Saba ElGhul-Bebawi
Saba has been involved with Monash University since 2003 lecturing in Communications and Journalism at the undergraduate level. Saba joined NCAS in 2006 and has since been teaching in the graduate programme of Media and Communications, lecturing in Issues in International Communication, New Communications Media, in addition to supervising the Industry Research Project.
Previously, Saba worked as a radio broadcaster and journalist in the Middle East for the English Service of Radio Jordan in addition to freelancing for CNN. She has also worked as an administrator, broadcaster and trainer in various community radio stations in Australia, including 3CR and 3ZZZ. She completed her first MA on community radio analysis from Monash University and her second MA thesis on community media policy from Queensland University of Technology. She is currently working towards a PhD on alternative media at the University of Melbourne.
Saba’s research interests focus on the survivability of alternative media in the face of mainstream media, with specific focus on community radio in Australia and transnational Arab media. Saba’s work also looks into the role of the UN in local and global media, with a focus on addressing issues of media freedom and access in the developing world.
Publications
“The relationship between mainstream and alternative media: A blurring of the edges?”, in Notions of Community: A Collection of Community Media Debates and Dilemmas, Janey Gordon (Ed), Peter Lang AG, 2008
“The NWICO Debates Revisited: A contra-flow from the Arab world?”, in The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Common Ground Publisher, 2008
“Global Citizens and Issues of Access: The use of television satellite dishes in the developing world”, with Dr Ali El-Ghul, in Urbanistica, Journal of the University La Sapienza, Rome, July, pvs n.48, 2008
“Sustaining the Democratic Medium: Philanthropy and Community Radio in Australia”, in Global Media Journal Australia, Hart Cohen & Juan Francisco Salazar (Eds), Issue 1, 2007
"The Future Role of Community Radio as Registered Training Organisations.", in Radio in the World: Radio Conference 2005, Sianan Healy, Bruce Berryman, & David Goodman (Eds), Melbourne: RMIT Publishing, pp. 115-120
“The United Nations’ role in Arab media: A voice for the community?”, in The Journal of International Communication: UN at 60, Naren Chitty & Ramu Damodaran (Eds), Vol 11, Issue 2, October 2005, pp. 103-111
“Citizens’ Media and the Future: A case study of Melbourne Ethnic Community Radio”, in 2005 Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities Conference Proceedings, http://www.hichumanities.org/proceedings_hum.htm
“A Balancing Act: Entrepreneurship in Community Media”, in 3CMedia: Journal of Community, Citizen’s and Third Sector Media and Communication, Christina Spurgeon (Ed), Issue 1, February 2005, pp. 37-49
“Making a Home in Australia: Ethnic Access, Training and Funding”, in Community Media Review: Cultural Preservation and Diversity, The Journal of the Alliance for Community Media, Margie Nicholson (Ed), Autumn, Volume 27, Number 3, 2004, pp. 37-38
Conferences (2004-08)
“The NWICO Debates Revisited”, in Third International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 22-25 July 2008, Prato, Tuscany
“Rethinking Alternative Media: A Legitimate Role within Mainstream Media”, in Our Media International Conference, 9–13 April 2007, Sydney, Australia
“Arab Media: A voice for the community?”, in Making Histories, Research Seminar, ARC Cultural Research Network, 12-14 May 2006, Melbourne, Australia
“The Future Role of Community Radio as Registered Training Organisations”, in International Radio Conference 2005, 11–14 July 2005, Melbourne, Australia
“Citizens’ Media and the Future: A Case Study of Melbourne Ethnic Community Radio”, in Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities Conference, 13–6 January 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii
“A Balancing Act: Entrepreneurship in Community Media”, in Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) Conference, 25-28 November 2004, Surfers Paradise, Australia,
“Supporting the Democratic Voice: Financial Issues affecting community radio in Australia”, with Dr Ellie Rennie, in International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, ‘Communication and Democracy: Perspectives for a New World’, 25–30 July 2004, Porto Alegre, Brazil
