposed
13/06/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment