Media International Australia, publishing scholarly research exploring media and communications in all their forms since 1976.
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11 Dec 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, Jusuf Ariz Wahyuono reviews Platforms and Cultural Production by Thomas Poell, David Nieborg, and Brooke Erin Duffy, a concise synthesis of how platformisation reshapes cultural industries.
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5 Dec 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, Tom Willma examines how avatars are represented and conceptualized in contemporary digital media, moving beyond traditional theories of identity embodiment.
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5 Dec 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, Kai Bao, Lu Liu, and Haiting Pan examine how older adults are metaphorically represented on Zhihu, China’s leading question-and-answer platform.
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21 Nov 2025
New Release! Volume 197 of MIA is here! Read more here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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7 Nov 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, @AliaDesigner explores how first-generation migrant pregnant women in Australia use Facebook groups to negotiate identity and seek support during the perinatal period.
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31 Oct 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, Amelia Gulliver, Kate Gulliver, Sarah Liddle, Jennifer Bibb, Peter English, and Michelle Banfield explore how Australian journalists approach reporting on mental ill-health and suicide in sportspeople.
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10 Oct 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, Michael Butson and Richard Wright examine how advertising imagery in Australian newspapers shapes public perceptions of ageing.
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3 Oct 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, Syrie Payne explores how the concept of pause shapes both television consumption and production.
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26 Sep 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, Anuja Premika and Usha Raman examine how the Netflix series Never Have I Ever constructs Indian femininity and recasts Indian women as the “other.”
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19 Sep 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, Jiayixiu Zhao explores the decolonial paradox within China’s Lolita fashion subculture.
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12 Sep 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, Shi Feng, Xiufang (Leah) Li, and Alexandra Nicole Wake introduce the concept of journalistic cultural competence to strengthen health journalism.
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29 Aug 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, Danielle Hynes and Tanja Dreher examine how news values shape the representation of social housing residents in Australian media during 2020.
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22 Aug 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, Mark R Johnson and James Baguley examine the viewing habits of audiences who watch Australian live streamers on Twitch.
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15 Aug 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, Maxwell Forbes Melit, Stephen Harrington, and Aljosha Karim Schapals explore how young Australian adults used social media to filter information during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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8 Aug 2025
Simon R Troon and Brett Hutchins explore sport, media, and environmental activism through Australian rugby star David Pocock: tinyurl.com/mr3tumtk
Adapted from ‘David Pocock park’ by Magee425, under CC BY-SA 4.0: shorturl.at/nydjM. Source: tinyurl.com/mtf9wad8
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7 Aug 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, Gregory Treadwell and Merja Myllylahti explore the link between trust in news and trust in other social institutions such as government, politics, business, and NGOs.
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1 Aug 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, Cameron McTernan explores the dynamics of news diversity on Facebook in Australia, revealing how the platform shapes media concentration and audience engagement.
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31 Jul 2025
Australia is banning YouTube for children under the age of 16, and the announcement has divided the public. Some see it as a positive step towards protecting children online, others see it as neglecting the educational and social value the platform can offer - some see both sides
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25 Jul 2025
In a new #OnlineFirst article, Axelle Asmar, Tim Raats, and Leo Van Audenhove examine how Flemish cultural producers navigate the promises and pressures of global streaming platforms like Netflix.
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24 Jul 2025
In a #brandNew article, Manolo Iachizzi explores how the mishandling of the 2023 Bud Light crisis triggered stakeholder backlash, highlighting the need for crisis communication that aligns with audience expectations and social identities.
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