Navigating good news, bad news, and no news: issues associated with public and private communication online

摘要

In various ways, the six articles in this issue of Communication Research and Practice engage with mass communication themes and issues that impact on the quality of news production and the public's access to this news. They highlight the importance of ensuring freedom of speech and suitable modes of public engagement at a time when many Australians have been confronted with no news in their Facebook feeds and lack of access to important official information as well as misinformation and rumours about vaccination. No doubt our readers, both in Australasia and across the globe, will be watching both unfolding situations with considerable interest as they raise questions across a raft of topics that are of considerable interest to all communication scholars and the public at large.