Voice and Belonging

• Lead Chief Investigator - Prof Susan Forde - Professor of Journalism at Griffith University

• Chief Investigator - A/Prof Heather Anderson - Associate Professor of Media Studies and Journalism at Griffith University

• Chief Investigator - Prof Halim Rane - Professor of Islamic Studies at Griffith University

• Chief Investigator - Dr Poppy de Souza - Postdoctoral Fellow at the Big Anxiety Research Centre, University of New South Wales

• Research Fellow - Dr Jamal Nabulsi - Research Fellow at Griffith University

• Senior Research Assistant - Dr Carl Anacin - Sessional Academic at Griffith University

A Steering Committee has been established to provide expert advice and strategic guidance to the research team to support the successful delivery of the Voice and Belonging project. Members of the Steering Committee include:

• Stefan Armbruster - Former Head of News (Pacific) at Benar News

• Mary Ann Baquero Geronimo - CEO of Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia

• Tia Di Biase - Senior Strategist at Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

• Mikaela Ford - Pathways and Partnerships Manager at Community Media Training Organisation

• David Hua - Director of Audio and Language Content at Special Broadcasting Service

• Melinda Mann - Head of Service Delivery Impact Hub at Settlement Services International

• Ana Saul - Manager of Marketing and Communication at Adult Multicultural Education Services Australia

• Sally Stewart - Co-CEO of Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma

• Marianne Wangira - General Manager of National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council

• Anderson, Heather, Susan Forde, Halim Rane, Bronte Alexander, and Poppy de Souza. 2023. Connecting communities in a digital media era: Australian ethnic community broadcasting in the 21st Century (Brisbane: Griffith University).

Relevant publications

• Fulton, Janet, Sora Park, Kerry McCallum, and Kieran McGuinness. 2024. “‘You can’t be what you can’t see’: A pilot study of reflections on diversity and inclusion in the news media.” Australian Journalism Review 46(1).
• Lee, Jee Young, Kieran McGuinness, Sora Park, Janet Fulton, and William Lukamto. 2024. “The gap between journalists’ and audiences’ perceptions of reporting on diversity.” Journalism (online first).
• Park, Sora, Rebecca Griffiths, Kieran McGuinness, Thu Nguyen, Jee Young Lee. 2023. “Sense of belonging among multilingual audiences in Australia.” (Canberra: University of Canberra).
• Park, Sora, Jee Young Lee, and Caroline Fisher. 2023. “News Closures, Trust, and Community Attachment among Regional News Audiences: A Case Study of Australia.” Journalism Practice 19(6).
• Park, Sora, Jee Young Lee, Sonia Curll, Caroline Fisher, Kerry McCallum, Paul Tyrrell, Lisa Levesque, and Alex Mihalovich. 2023. “Local news and audiences’ wellbeing: the roles of motivation, satisfaction, and trust.” Communication Research and Practice 10(1).
• Park, Sora, Jee Young Lee, Kieran McGuinness, Rebecca Griffiths, and Thu Nguyen. 2023. “News Representation and Sense of Belonging Among Multicultural Audiences.” Media and Communication 11(4).
• The National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council. 2019. “The Ethnic Broadcaster”. Journal of the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council.
• The National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council. 2018. “The Ethnic Broadcaster”. Journal of the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters’ Council

Relevant projects

• Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation (Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia)
• Media Literacy Program (Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia)

Training opportunities

• Leadership and Fundraising Training (Community Media Training Organisation)
• Audio Ability: Accessible Training and Mentorships (Community Media Training Organisation)
• Community Journalism Training (Community Media Training Organisation)
• New Voices: Audio Stories from Australia (Community Media Training Organisation)