Election 2013 media panel

Independent scrutiny of the Fourth Estate

Marcus O'Donnell, Brian McNair, Tom Clark, Brad Farrant, Alan Knight, Folker Hanusch, David Maguire, Philip Chubb, Barbara Alysen, Michael Wilmore, David Holmes, Libby Lester, Sinclair Davidson, Denis Muller, Sean Rintel, Sally Young, Stephanie Brookes, Jenna Price, Matthew Ricketson, Joseph Fernandez, Jill Singer, Paul Scott, Usha Manchanda Rodrigues, and William Mitchell

Authors

Marcus O'Donnell
Honorary Professor, DVCE Portfolio, Deakin University
Brian McNair
Professor of Journalism, Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
Tom Clark
Chair of Academic Board, Victoria University
Brad Farrant
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Early Childhood Development, The University of Western Australia
Alan Knight
Head of the Graduate School of Journalism, University of Technology Sydney
Folker Hanusch
Adjunct professor, Queensland University of Technology
David Maguire
Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Management, Murdoch University
Philip Chubb
Associate Professor, Monash University
Barbara Alysen
Adjunct Fellow, Western Sydney University
Michael Wilmore
Head, Discipline of Media, University of Adelaide
David Holmes
Director, Climate Change Communication Research Hub, Monash University
Libby Lester
Professor (Research) and Director, Monash Climate Change Communication Hub, Monash University
Sinclair Davidson
Professor of Institutional Economics, RMIT University
Denis Muller
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
Sean Rintel
Researcher at Microsoft Research, Cambridge UK. Previously, The University of Queensland
Sally Young
Professor of Political Science, The University of Melbourne
Stephanie Brookes
Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
Jenna Price
Senior lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
Matthew Ricketson
Professor of Communication, Deakin University
Joseph Fernandez
Head of Department, Journalism, Curtin University
Jill Singer
Lecturer in Journalism, RMIT University
Paul Scott
Lecturer, School of Creative Industries, Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle
Usha Manchanda Rodrigues
Professor, Deakin University
William Mitchell
Professor of Economics, University of Newcastle

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August 6, 2013

The media and the Coalition are not fair dinkum about climate change

Brad Farrant, The University of Western Australia

Despite a capacity crowd and a stellar cast neither the media nor the Coalition turned up to the climate change election forum in Perth last night. Liberal MP Dr Dennis Jensen who refutes the scientific…

August 6, 2013

What we shared: Diaz confused

Jenna Price, University of Technology Sydney

Yawn. Scratch. The joys of our own curation during this election mean we can shun the mainstream media doing its usual thing of picking sides for us. And pick our own. For years mainstream media has manipulated…

August 5, 2013

An unpredictable panel is a good panel

Jenna Price, University of Technology Sydney

Could the producers of the ABC’s Q&A have predicted that the election would be called last Sunday? Yes. So could they have predicted that you’d need a little more, well, balance on the first election…

August 5, 2013

They’re off in the Canberra Cup

Marcus O'Donnell, University of Wollongong

The media’s focus on opinion polls, who’s in front, how close the election result will be and what the odds are in an election campaign is often criticized as horse race journalism. The NT News took this…

August 5, 2013

So little time to develop social media strategy

David Maguire, Murdoch University

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd set out from the election announcement to goad Opposition Leader Tony Abbott into a-debate-a-week schedule during the 33-day campaign. The media-savvy PM and self-admitted “underdog…

August 5, 2013

Another election contest - the pitch for viewers

Barbara Alysen, Western Sydney University

Politics aside, there are other contests going on during this election, including those for circulation and ratings. On the night when Kevin Rudd wrested the Labor leadership back from Julia Gillard Nine…

August 5, 2013

It’s all about the context

Philip Chubb, Monash University

If you come from the school that believes provision of context is a defining characteristic of good journalism, then you will have been disappointed by the coverage of day one of the election campaign…

August 5, 2013

What should Rupert do?

Brian McNair, Queensland University of Technology

Paul Sheehan’s assertion that Col ‘Pot’ Allan has returned to Australia to put an end to the Rudd government is probably true, but misses the point. I read The Australian. I subscribe to the app. It is…

August 5, 2013

How much can the electorate bear?

Jenna Price, University of Technology Sydney

Drop Bears. Look up. Stay alive. pic.twitter.com/3L2yNsQJj7— David Feeney (@Feeney4Batman) August 4, 2013 The women of Australia scrutinised ALP numbers man David Feeney when he wrenched the Labor candidacy…

August 4, 2013

First impressions from the tabloids

Sinclair Davidson, RMIT University

Day one of the election campaign and the tabloids have got some great front pages. The Daily Telegraph leaves us in no doubt what it thinks. To a large extent this must reflect the views of its Sydney…