Journalist Stan Grant has been appointed the inaugural director of the Constructive Institute Asia Pacific in the Faculty of Arts at Monash University.
He will be tackling misinformation and disinformation in a transformed media environment.
Grant stepped down from his role as a presenter at the ABC last month following social media abuse linked to the national broadcaster's coverage of the coronation of King Charles.
The mission of the Constructive Institute, based at Aarhus University in Denmark, is to change global news culture to foster healthier democracies.
Based within Monash University’s School of Media, Film and Journalism, Grant will amplify this mission in the Asia Pacific region, leading projects and debates that embrace global solutions, nuance and dialogue to newsroom cultures.
“This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for me,” says Grant.
"It aligns with my values and draws on my 40 years in journalism, as well as my commitment to doing public interest journalism better in a way that serves the public at a time when the stakes couldn't be higher for our country and for the world."
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