Global Media Engagement


This project assesses the role of amplifier platforms like The Conversation Canada in facilitating new modes of public intellectual engagement in digital and social media. The researchers are conducting continuous, quantitative monitoring of The Conversation Canada content, assessing impact and global dissemination by using large-scale metrics to initiate a series of in-depth, qualitative forensic analyses focused on specifically selected case studies.

This work will facilitate valuable cross-national comparisons of the quality and impact of The Conversation Canada content globally.

Research Team

Michelle Riedlinger PhD

Professor

Chief Investigator in the Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology

Jean Burgess PhD

Professor

Director, Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC), Queensland University of Technology

Axel Bruns PhD

Professor

Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC), Queensland University of Technology

Katharina Esau PhD

Researcher

Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology

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