Research at Monash Journalism

Senior Lecturer Dr Louise North has just published her new book The Gendered Newsroom to favourable reviews.  Louise’s research on newsroom culture and the gender dimension of journalism work fits in very well with the research direction at Monash Journalism, which focuses on the interface between journalism practice and journalism studies. 

This focus provides an excellent context for mid-career journalists who want to draw on their experience and skills to undertake a major research project, for a book or documentary for example, and who want to get the benefit of a scholarly framework for their work. 

We are in the process of developing two umbrella research themes to carry us into the next few years.  One is on the relationship between investigative journalism and the law.  We are planning a conference for May 2010 comparing the ways that journalists and the courts evaluate and analyse evidence, for example in the recent judicial review of the Phuong Ngo conviction for the murder of NSW parliamentarian John Newman, prompted by the Four Corners program The Newman Case.

A second theme is on the response of the coal and oil industries to the pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the way the media report the climate change issue.  This is part of the international collaboration on the research dimension supporting the Global Environmental Journalism Initiative linking eight Australian and European universities.

Further information

We welcome enquiries for journalists, writers and others who want to discuss the potential to do a major research and publication project as part of a Masters or PhD program. 

Contact Professor Chris Nash by
Email: chris.nash@arts.monash.edu.au or on
Telephone: +61 3 9903 4948.