Vol 9.2 – ANZCA 2021 Special Issue

ANZCA Editorial PDF  Ziying Meng, Wendi Li, Guy Webster & Yuzheng Li Communicating as Community: Examining Power and Authority in Community-focused Environmental Communication through Participatory Action Research in the Ourimbah Creek Valley Chloe Killen, Phillip McIntyre, Bernadette Drabsch, Andrea Cassin, Anita Chalmers, Alex Callen, Luke Foster, Lucinda Ransom, Aaron Mulcahy, Barry Williams, Kevin Duncan, Edwina …

The TraceTogether Matrix Has You – Surveillance, Rationalisation and Tactics of Governance in Singapore’s COVID-19 App

Howard Lee & Terence Lee – Murdoch University, Sheridan Institute of Higher Educationhlee.kh@gmail.com, tlee@sheridan.edu.au Platform: Journal of Media and Communication Volume 9.2, ANZCA Special Issue (2022): pp.77 – 91 Abstract In the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore rolled out TraceTogether; a contact-tracing mobile app that uses proximity sensing to track the movements of its …

Communicating Love: Dialogue Icons, Control and Diminishing Social Complexity in Cyberpunk 2077

Amy Brierley – University of Adelaideamy.brierley@adelaide.edu.au Platform: Journal of Media and Communication Volume 9.2, ANZCA Special Issue (2022): pp.37 – 54 Abstract Romance is communicated in an unusual way in digital gaming. The systemisation of one of the most complex and nebulous social engagements, that of romantic love and relationships, often leads to stilted encounters …

News Values, Older People and Journalistic Practices in Australia and Malaysia

Muhammad Asim Imran – University of Adelaidemuhammadasim.imran@adelaide.edu.au Platform: Journal of Media and Communication Volume 9.2, ANZCA Special Issue (2022): pp.55 – 76 Abstract This article builds on a research project examining news values, journalistic practices, and media power in Australia and Malaysia. These two countries differ from each other in socio-cultural, religious, regional, political perspectives, …

“It’s So Bad It Has to be Real”: Mimic Vlogs and the Use of User-Generated Formats for Storytelling

Caitlin Adams – University of Adelaidecaitlin.adams@adelaide.edu.au Platform: Journal of Media and Communication Volume 9.2, ANZCA Special Issue (2022): pp.22 – 36 Abstract Mimic vlogs – that is, a form of fictional web series that tell stories utilising a vlog format – draw on audience expectations to elicit a particular response. Mimic vlogs use the conventions …