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As the AANZCA 2025 conference attendees were gathered together at the University of the Sunshine Coast listening to the opening keynote on 26 November, the sad and shocking news arrived that Graeme Turner had passed away after a short illness. The following day, we were asked to offer some brief remarks to the conference attendees....

If you have registered to attend AANZCA25, you should have received an email asking you to please log into your AANZCA25 account and click on Browse Conference Agenda. Please take a close look at the program and let us know, at aanzca2025@gmail.com, if you spot any errors that require correction, or if there are any...

With two wonderful keynote speakers, 257 papers scheduled for presentation, and long-range weather forecasts suggesting great weather for a conference, there is still time to register for AANZCA25. Registration will close at midnight (AEST) on Friday 7 November. If you would like to register, please go to https://www.conftool.net/aanzca2025/index.php?page=login and create a User Account, or, if...

The Journalism Education and Research Association (JERAA) and the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Communication Association (AANZCA) are delighted to announce that the 2025 winner of the Anne Dunn Scholar Award is Prof Colleen Murrell, School of Communications, Dublin City University. Murrell said upon receiving notification of the award, “I am deeply honoured and thrilled...

GETTING THE MOST OUT OF AANZCA25    AANZCA Queensland’s regional reps are hosting a ‘getting the most of AANZCA25’ online event for ECR and HDR presenters at AANZCA25 (but the webinar is open to all!), on Wednesday 5 November at 11.30am(AEST) online).  Featuring a two-minute Speed Pitch contest for ECR/HDRs, plus a keynote conversation with Media International...

  JERAA and AANZCA conferences - mutual 10% discount Anyone registering for either AANZCA25 or the Journalism Education or the Research Association of Australia (JERAA) Conference 2025 can get a 10% discount for the second conference of their choice. The 2025 JERAA conference runs from the evening of Sunday 30 November (AANZCA25 ends at about...

  The AANZCA25 Local Organising Committee is delighted to announce that PROFESSOR KARIN WAHL-JORGENSEN will be a keynote speaker at AANZCA25 at the University of the Sunshine Coast (26 to 28 November 2025). Professor Wahl-Jorgensen is Professor in the School of Journalism, Media and Culture and University Dean of Research Environment and Culture at Cardiff...

The AANZCA25 Local Organising Committee is very grateful for the huge number of account activations and abstract submissions we have received for AANZCA25, since the opening of the conference submissions portal on 20 June. Due to various well motivated requests, as many colleagues have been on leave over the past few weeks, or are currently...

Want to know more about the AANZCA25 conference? How to progress your abstracts or career? Let's listen to the tips AANZCA President Associate Professor Renee Barnes and AANZCA25 Conference Convenor Dr Harry Dugmore gave below!   A Conversation with AANZCA President Associate Professor Renee Barnes and AANZCA25 Conference Convenor Dr Harry Dugmore

AANZCA25 is thrilled to announce that Professor Crystal Abidin will be a Keynote Speaker at AANZCA25 at the University of the Sunshine Coast in November 2025.  Professor Abidin is an internationally acclaimed digital anthropologist and ethnographer of influencer cultures, internet celebrity, online visibility, and social media pop cultures. Crystal is Professor of Internet Studies at Curtin University, Director of Influencer Ethnography...

Submissions open Friday 20 June to Monday 28 July 2025 (final extended deadline) The annual AANZCA conference will be hosted by the University of the Sunshine Coast in the last week of November 2025. AANZCA25 runs from Wednesday 26 to Friday 28 November 2025 inclusive, and the ECR/HDR pre-conference day is Tuesday 25 November. AANZCA25...

2024 AANZCA Conference @ RMIT 25-27 November Registration for AANZCA2024 now available via conftool. Please register before November 8 and spread the word amongst your colleagues!  What's more? AANZCA's proud to present our Indigenous keynote event: 'A Body of Water: A Walk with N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs' A riverwalk led by N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs AM PhD....

Anne Dunn Scholar Award ($3,000), jointly sponsored by The Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia (JERAA), is now open for applications. Applications are due by July 31, 2024, to penny.odonnell@sydney.edu.au.   Full details and guidelines can be found at the below link:   Anne Dunn Scholar Award

Conference abstract due date extended to 19 July, 2024! We’re pleased to announce the launch of the 2024 AANZCA conference. Hosted by RMIT University, Melbourne, the conference will run from Monday 25 – Wednesday 27 November with the HDR/ECR event running on Thursday 28 November. The conference theme is ‘Pause’ and invites attendees to consider...

As we arrive at the end of April, I’d like to extend a warm welcome to all our members for 2024 (April already?!?!). We find ourselves in a time of technological challenges that have attracted a variety of regulatory responses – some socially and culturally appropriate, others not so much. Globally, we observe a world...

The website for the AANZCA Conference 2023 is now live.  https://www.anzca2023.com/ For any queries about the conference, please contact anzca2023conference@vuw.ac.nz  

AANZCA President Dr. Jonathon Hutchinson joined Dr. Caryn Coatney to present his research on Digital Intermediation. They also talked about how AANZCA and its annual conference have been integral to his research work and academic development. See the video below: [video width="428" height="242" mp4="https://aanzca.org/wp-content/uploads/My-Movie-2-Small_compressed.mp4"][/video]

Abstracts due: 30 June 2023 The AANZCA 2022 conference showcased new directions for research focusing on fundamental changes occurring across the broad sectors of communication, journalism, digital health, and digital media. This includes burgeoning research and methodological frameworks in public and health communication, civic participation, and community-building. The apparent deepening of digital divides and the prevalence...

Ka mua, ka muri: Bridging communication pasts and futures Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington - 21-24 November 2023 -  The Māori whakataukī (proverb) “Ka mua, ka muri” centres a Māori perspective on time where the past is in front of us and can be observed and interpreted as we walk back into...

The location and dates for the ANZCA Conference 2023 have been confirmed: Location: Wellington, New Zealand. Dates: 21 - 24 November 2023. More details will be shared in the following months.

Dear members, We are delighted to announce the Henry Mayer Lecturer for the AANZCA 2022 conference (22-25 November 2022, University of Wollongong):  Jason Om Television Reporter, Presenter, and Author Jason Om is an award-winning television reporter and presenter with the ABC’s 7.30 program, and author of his memoir All Mixed Up. In 2021, Jason won the Media Diversity...

Dear members, Registrations are now open for the 2022 AANZCA Conference:  ‘Communicating through Chaos: Connection, Disruption, Community’ University of Wollongong, Australia (November 22 – 25, 2022) Convened by School of The Arts, English and Media, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, and Centre for Digital Transformation, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences. Click here to...

To keep up-to-date with all the latest news regarding the ANZCA Conference 2022, now you can visit the conference's official website www.anzca2022.com

  Amanda D. Lotz is the author, coauthor, or editor of twelve books that explore television and media industriesincluding We Now Disrupt This Broadcast: How Cable Transformed Television and the Internet Revolutionized It All, The Television Will Be Revolutionized, Portals: A Treatise on Internet-Distributed Television, Media Disrupted: Surviving Cannibals, Pirates and Streaming Wars, and Netflix and Streaming Video: The Business of...

[gallery ids="1386"] Manovich is a world-renown innovator and top influencer in many fields, including media theory, digital humanities, cultural analytics, and media art. He is a Presidential Professor at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, and a Director of the Cultural Analytics Lab. Manovich was included in the list of "25 People Shaping the Future of...

ANZCA 2022 Conference   ‘Communicating through Chaos: Connection, Disruption, Community’   University of Wollongong, Australia (November 22 - November 25, 2022) Convened by School of The Arts, English and Media, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, and Centre for Digital Transformation, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences   ANZCA 2022 will showcase new directions for research focusing on...

ANZCA 2022 Conference: Dates and Conference Theme Announced!   ‘Communicating through Chaos: Connection, Disruption, Community’ University of Wollongong, Australia (November 22 - November 25, 2022) Convened by School of The Arts, English and Media, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, and Centre for Digital Transformation, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences ANZCA 2022...

We held our first ANZCASalon event via MS Teams on Monday 28 March entitled ‘The Challenges of Imagining New Human-Animal Futures in Australia’ with Dr Debbie Rodan from Edith Cowan University, and it was a great success! Thank you everyone who came along. If you missed out, you can check out the recording here.   ANZCASalon is...

23 June 2020 Att. Hon. Dan Tehan Minister for Education   Dear Minister, We are and represent Australian and New Zealand scholars who have taught and researched in Communication and Media Studies for decades. We strongly oppose both the decision to increase university fees for HASS students and also the grounds that led to this...

In its early stages, COVIDSafe has already caused quite the stir. Here is a survey of the current and ongoing discussions from the realm of communications relating to the Australian Government’s new tracking app. Touted as a “virtual handshake," the Australian Corona Virus tracking app (CovidSafe) has been indicated as means to help "state and...

In the spirit of good communication, ANZCA has been working hard behind the scenes to upgrade and streamline the website. Discover our new features here. An essential tool for communication in a well-established online world is a solid website, and at the foundation of any good website is excellent communication, usability, utility and clarity; which...

During the ongoing impact COVID-19 has had on our lives and livelihood, it is essential to remember the duty of communications practitioners during times of crises.  The old adage, in terms of structural functionalism, dictates that well-functioning societies are dependant on well-functioning structures. Dysfunctional structures lead to, well, dysfunctional societies.  Harmony within this enmeshed framework...