Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE180100428
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$378,392.00
Summary
Developing an Arab culture of investigative journalism. This project aims to critically evaluate the extent to which an Arab culture of investigative journalism could be established. Investigative journalism has critical importance to the enhancement of independent media systems, especially in restrictive media environments. Understanding that investigative journalism training and practice should lead to transparent and representative political systems, this project examines whether Western fram ....Developing an Arab culture of investigative journalism. This project aims to critically evaluate the extent to which an Arab culture of investigative journalism could be established. Investigative journalism has critical importance to the enhancement of independent media systems, especially in restrictive media environments. Understanding that investigative journalism training and practice should lead to transparent and representative political systems, this project examines whether Western frameworks are suitable for conceptualising non-Western investigative journalism cultures. It will develop a theoretical model for investigative journalism specific to the Arab world.Read moreRead less
Making Australian TV in the 21st Century. Existing practices designed to enable Australian television to achieve national cultural and economic objectives have been deeply transformed by the impact of technological change and foreign ownership. This project investigates the intertwined implications of non-Australian ownership, technological adjustments, policy changes, and support adjustments enacted since the mid-00s that have challenged the making of ‘Australian’ television. The investigation ....Making Australian TV in the 21st Century. Existing practices designed to enable Australian television to achieve national cultural and economic objectives have been deeply transformed by the impact of technological change and foreign ownership. This project investigates the intertwined implications of non-Australian ownership, technological adjustments, policy changes, and support adjustments enacted since the mid-00s that have challenged the making of ‘Australian’ television. The investigation will develop data and analysis relevant to policy debates, terms of trade, and collective agreements useful to national policymakers, producers, content providers, industry bodies, media and communication researchers, and audiences.Read moreRead less
Making animals public: the changing role of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in building public value and interest in wildlife documentary. This project will critically assess the Australian Broadcasting Company's (ABC) changing role in building public interest and value in animals through wildlife programming. Historical and strategic industry analysis will document how the ABC contributed to the development of the wildlife genre in Australia and how new external production models are im ....Making animals public: the changing role of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in building public value and interest in wildlife documentary. This project will critically assess the Australian Broadcasting Company's (ABC) changing role in building public interest and value in animals through wildlife programming. Historical and strategic industry analysis will document how the ABC contributed to the development of the wildlife genre in Australia and how new external production models are impacting on its public charter.Read moreRead less
Multiview video coding using cuboid data compression. This project investigates novel approaches to multiview video coding that use new data compression techniques and explicit occlusion handling. These new approaches complement the state-of-the-art, improving interactivity with instantaneous view change and VCR functionality, reducing encoding complexity, and increasing compression efficiency.
Informal economies and audiovisual industries: histories, dynamics, legal and policy responses. This project will uncover new information about the connections between formal and informal media industries. It will generate valuable new knowledge about innovation in contemporary media, and will contribute to policy discussions in the lead-up to the National Broadband Network.
Switched-on Audiences: Australian Listeners and Viewers. Based on substantial primary research and interviews across Australia, this project will map and interrogate the voices of media audiences since the rise of the pervasive new medium of radio in the 1920s. Tuning in to radio and television, both public and commercial, this project will rigorously explore audience engagement with broadcasting over nearly a century. Representing a major shift from the study of media production to reception, t ....Switched-on Audiences: Australian Listeners and Viewers. Based on substantial primary research and interviews across Australia, this project will map and interrogate the voices of media audiences since the rise of the pervasive new medium of radio in the 1920s. Tuning in to radio and television, both public and commercial, this project will rigorously explore audience engagement with broadcasting over nearly a century. Representing a major shift from the study of media production to reception, the work will produce new understandings of Australian media users and digital citizens in a rapidly changing and converging media landscape.Read moreRead less
Adaptive MIMO Signalling Techniques and Their Applications in Wireless Communications and Radar Systems. The proposed project will contribute to theory, design and deployment of forthcoming wireless systems. The new technology will enable a breakthrough in avaliable data rates leading to introduction of novel multimedia services. Indirectly, the project will impact implementation and penetration of wireless devices and services. In society will advanced wireless services remote home medical care ....Adaptive MIMO Signalling Techniques and Their Applications in Wireless Communications and Radar Systems. The proposed project will contribute to theory, design and deployment of forthcoming wireless systems. The new technology will enable a breakthrough in avaliable data rates leading to introduction of novel multimedia services. Indirectly, the project will impact implementation and penetration of wireless devices and services. In society will advanced wireless services remote home medical care, diagnosis and surgery will become common. Compact wireless devices attached to various objects, flora and fauna, will contribute to logistics effeciency, protecting global environment and preventing disasters. At a broader scale these developments will thus contribute to the overall quality of life.Read moreRead less
Network code division multiplexing in multi-system wireless networks. Multi-system communications and cooperative relay transmission techniques are expected to become one of the key radio technologies and could have a far-reaching impact on the Australian economy and environment. Presently, the knowledge base in these areas is very limited, given that the interest in them started very recently. The proposed program will contribute to theory, design and development of network code division multip ....Network code division multiplexing in multi-system wireless networks. Multi-system communications and cooperative relay transmission techniques are expected to become one of the key radio technologies and could have a far-reaching impact on the Australian economy and environment. Presently, the knowledge base in these areas is very limited, given that the interest in them started very recently. The proposed program will contribute to theory, design and development of network code division multiplexing in multi-system communications and nationwide deployment of future wireless networks. The program will provide comprehensive training opportunities for students and staff members, covering a wide range of engineering processes, from fundamental principles to practical implementations.Read moreRead less
Efficient Distributed Coding In Wireless Networks. Multi-hop relay networking has been considered to be a significant evolution of future wireless networks. This project will expand the knowledge of multi-hop relay networking by creating a new set of distributed coding and cooperative signal processing techniques. The proposed research is significant for improving the capacity and coverage of wireless networks. Australia's unique geography, with vast sparsely populated areas, is ideally suited f ....Efficient Distributed Coding In Wireless Networks. Multi-hop relay networking has been considered to be a significant evolution of future wireless networks. This project will expand the knowledge of multi-hop relay networking by creating a new set of distributed coding and cooperative signal processing techniques. The proposed research is significant for improving the capacity and coverage of wireless networks. Australia's unique geography, with vast sparsely populated areas, is ideally suited for the deployment of this technology to provide high data rate service over large geographical areas.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160100313
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$373,536.00
Summary
International Transformations in Children’s Television 2013-18. This project intends to analyse key trends in the production and distribution of contemporary children’s television. Contemporary Australian television is produced and distributed through complex processes in a globalised media environment characterised by convergence and multi-platform delivery. This project plans to map the shape and scale of rapidly evolving production territories and markets for children’s television opened up b ....International Transformations in Children’s Television 2013-18. This project intends to analyse key trends in the production and distribution of contemporary children’s television. Contemporary Australian television is produced and distributed through complex processes in a globalised media environment characterised by convergence and multi-platform delivery. This project plans to map the shape and scale of rapidly evolving production territories and markets for children’s television opened up by media globalisation, and explore their economic and cultural impact on television made for the child audience. Its findings may reveal the implications of new global settlements in children’s television for media industries, production practices and policy settlements in both the national and the transnational space.Read moreRead less