Official account of the Centre for Media History - Australia's only centre dedicated to fostering research on the history of, and history in, the media
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CMH retweeted
2 May 2025
Investigative journalism is vital — and vulnerable. We were proud to support last night’s Brian Johns Lecture, where Kate McClymont reminded us why truth-telling matters. Through our Cultural Fund we help creators and publishers get the recognition and support they deserve.
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CMH retweeted
30 Apr 2025
Putting this out there again - 2025 CHASS Election Statement on building national capabilities in the humanities, arts and social sciences.
24 Apr 2025
What does HASS need from Australia's next government?
Check out CHASS's 2025 Election Statement in the April newsletter — plus HASS job listings, events & new research! buff.ly/OOvpSrQ
#Humanities #Arts #SocialSciences #CHASS #AusPol
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Latest list of books for review available in the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television (HJFRT) (Winter 2024): iamhist.net/journal/#books-r…
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5 Dec 2024
🎙️📻 SPECIAL OFFER !! Grab yourself a copy of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Radio - currently at a reduced price.... bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbury… #radiostudies #audiostudies #radioresearch #podcaststudies
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CMH retweeted
4 Dec 2024
Last open access article to celebrate our 50th anniversary! Only fitting we go back to the first issue. Here's James W. Carey’s, “The Problem of Journalism History.” Enjoy the reading and submit your research to us! #journalism #media #mediahistory
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CMH retweeted
15 Sep 2024
#OTD 100 years ago the BBC made its first broadcast from Belfast. Here the Northern Whig, 15 September 1924, reports on the exciting news bit.ly/3zkRMNJ #RadioHistory #TechnologyHistory
ALT Black and white article from the Northern Whig with the headline 'Broadcasting in Belfast' encircled in an art-deco style boarder. It sits above three columns of text: the left hand column is headed 'Our Broadcasting Station - Red-Letter Day for Belfast Listeners-In - At the Studio,' and the right hand column is headed 'To the Beginner - How to Obtain the Best Results - Height and Attachments of the Aerial.'
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CMH retweeted
12 Sep 2024
We just published a rare find from the archive:
A fascinating glimpse 'Behind the Scenes' (1923) of the Danish film production company Palladium🎞️📽️
An experiment by the Danish newspaper B.T. to make a film featuring only amateurs in all roles – making it very much a meta film.
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CMH retweeted
24 Jul 2024
Just published, on the BBC, radio and empire from the 1930s to the 1960s #radiostudies #radiohistory #bbc @UoBArtsMatter @UoBrisHistory
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CMH retweeted
23 Jul 2024
How great to see an original advert, so here’s an actual diary for 1939. The only entry is for 3rd September “War broke out”.
Sadly this one is missing its pencil which was houses down the spine.
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"Every listener should possess and use a BBC diary..."
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CMH retweeted
17 Jul 2024
As the @australian marks 60 years, read Julie Rigg's 'A Grand Adventure (in Which the Author Encountered Rupert Murdoch's Ideas about What Women Want)' in @media_Int_Aus. @CMediaHistory #mediahistory #ausmedia
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CMH retweeted
15 Jul 2024
In today's episode from the vault, Melita Garza discusses newspaper representations of Mexicans and immigrants during the Great Depression years and the issues that remain in current times. journalismhistorypodcast.pod…
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10 Jul 2024
CFP: 2024 CMH Conference
Media Past, Present, and Future
Thursday-Friday 21-22 November, 2024
@Macquarie_Uni City Campus, Sydney
Details below!!
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10 Jul 2024
Abstracts may explore any aspect of media history and contemporary media, or may consider the future of media in the context of social media, AI and other challenges. Varying research approaches are welcome.
Registration is free.
Submission details below!
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10 Jul 2024
Please send a 250-word abstract for a 20-minute paper to Kate Manlik (Katherine.manlik@mq.edu.au) by 5 August, 2024.
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CMH retweeted
9 Jul 2024
As the @australian marks 60 years, look back at @Media_Int_Aus special issue examining 50 years of The Australian, based on a @CMediaHistory symposium in 2014. #mediahistory #AusMedia
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CMH retweeted
2 Jul 2024
Just found a picture of possibly the earliest BBC MoJo kit around. This is an experimental camera kit from 1957.
#mojo #history Unfortunatly the cameraman's name is lost to history
ALT a BBC cameraman demonstrating the use of a new French radio-camera, one of which had been bought for experimental purposes.
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CMH retweeted
23 Jun 2024
Having hung up my hat after 35 years at the BBC here’s 10 reflections … 🧵
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