AANZCA Queensland event 2024 [Recording available]
Recording is now available!
Please join AANZCA 2024 organising committee co-chair, Associate Professor James Meese, for a lunchtime hour of online conversation at 1pm on Tuesday 2 July (AEST) about this year’s exciting upcoming conference.
James will share insights on his research project about personalised recommendations in the Australian news media. He will also share his ideas and tips for HDR success at the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Communication Association 2024 Conference.
The next AANZCA conference is taking place at RMIT University, Melbourne (25-28 November). The Call for Papers has been recently released here. With the theme Pause, AANZCA 2024 will provide participants with unparalleled access to leading communication scholars, as well as a supportive opportunity to present a full paper or share research work in progress.
The session is co-hosted by Queensland AANZCA representatives, Dr Caryn Coatney (University of Southern Queensland) and Dr Harry Dugmore (University of the Sunshine Coast).
All are welcome, including AANZCA members and non-members. Early Career Researchers are especially welcome.
Please click on the following Zoom link to join the session.
About James:
Associate Professor James Meese is based at RMIT’s School of Media and Communication and works in the sub-fields of media and telecommunications policy and journalism studies. He has been awarded a Future Fellowship from the Australian Research Council to investigate personalisation and recommendation in the news media sector. James has written over 45 journal articles, book chapters and reports on the above topics and continues to regularly publish work in leading media and communication journals. His most recent book is Digital Platforms and the Press (Intellect) and he is also an Associate Investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society. He has received research funding from the Australian Research Council, Meta, the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network.
About James’s project:
Aligning personalised news recommendations with the public interest
The project aims to investigate the growth of personalised recommendations in the Australian news sector, which sees readers and automated systems collectively adopting curatorial roles previously undertaken by editors. The research expects to provide the first evidence base around the adoption and deployment of personalised recommendations across the Australian news media. Expected outcomes include enhancing our understanding of how to sustain the important democratic role that the institution of journalism plays in a personalised and automated environment. Expected benefits include the provision of robust evidence to inform industry and policymakers, and support the development of best practice across the news media sector.
Celebrating 40 years, AANZCA strives to be at the forefront of communication scholarship, pioneering new ways to consider and engage with the realm of communications.
Keynote speakers for AANZCA 2024 now confirmed: Professor Pablo J. Boczkowski (Northwestern University) and Dr Ysabel Gerrard (University of Sheffield)
ANNUAL AANZCA membership fees for students $90. Benefits include connections with the Emerging Scholars Group.