
The Yarn is a podcast showcasing work from The Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne. It features original reporting by students, content from The Citizen publication, as well as talks and events held by the Centre.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 100 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | NewsNews CommentaryEducation | |||

Today, we’re sharing a talk from Pulitzer Prize-winning war journalist Chris Hedges, who believes the Western media is complicit in the Gaza genocide.
Chris spent two decades covering war zones in places like Iraq, Sarajevo, and Gaza. He’s also th... more
The Labubu craze might be baffling to some, but their relentless popularity has led to a thriving black market for counterfeits, or “Lafufus”.
This week on The Yarn, reporter Ashleigh Wyss explains how these low-quality fakes could be putting kids... more
From bread tag collecting to rocket building, the first episode of The Yarn’s Passion Project series delves into the world of immersive hobbies. Across five stories, our reporters investigate interests that blur the line between leisure and purpose, ... more
Pacific newsrooms are in crisis. US funding cuts, the rise of artificial intelligence, and constraints on press freedom are just some of the threats to the region’s journalists.
On this week's episode of News Bites, Louisa Lim discusses the fut... more
Who gets to shape the story? That’s what journalist Nour Haydar has been asking in relation to Australian coverage of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.
On this week’s episode of The Yarn, we’re sharing her AN Smith lecture from December 2024. It’s a ... more
First, Artificial Intelligence took our jobs. Now, it's deciding how we're recruited into the ones that are left.
For today's episode, Sarah Jensz discusses her reporting on this new—and barely regulated—industry practice. She also speaks with leg... more
Thousands of Little Penguins nest along the southwest coast of Victoria, but their colonies are constantly threatened by energy companies pushing to conduct seismic surveys.
Fearing these shockwaves could devastate local marine life, citizen scient... more
Nature is like a time capsule. The cyclical rhythm of healthy ecosystems can outlast entire civilisations.
This week on The Yarn, two environmental stories take us back to postwar Germany and prehistoric Australia. We hear how fragile ecosystems ha... more










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