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Technology

Society
Photo: Jiaxi Zhou

Alternative realities: Worlds within worlds in the palm of a hand

Photographic essay by Jiaxi Zhou

Health
Image: Shutterstock

‘The robot will see you now’: Artificial intelligence in COVID-19 health care

Story by Petra Stock

Culture
Image credit: Supplied

A high-tech(no) solution for ravers pining for the dance floor

Story by Peter Quattrocelli

Society
Image: Shutterstock

Read all about it! Who really profits from the big tech media deal?

Story by Jordyn Beazley

Society
Photo: Else Kennedy

In town camps of Alice, coronavirus raises stakes of digital divide

Words and pictures by Else Kennedy

Society
A SCHOOL OF THE AIR student takes class via two-way radio, circa 1960. (Photo: Queensland State Archives/Public Domain/WikiCommons)

Can you hear me up the back? Some lessons in long distance learning

Words by Benjamin Silvester

Science

Soaring ambition and 3D printing set the pace in our race to space

Words by Peter Quattrocelli

Society
Photo: Andy Kelly/Unsplash

Human dreams: The rise of the robots in modern-day mainstream life

Words by Nicole de Souza

Science

Centre for Advancing Journalism students learn how to fly a drone

Video By Charlotte Grieve

Culture
Picture: Alexandra Alvaro

Look, no hands! All aboard Victoria’s first driverless bus, and the future

Audio report by Alexandra Alvaro

Society

When you go down to the mall today? Big Brother picks your pocket

Words by Garreth Hanley

Science

Contemplating the real cost of that shiny new phone

Words by Ayeesha Cain

Science

The driverless technology promising to reshape the way we live

Words by Daniel Connell

Science

Unlocking Germaine Greer’s tech time capsule

Words by Kate Stanton

Science

The getting of Pokewisdom

Words by Buffy Gorrilla

About The Citizen

THE CITIZEN is a publication of the Centre for Advancing Journalism. It has several aims. Foremost, it is a teaching tool that showcases the work of the students in the University of Melbourne’s Master of Journalism and Master of International Journalism programs, giving them real-world experience in working for publication and to deadline. Find out more →

  • Editor: Jo Chandler
  • Reporter: Petra Stock
  • Audio & Video editor: Louisa Lim
  • Data editor: Craig Butt
  • Editor-In-Chief: Andrew Dodd
  • Business editor: Lucy Smy
Winner — BEST PUBLICATION 2016 Ossie Awards

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