The University of Queensland

Television in the post-broadcast era: the role of old and new media in the formation of national communities (2006–2011)

Abstract:

This research program investigates the role of television in a post-broadcast era increasingly dominated by new media formats such as the Internet. Given the traditional importance of television as a social institution for the democratic state --forming and informing its citizens--the project asks to what extent television will continue to serve such a function and whether new media forms such as online journalism are likely to take its place. As an international program comparing five countries and one multinational single-language market, its outcomes will inform a fundamental rethinking of the socio-cultural relations between the contemporary media and the nation-state.

Grant type:

ARC Federation Fellowships

Researchers:

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  Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner

  Emeritus Professor
  

  School of Communication and Arts

  Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Funded by:

Australian Research Council