5th Edition
The Media and Communications in Australia
At a time when the traditional media have been reshaped by digital technologies and audiences have fragmented, people are using mediated forms of communication to manage all aspects of their daily lives as well as for news and entertainment.
The Media and Communications in Australia offers a systematic introduction to this dynamic field. Fully updated and expanded, this fifth edition outlines the key media industries – from print, sound and television to film, gaming and public relations – and explains how communications technologies have changed the ways in which they now operate. It offers an overview of the key approaches to the field, including a consideration of Indigenous communication, and features a ‘hot topics’ section with contributions on issues including diversity, misinformation, algorithms, COVID-19, web series and national security.
With chapters from Australia’s leading researchers and teachers in the field, The Media and Communications in Australia remains the most comprehensive and reliable introduction to media and communications from an Australian perspective. It is an ideal student text and a key resource for teachers, lecturers, media practitioners and anyone interested in understanding these influential industries.
Part I: Approaches 1. Introduction: Thirty years on, Sue Turnbull 2. A short history of the Australian media, Bridget Griffen-Foley 3. Australian media 2.0, Gerard Goggin 4. The media and communications: Theoretical approaches, John Sinclair 5. Indigenous media and communications, Bronwyn Carlson 6. Policy, regulation and ownership, Stuart Cunningham 7. Audiences, Chris Comerford and Renée Middlemost Part II: Industries 8. Newspapers, Margaret Van Heekeren 9. Magazines, Megan Le Masurier 10. Book publishing, Millicent Weber and Alexandra Dane 11. Radio, Bridget Griffen-Foley and Mia Lindgren 12. Podcastin, Mia Lindgren 13. Music, Shane Homan 14. Film, cinema and streaming, Mark David Ryan 15. Television, Stephen Harrington and Oliver Eklund 16. Advertising and marketing, Robert Crawford 17. Public relations, Kate Fitch 18. Social media, Tama Leaver 19. Mobile media and telecommunications, James Meese and Rowan Wilken 20. The videogame industry, Brendan Keogh and Rowan Tulloch Part III: Hot topics 21. Diversity, Sukhmani Khorana 22. Privacy and ethics, Kate Bowles 23. Media and national security-Peter Greste 24. Misinformation-Sora Park 25. COVID-19 and crisis communication, Deborah Lupton 26. Media and the environment, Claire Konkes 27. Sport and the media, David Rowe 28. Web series, Steinar Ellingsen and Nicola Evans 29. Algorithms, Jean Burgess 30. Monetisation and digital entrepreneurship, Brian Yecies 31. The future of public service media, Fiona Martin 32. National Broadband Network, Jenny Kennedy
Biography
Bridget Griffen-Foley is Professor of Media at Macquarie University in Sydney and edited A Companion to the Australian Media (2014).
Sue Turnbull is Senior Professor of Communication and Media at the University of Wollongong and a former editor of Media International Australia.
"Representing a major expansion in the comprehensiveness of its coverage, as well as in the range of expertise provided by its list of contributors, this latest edition of The Media and Communications in Australia is an indispensable guide to understanding the contemporary ecology of our media environment."
-Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner AO
"With crucial updating, this new edition addresses Australian media after a decade of rapid change and usefully identifies a range of ‘hot topics’ that cut across multiple industries and present some of the biggest challenges to those seeking to understand and work in media today."
-Professor Amanda Lotz, Queensland University of Technology
