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AUSTRALIAN JOURNALISM REVIEW

2001, 23: 1, July (Editor: Mark Pearson, Editorial Board: Barbara Alysen, Lee Becker, Lynette Sheridan Burns, Kerry Green, Shelton Gunaratne, John Henningham, Alan Knight, Paul S.N. Lee, Clem Lloyd, Maxwell McCombs, Mandy Oakham, Angela Romano, Stephen Tanner, Suellen Tapsall, David Venables, Book Review Editor: Gail Sedorkin)

Green, Kerry (2001) "JEA President's column", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. i-ii.

Pearson, Mark (2001) "Editor's note", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. iii-iv.

Articles

Putnis, Peter and Payne, Trish (2001) "Politics, convergence and media regulation: A Senate committee report and its implications for the press", Australian Journalism Review, 23:1, pp. 7-27. Looks at the politics of media regulation as newspaper companies diversify into new media forms. Focuses on the Senate Select Committee Report of April 2000.

Ester, Helen and McAllister Jim (2001) "The media and democracy: Information sources about political candidates in Queensland region Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 29-41. Examines data by Central Queensland Social Survey (CQSS) about how Queenslanders use the media to inform their votes. Looks at percentages of population who use alternatives to mainstream media.

Ewart, Jacqui and Gregor Shirley (2001) "Online journalists need more than the ABC's of journalism: The skills and attributes for online news", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 43-56. Looks at online journalism in Australia and the skills required for journalists working in an online environment. Includes a case study on Age Online staff.

Blood, R. Warwick; Putnis, Peter; Pirkis, Jane; Payne, Trish; and Francis, Catherine (2001) "Monitoring media coverage and suicide: Theory and methodology", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 57-80. Looks at research regarding the coverage of mental illness reporting in Australia. Focuses on the 1999 study: Achieving the balance: A resource kit for Australian media professionals for the reporting and portrayal of suicide and mental illness.

Suitor, Jocelyn (2001) "Tragic consequences: How journalists survive on a diet of death and destruction", Australian Journalism Review, 23:1, pp. 81-97. Looks at how journalists cope with trauma, editorial pressures to "get on with the job". Aims to help journalists deal more effectively with the stresses related to covering trauma.

Meehan, Karen (2001) "It's the hard life for freelancers", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 99-109. Looks at the difficulties for freelance journalists.

Tanner, Stephen (2001) "Cartoons and corruption: Can infotainment be educative?", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 111-130. Discusses whether newspapers can exist as a duality to inform and entertain. Looks at the nature of cartoons in performing this function.

Obijiofor, Levi (2001) "Singaporean and Nigerian journalists' perceptions of new technologies", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 131-151. Contrasts the technologies available to journalists in Singaporean and Nigerian newsrooms, and the perceptions of journalists regarding new technologies.

Thomas, Ruth (2001) "Moving from the traditional: Introducing self-regulated learning into the teaching of news writing", Australian Journalists Review, 23: 1, pp. 153-170. Looks at the workshop method of studying journalism where self-regulation and reciprocal learning are emphasised, with the concentration on learning. Intends to produce students who can evaluate their own work, be independent, persistent and use initiative.

McIlwaine, Stephen; Tanner, Stephen and Green, Kerry (2001) "Journalism specialisms: Generating better generalists", Australian Journalists Review, 23: 1, pp. 171-181. Discusses the benefits of specialist studies in journalism.

Conley, David (2001) "Deliciously ugly: Pursuing creativity in feature writing", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 183-197. This study tests a model for creating metaphoric language in feature writing by using three groups of sixteen students involved in brainstorming activities.

Oakham, Mandy (2001) "Let's kill the 'C' word: Notions of authentic and synthetic in the teaching of journalism", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 199-216. Examines whether journalism is a craft or profession and questions whether such notions of purist journalism are outdated in relation to contemporary culture.

Dunn, Anne (2001) "Radio journalism: Has it got a future? A discussion paper", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 217-228. Looks at the future for radio journalism in relation to the changing nature of broadcast media.

Hetherington, Brett (2001) "Key characteristics of English language newspapers in Japan", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 229-234. Analyses some of the significant characteristics of English language newspapers in Japan.

Berner, R. Thomas (2001) "The potential problems in pre-trial narratives", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 235-243. Discusses the problems of narrative technique for those writing feature articles about crime when a trial is pending or in progress.

Book reviews

Ahern, S. (Ed.) (2000) "Making radio: A practical guide to working in radio"; Boyd, A. (2001) "Broadcast journalism: Techniques of radio and television news"; Hendy, D. (2000) "Radio in the global age", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 245-249. Reviewer: Alysen, Barbara (2001).

Cottle, S. (Ed.) (2000) "Ethnic minorities and the media: Changing cultural Boundaries", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 250-252. Reviewer: Weerakkody, Niranjala (2001).

Kirkpatrick, R. (2000) "Country Conscience: a history of the New South Wales provincial press"; Hurst, J. and Provis, M. (Eds.) (2000). "Community Journalism", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 253-257. Reviewer: Oakham, Mandy (2001).

Gunaratne, S. (2000) "Handbook of the media in Asia", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 258-259. Reviewer: Knight, Alan (2001).

Johnson, R. (2000) "Cash for Comment: The Seduction of journo culture", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 260-261. Reviewer: Ewart, Jacqui (2001).

Griffen, Foley, B. (2000) "Sir Frank Packer: The young master", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 262-263. Reviewer: Tidey, John (2001).

Robie, D. (Ed.) (2001) "The Pacific journalist: A practical guide", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 1, pp. 264-266. Reviewer: Pearson, Mark (2001).


AUSTRALIAN JOURNALISM REVIEW

2001, 23: 2, December (Editor: Mark Pearson, Editorial Board: Barbara Alysen, Lee Becker, Lynette Sheridan Burns, Kerry Green, Shelton Gunaratne, John Henningham, Alan Knight, Paul S.N. Lee, Clem Lloyd, Maxwell McCombs, Mandy Oakham, David Robie, Angela Romano, Stephen Tanner, Suellen Tapsall, David Venables, Book Review Editor: Gail Sedorkin)

Green, Kerry (2001) "JEA President's column", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. i-ii.

Pearson, Mark (2001) "Editor's note", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. iii-v.

Articles

Wilcox, Peter (2001) "Newspapers and the terrorism war: News priorities, public duty, and the bottom line", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 7-20. Looks at the impact of the September 11 terrorist attacks upon journalism. Concludes that the immense coverage of the attacks may credit newspapers as a credible source of analysis of the big issues in the eyes of the public.

Venables, David (2001) "City Voice: A community newspaper does public journalism", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 21-41. A study of a public journalism by the weekly newspaper City Voice. The paper attempts to evaluate whether the newspaper's public journalism succeeded in its goals.

Romano, Angela (2001) "Inculcating public journalism philosophies into newsroom culture", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 43-62. Investigates the long-term changes in the culture and routines of journalists and newsrooms involved in public journalism activities. A case study is drawn from Queensland's Public Journalism Project.

Brand, Jeff and Pearson, Mark (2001) "The newsroom vs. the lounge room: Journalists' and audiences' views on news", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 63-89. Provides a comparative analysis of the views of news and current affairs producers and their audiences.

Bardoel, Jo and Deuze, Mark (2001) "'Network journalism': Converging competencies of old and new media professionals", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 91-103. Discusses the changing face of journalism in relation to new communication technologies, such as the Internet.

Sheridan Burns, Lynette; Reardon, Lisa; Vincent, Karen; and Hazell, Trevor (2001) "Are journalism educators 'Response Able'?", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 105-118. Looks at the ResponseAbility Project resources used by journalism educators with the aim of pre-professional education of journalists in an attempt to improve reporting of suicide.

Goot, Murray (2001) "The identikit fallacy… or the problem with 'Phil and Jenny'", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 119-127. Discusses methods used for summarising data and the consequences of inaccurate representations of data.

Haswell, Sandra (2001) "Attention please! This political campaign is for you", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 129-147. Analyses the attention of audiences to federal election media campaigns, and compares audience interest in the 1996 federal election campaign to the 1998 campaign.

Elsaka, Nadia (2001) "The politics of voluntary restraint: The development of self-regulatory codes by the British and New Zealand print media", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 149-165. Compares some developments in British and New Zealand codes of ethics, and argues that the threat of legislative regulation has been the driving force behind the amendment of self-regulatory codes.

McIlwaine, Stephen (2001) "Science and journalism: A Mexican stand-off?", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 167-188. Traces the modern history of science reporting.

Simpson, Lindsay (2001) "Reporting Port Arthur: A personal account", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 191-199. Looks at how the media responds in the contemporary climate where tragedy is a news commodity. Examines whether the practical application of the MEAA Code of Ethics is effective.

Book reviews

McMullen, J. (2001) "A life of extremes", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 201-202. Reviewer: Sedorkin, Gail (2001).

Pearson, M. and Brand, J. (2001) "Sources of news and current affairs", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 203-206. Reviewer: Alysen, Barbara (2001).

Sommerville, C.J. (1999) "How the news makes us dumb: The death of wisdom in an information society", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 207-212. Reviewer: Kirkpatrick, Rod (2001).

Tapsall, S. and Varley, C. (Eds.) (2001) "Journalism: Theory in practice", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 213-217. Reviewers: Vine, Josie and McGregor, Judy (2001).

Chenoweth, N. (2001) "Virtual Murdoch: Reality wars on the information superhighway", Australian Journalism Review, 23: 2, pp. 218-220. Reviewer: Ricketson, Matthew (2001).

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