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When we relaunched our community standards earlier this year, we said they were just the beginning of our changes. And they are. Drawing from your ideas and our own, we’ve scoped some possible changes…
Today we ran a story by David Glance about anonymity and real names online. This is an issue close to our heart – we’ve required real names from our commenters since we launched – and thought this would…
Three years ago we launched The Conversation with a simple aim: to improve the quality of public discourse (aka conversation). That hasn’t altered, but we have grown, developed and, we hope, improved…
Many of you often ask about our readership: what goes viral, who’s getting lots of reads, what topics are attracting attention and who’s reading The Conversation? As we celebrate our 3-year anniversary…
We recently relaunched our new community standards. You sent me 115 emails and hundreds of tweets and Facebook suggestions that will shape what we do next. But we did say the new standards were just the…
I’m Cory Zanoni, The Conversation’s new community manager. I was appointed following concerns by some readers (and shared by editors) that there was a lack of civility in many comment threads. My brief…
It’s been a big year for The Conversation. We’d like to share some reflections on the year that was, as well as what lies ahead in 2014, and invite you to take a look at our 2013 Stakeholder Report. Editorial…
We’re thrilled to announce the release of two books. The Explainer. From déjà vu to why the sky is blue, is a collection of our popular “explainer” articles: engaging explanations on concepts that make…
So is this the most important election, ever? Here at The Conversation the answer is yes. After all, it’s our first. But it could also be one of the most important for Australian politics. Think of where…
We’re often asked which articles are most read on The Conversation and the topics most popular with our readers. Here’s a look behind the scenes at what’s worked best since our launch in March 2011 up…