Heartbeat of Australia: Tracking, Understanding and Engaging News Audiences. This project aims to address the existential crisis of local news by developing a barometer of the health of local news ecosystems informed by longitudinal audience surveys, stakeholder in-depth interviews and case studies of marginalised audiences. Expected outcomes include a robust evidence base to assess the value of local news to audiences and wider society, and innovative new strategies to better address the challe ....Heartbeat of Australia: Tracking, Understanding and Engaging News Audiences. This project aims to address the existential crisis of local news by developing a barometer of the health of local news ecosystems informed by longitudinal audience surveys, stakeholder in-depth interviews and case studies of marginalised audiences. Expected outcomes include a robust evidence base to assess the value of local news to audiences and wider society, and innovative new strategies to better address the challenges the news industry faces in adapting to the digital environment. By devising strategies to produce and deliver quality local news that is financially sustainable, the project aims to deliver significant benefits to the news industry and the wellbeing of individuals and communities across Australia. Read moreRead less
Early Career Industry Fellowships - Grant ID: IE230100647
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$358,175.00
Summary
Improving the accountability of dark advertising on digital platforms. This project aims to improve accountability of dark alcohol advertising on digital platforms. Digital marketing practices are largely opaque, posing a critical challenge for regulation which traditionally relies on advertising being observable as a foundation for public accountability. This project will develop and translate cutting-edge approaches for monitoring dark advertising, building tools and expertise to observe digit ....Improving the accountability of dark advertising on digital platforms. This project aims to improve accountability of dark alcohol advertising on digital platforms. Digital marketing practices are largely opaque, posing a critical challenge for regulation which traditionally relies on advertising being observable as a foundation for public accountability. This project will develop and translate cutting-edge approaches for monitoring dark advertising, building tools and expertise to observe digital advertising and ensure consumer protection and fair market practices in the digital era. The project benefits researchers, civil society, government and the public by providing new methods to examine and monitor harmful digital marketing practices and informing regulatory solutions to mitigate harms.Read moreRead less
Oysters Australia IPA: Australian Edible Oyster RD&E Investment Via Oysters Australia Strategic Plan 2014-2019
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$238,997.00
Summary
This project is needed to: 1. Manage project development between and within OA's member states. Pre Seafood CRC, the Australian oyster industry invested via the FRAB system and often in isolation to each other. The operation of the Oyster Consortium within the Seafood CRC was testament to the ability for states to co-ordinate their investment. But a co-ordinator and industry consultation budget is needed to facilitate this process.
2. Manage and co-ordinate access to most suitable f ....This project is needed to: 1. Manage project development between and within OA's member states. Pre Seafood CRC, the Australian oyster industry invested via the FRAB system and often in isolation to each other. The operation of the Oyster Consortium within the Seafood CRC was testament to the ability for states to co-ordinate their investment. But a co-ordinator and industry consultation budget is needed to facilitate this process.
2. Manage and co-ordinate access to most suitable funding sources for R,D&E goals. The R&D funding environment is a complex mix of business, R&D provider, industry and public funds. A portion of the industry's R,D&E needs can be addressed via the straightforward route to FRDC leveraged industry funds. With dwindling funds available, co-ordination and management is also required to access partnerships within and outside the FRDC framework.
3. Maintain cohesive and strategic direction of the Oysters Australia R&D group. Formation and execution of a strategic plan is vital to maintaining agreement and forms part of this project. Time spent consulting and communicating with member states is also needed to maintain cohesion.
4. Communication. Good project design contains a commercial partner and commercialisation path. A commercialisation path is an efficient form of project uptake and can reduce the 'push through' approach to communicating R&D results. But communication is still needed to a) set strategy in consultation with growers, b) update on investments as they are made and c) report on results to the grower's business. Objectives: 1. Manage project development between and within OA's member states 2. Manage and co-ordinate access to most suitable funding sources for R,D&E goals 3. Maintain cohesion and strategic direction of the Oysters Australia R&D group through a strategic plan 4. Implement a multimedia communications package for growers and researchers and enable two-way communication through the investment process Read moreRead less
Amplifying Indigenous news: a digital intervention. This project aims to road-test, document and analyse an innovative strategy for amplifying Indigenous voices in news media. The project will deploy and assess the impact of a new digital application designed to enable access to a diverse range of Indigenous voices, stories and agendas. The anticipated outcomes will assist the project’s industry partners meet their strategic goals of increasing the level of Indigenous media representation in Aus ....Amplifying Indigenous news: a digital intervention. This project aims to road-test, document and analyse an innovative strategy for amplifying Indigenous voices in news media. The project will deploy and assess the impact of a new digital application designed to enable access to a diverse range of Indigenous voices, stories and agendas. The anticipated outcomes will assist the project’s industry partners meet their strategic goals of increasing the level of Indigenous media representation in Australia, and consolidate their roles as leading outlets for Indigenous content and coverage. These outcomes are also expected to improve public understanding of issues affecting Indigenous Australians and contribute to more informed and inclusive policy discussions.Read moreRead less
When Your Face is Your ID: Public Responses to Automated Facial Recognition. This project would explore public attitudes toward the use of facial recognition technology in public and commercial spaces, schools, and workplaces with a national survey, focus group interviews, and four case studies. The project aims to generate new knowledge about public attitudes through a multi-method interdisciplinary approach that anticipates the future of the technology by studying its use in China. Expected ou ....When Your Face is Your ID: Public Responses to Automated Facial Recognition. This project would explore public attitudes toward the use of facial recognition technology in public and commercial spaces, schools, and workplaces with a national survey, focus group interviews, and four case studies. The project aims to generate new knowledge about public attitudes through a multi-method interdisciplinary approach that anticipates the future of the technology by studying its use in China. Expected outcomes include public reports on the survey and case studies, seven academic journal articles, and a book. The research would provide significant benefits by contributing new knowledge about how to implement the technology in accordance with Australian commitments to civil rights, ethics and democratic values.
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Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140100100
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$375,289.00
Summary
Mediating mental health: an integrated approach to investigating media and social actors. This project advances knowledge about how the media shapes public and professional understandings and communication practices about mental health issues. Media processes are mostly studied in isolation but this project integrates analyses of media with interviews with lay people, advocacy organisations, expert mental health sources and journalists to identify how mental health knowledge is identified, inter ....Mediating mental health: an integrated approach to investigating media and social actors. This project advances knowledge about how the media shapes public and professional understandings and communication practices about mental health issues. Media processes are mostly studied in isolation but this project integrates analyses of media with interviews with lay people, advocacy organisations, expert mental health sources and journalists to identify how mental health knowledge is identified, interpreted and communicated. It will provide an evidence base for policy directed at promoting mental health and challenging stigma, within the context of dynamic change to digital media environments and media use.Read moreRead less
Valuing News: Aligning Individual, Institutional and Societal Perspectives. This project aims to identify the links between the preparedness of individuals to pay for news, the value of news brands and organisational cultures of news publishers, and the social value of news in promoting a democratic public sphere. Its significance arises with the ongoing crisis of news media business models, which is raising new questions about the future of journalism, and the changing role of governments worl ....Valuing News: Aligning Individual, Institutional and Societal Perspectives. This project aims to identify the links between the preparedness of individuals to pay for news, the value of news brands and organisational cultures of news publishers, and the social value of news in promoting a democratic public sphere. Its significance arises with the ongoing crisis of news media business models, which is raising new questions about the future of journalism, and the changing role of governments worldwide in financing news production. Its expected outcomes include advancing debates about how to support public interest journalism, and the value of news as both a commodity and a public good. It will be of benefit to industry, policymakers and the community in addressing the prospects for Australian journalism. Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE140100148
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$460,000.00
Summary
TrISMA - Tracking Infrastructure for Social Media Analysis. Tracking infrastructure for social media analysis: The tracking infrastructure for social media analysis (TrISMA) project establishes state-of-the-art technical and organisational infrastructure for the tracking of public communication by Australian users of social media, at large scale, in real time, and for the long term, addressing a significant gap in national research infrastructure. Social media are increasingly embedded in the Au ....TrISMA - Tracking Infrastructure for Social Media Analysis. Tracking infrastructure for social media analysis: The tracking infrastructure for social media analysis (TrISMA) project establishes state-of-the-art technical and organisational infrastructure for the tracking of public communication by Australian users of social media, at large scale, in real time, and for the long term, addressing a significant gap in national research infrastructure. Social media are increasingly embedded in the Australian media ecology, and systematic analyses of how public communication takes place via social media provide rich insights into a range of issues and debates of high importance to our society.Read moreRead less
Molluscan Fisheries And Aquaculture, World Congress Of Malacology,Perth 2004
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$15,000.00
Summary
There is a wide diversity of wild caught fisheries and aquacultural activities dealing with molluscs, including (but not limited to) wild caught scallops, squid, octopus, abalone, and aquaculture industries for pearl and edible oysters, abalone, mussels, etc. Researchers tend to talk to other researchers in their individual industries. The World Congress presents an outstanding opportunity for researchers working on molluscan fisheries and aquaculture to interact closely with each other and also ....There is a wide diversity of wild caught fisheries and aquacultural activities dealing with molluscs, including (but not limited to) wild caught scallops, squid, octopus, abalone, and aquaculture industries for pearl and edible oysters, abalone, mussels, etc. Researchers tend to talk to other researchers in their individual industries. The World Congress presents an outstanding opportunity for researchers working on molluscan fisheries and aquaculture to interact closely with each other and also with other researchers from throughout the world who work on numerous aspects of molluscan biology. For example, a symposium is planned larval development of molluscs, which has implications for researchers on molluscan aquaculture. Attendance of scientists working on other aspects of molluscs will provide a fertile ground for input from high quality researchers into molluscan fisheries and aquaculture. Objectives: 1. To bring together 15 leading fisheries and aquacultural scientists working on molluscs to present papers reporting the latest research in their fields. 2. To encourage participation of other scientists who will not be funded. 3. To provide opportunities for discussions of the latest research in the various fields of molluscan fisheries and aquaculture, and to provide opportunities for full discussion of ideas across fields. 4. To publish selected papers in a format which can be widely distributed. 5. To improve research strategies and applied outcomes for molluscan fisheries and aquaculture industries. Read moreRead less
The ABC, its Archives and its Audiences. This project aims to enable deeper understandings of the role of Australia’s principal public service broadcaster in the lives of audience members across the country, and the community needs and interests that have shaped it. The project, in partnership with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the National Archives of Australia, is significant because it will uncover and interpret paper records relating to listeners and viewers during the broadcas ....The ABC, its Archives and its Audiences. This project aims to enable deeper understandings of the role of Australia’s principal public service broadcaster in the lives of audience members across the country, and the community needs and interests that have shaped it. The project, in partnership with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the National Archives of Australia, is significant because it will uncover and interpret paper records relating to listeners and viewers during the broadcaster’s first 50 years. Expected outcomes include an enlarged and more discoverable media archive for the benefit of researchers, industry and all Australians; an innovative audience-centred approach to the ABC’s history; and enhanced academic, archival and media collaborations. Read moreRead less