Associate Professor in Communication and Public Relations, The University of Queensland
Industry background in print journalism and public relations. Scholarship in three broad fields:
• the public interest, especially as it relates to the field of communication;
• courts, media and the public interface (including social media in courts);
• convergent media as it applies to professional communication and public relations.
• My consulting work includes many presentations to judicial bodies and the legal industry. I have written reports for the Victorian AG and Qld courts on topics that range from jury engagement to social media’s impact on courts.
• I have written several textbooks (one award-winning) on PR and media that are widely adopted in Australia, the Pacific and Asia.
• My work into the public interest has broken new ground, linking the political philosophy to broader professional communication practices.
Whose interests? Why defining the 'public interest' is such a challenge
Sep 22, 2017 03:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Politics
The public interest is a political concept thats regularly trotted out along with other democratic principles such as transparency and accountability. And, like transparency and accountability, its difficult to pin down...
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