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
Theme news
Behind the Bylines: Featuring Our PhD Researchers
Academic explanatory journalism and emerging COVID-19 science: how social media accounts amplify The Conversation’s preprint coverage
Theme publications
- Digital methods in Africa and beyond: A view from down under
Burgess, J. & Bruns, A. (2020). Digital methods in Africa and beyond: A view from down under. African Journalism Studies. - Digital journalism as symptom, response, and agent of change in the platformed media environment
Burgess, J. & Hurcombe, E. (2019). Digital journalism as symptom, response, and agent of change in the platformed media environment, Digital Journalism