Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In a new #OnlineFirst article, Terry Flew, Timothy Koskie and Agata Stepnik examine the socio-political processes shaping Australia’s Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The 200th issue of MIA commemorates the life and legacy of Professor Graeme Turner, whose scholarship was foundational to the development of Australian media and cultural studies. Graeme also served as the MIAs editor from 1998-2002. Read the 200th issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/mia/200/1 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026In a new #OnlineFirst article, Zainab Darbas examines the relationship between public arts funding, games production and the cultural ambitions of Australian games workers. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 001
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026In a new #OnlineFirst article, Omar Daoudi and Muhammad Awais examine how Syrian YouTube podcasts produced by young members of the diaspora created spaces for political expression, collective memory and identity negotiation during the Assad era. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 04/09/2026In a new #OnlineFirst article, Reem Adib Lulu examines how political cartoons function as a form of artistic resistance to ethnic cleansing, focusing on Trump's proposal to displace Palestinians from Gaza. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026MIA is seeking an ECR from Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand to join the team as Junior Associate Editor. The closing date for EOIs is COB Friday 2 October 2026. For more information, please contact MIA Editor in Chief, Dr Kylie J. Stevenson or Senior Editor Dr Andy Zhao at mediaintaus@outlook.com 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026In a new #OnlineFirst article, Reza Arab and Heather Anderson examine how humour functions in Australian prison radio as a tool for coping and resistance. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 04/08/2026In a new #OnlineFirst article, John Budarick examines the politics of representation and argues for a richer understanding of how journalism shapes democratic life. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026In a new #OnlineFirst article, Deborah Philips explores how The Repair Shop offers an alternative vision of reality television through its focus on cooperation, skilled craftsmanship, and the emotional significance of repair. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026In a new #OnlineFirst article, Sora Park, Sonia Curll, Jee Young Lee, Janet Fulton, Kerry McCallum, and Jarrah Petzold draw on 5,395 survey responses from Australian adults to identify 8 key factors that shape trust in local news. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 24/07/2026New Release! Volume 199 Issue 1 is here! 📚 Feature Topic: Uncovering youth-driven digital practices in a fluid and adaptive world Guest Editors: Bruce Mutsvairo, Moa Eriksson Krutrök & Tanja Bosch Read the full issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/mia/199/1 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Have you checked out MIA on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn? Follow us to keep in the loop with new articles, calls for papers, events, and more! Facebook - www.facebook.com/MediaInterna... Instagram - www.instagram.com/mediaintaus/ LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/.../media-in... 001
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 13/03/2026In a new #OnlineFirst article, Florian Vanlee and Tonny Krijnen explore the shift from the global/local divide to transnational popular culture. Their article examines how popular culture today operates through complex transnational flows. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 001
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 20/02/2026In a new #OnlineFirst book review, Khanh Luong examines The Media and Communications in Australia (5th ed.), edited by Bridget Griffen-Foley and Sue Turnbull. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 13/02/2026In a new #OnlineFirst article, Manel Mefteh examines how political cartoonists portrayed Donald Trump during his first month as the 47th U.S. president, a crucial period for shaping public and media perceptions. 🔗 Read the article: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 06/02/2026In a new #OnlineFirst article, Mark David Ryan examines how web series in Australia have shifted from being seen as independent digital media to becoming more institutionalised within publicly funded screen production systems. 🔗 Read the article: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 30/01/2026In a new #OnlineFirst article, Katharina Esau, Hendrik Meyer, Mike Farjam, Axel Bruns, Helena Rauxloh, and Michael Brüggemann explore how news media frame climate movements in Australia and Germany. 🔗 Read the article: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 23/01/2026In a new #OnlineFirst article, Minwei Ai examines the effects of like-minded news exposure during non-election periods in Taiwan. 🔗 Read the article: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 16/01/2026In a new #OnlineFirst article, Linda Hunt, Libby Lester, Kathleen Williams, and Marcus Haward explore representations of #Antarctica and Antarctic science in Australian news media. 🔗 Read the article: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 16/01/2026In a new #OnlineFirst article, Alexandra Dane, Beth Driscoll, Caitlin Parker, Sandra Phillips (PhD), and Kim Wilkins present a comprehensive picture of #AustralianLiterature beyond the publishing capitals of Sydney and Melbourne. 🔗 Read the article: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 010
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 19/12/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Kim Stewart and Paul Price examine website accessibility in Australian community radio, asking how digital inclusion shapes participation for people with disability in a sector built on volunteer engagement. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 11/12/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Jusuf Ariz Wahyuono reviews Platforms and Cultural Production by Thomas Poell, David Nieborg, and Brooke Erin Duffy, a concise synthesis of how platformisation reshapes cultural industries. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 05/12/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Tom Willma examines how avatars are represented and conceptualized in contemporary digital media, moving beyond traditional theories of identity embodiment. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 031
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 05/12/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Kai Bao, Lu Liu, and Haiting Pan examine how older adults are metaphorically represented on Zhihu, China’s leading question-and-answer platform. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 21/11/2025New Release! Volume 197 of MIA is here! Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 07/11/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Ali Saha explores how first-generation migrant pregnant women in Australia use Facebook groups to negotiate identity and seek support during the perinatal period. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 010
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 31/10/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Amelia Gulliver, Kate Gulliver, Sarah Liddle, Jennifer Bibb, Peter English, and Michelle Banfield explore how Australian journalists approach the sensitive task of reporting on mental ill-health and suicide in sportspeople. Read more - doi.org/10.1177/1329... 021
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 10/10/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Michael Butson and Richard Wright examine how advertising imagery in Australian newspapers shapes public perceptions of ageing. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 010
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 03/10/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Syrie Payne explores how the concept of pause shapes both television consumption and production. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 26/09/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Anuja Premika and Usha Raman examine how the Netflix series Never Have I Ever constructs Indian femininity and recasts Indian women as the “other.” Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 011
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 19/09/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Jiayixiu Zhao explores the decolonial paradox within China’s Lolita fashion subculture. Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 12/09/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Shi Feng, Xiufang (Leah) Li, and Alexandra Nicole Wake introduce the concept of journalistic cultural competence to strengthen health journalism. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 29/08/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Danielle Hynes and Tanja Dreher examine how news values shape the representation of social housing residents in Australian media during 2020. Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 010
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 22/08/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Mark R Johnson and James Baguley examine the viewing habits of audiences who watch Australian live streamers on Twitch. Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 15/08/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Maxwell Forbes Melit, Stephen Harrington, and Aljosha Karim Schapals explore how young Australian adults used social media to filter information during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Simon R Troon and Brett Hutchins explore sport, media, and environmental activism through Australian rugby star David Pocock: tinyurl.com/mr3tumtk Adapted from ‘David Pocock park’ by Magee425, under CC BY-SA 4.0: shorturl.at/nydjM. Source: tinyurl.com/mtf9wad8. Edit is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 07/08/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Gregory Treadwell and Merja Myllylahti explore the link between trust in news and trust in other social institutions such as government, politics, business, and NGOs. Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/.../10.1177/... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 01/08/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Cameron McTernan explores the dynamics of news diversity on Facebook in Australia, revealing how the country’s most dominant digital platform shapes media concentration and audience engagement. 🔗 Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Australia is banning YouTube for children under the age of 16, and the announcement has divided the public. Some see this as a positive step towards protecting children online, others see it as neglecting the educational and social value the platform can offer - some see both sides. 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 25/07/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Axelle Asmar, Tim Raats, and Leo Van Audenhove examine how Flemish cultural producers navigate the promises and pressures of global streaming platforms like Netflix. 🔗 Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 24/07/2025In a #brandNew article, Manolo Iachizzi explores how the mishandling of the 2023 Bud Light crisis triggered stakeholder backlash, highlighting the need for crisis communication that aligns with audience expectations and social identities. Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 18/07/2025A gentle reminder that there are 2 weeks left to submit proposals to MIA! 📅 Deadline: Friday 1 August 2025 📧 Submit via: mediaintaus@outlook.com Questions? Contact Dr Kylie J Stevenson at kylie.stevenson@murdoch.edu.au #MediaStudies #CallForProposals #AcademicPublishing 011
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 17/07/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Monika Winarnita, Fan Yang, Melathi Saldin, Enqi Weng, Ashleigh Haw, Pamela Nilan, and Asty Rastiya explore how Indonesian–Australian media producers responded to the COVID-19 infodemic. Read more here: doi.org/10.1177/1329... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 11/07/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Rob Cover, Rhyle Simcock, and Joel Humphries examine how Australia’s regulatory approach to online harms shifts responsibility away from individual perpetrators and toward platform moderation. Read the article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 10/07/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Jiaru Tang and Xiyao Liu examine how fan art creators on Lofter, China’s largest fan art platform, are pushing back against the integration of generative AI. Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 010
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 04/07/2025📢 Good news! We've extended the deadline for Feature Topic proposals 📅 Deadline: 1 August 2025 📧 Submit via: mediaintaus@outlook.com Questions? Contact Dr Kylie J Stevenson at kylie.stevenson@murdoch.edu.au #MediaStudies #CallForProposals #AcademicPublishing 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 03/07/2025This article by Ziran Zhao and Anthony YH Fung explores how players in Sky: Children of the Light engage in in-game transactions shaped by social bonds and digital hierarchies. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... Credit: Sky: Children of the Light on Steam (store.steampowered.com/app/2325290/...) 021
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 23/06/2025In a new #OnlineFirst article, Kate Mannell, Xinyu Zhao, Julian Sefton-Green & Michael Dezuanni show how Australian research on families’ digital media use can inform global debates - highlighting gaps around inequality, culture & parenting norms. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 20/06/2025📢 A gentle reminder that there are 2 weeks left to submit Feature Topic Proposals! MIA invites proposals for guest-edited Feature Topics (2027–2028). 6–8 articles + intro on a key media/comm issue. Questions? Contact Dr Kylie J Stevenson at kylie.stevenson@murdoch.edu.au 000
Media International Australia @mediaintaus.bsky.social · 18/06/2025In a #brandnew and #onlinefirst article, Jonathon Hutchinson explores how Vietnam’s digital media scene pushes back against influencer culture through what local creators call “online experience intermediators.” Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... 000
