#QUTDMRC
So excited to have the brilliant @steelecat717.bsky.social here in Brisbane at the @qutdmrc for our Summer School. #DMRCSS2025
February 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
REMINDER: @qutdmrc #PhD #scholarship on #sciencecomms and #altmetrics. Submit your EoI now !
November 20, 2024 at 3:19 PM
May 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
So we achieved a rare @qutdmrc trifecta today, with @antmandan.bsky.social, @drtvlotz.bsky.social, and me all quoted in James Purtill’s piece on Meta’s discontinuation of #NMBC-related payments to Australian news outlets.
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Facebook ate and then ignored the news industry. It's hard, but we should leave it be
Facebook profited from the decline of Australia's news organisations, but enforcing the News Media Bargaining Code will make a bad situation worse without solving the problem of who will pay for the n...
www.abc.net.au
March 7, 2024 at 9:19 PM
A very full #IAMCR2024 panel on (broadly) polarisation, also featuring my @qutdmrc colleague Tariq Choucair’s presentation of our work on political discussions in football fan groups on Facebook during the controversial 2022 World Cup in Qatar:
November 20, 2024 at 7:25 PM
In this opening session at #IAMCR2024, I also presented my @qutdmrc team’s study of communicative practices on Facebook during the failed 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum for Indigenous recognition and participation in Australia. Slides are here:
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June 30, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Finally found the time to plant my name tag from the #DMRCSS2023 @qutdmrc in February. Let’s see if the lemon seeds flourish on the other side of the world 🗺️ 😌
December 5, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Time goes by so fast.. DMRC summer school is already in the books. It was a pleasure to meet, talk and think with all of you! https://twitter.com/qutdmrc/status/1623911699026935808
December 5, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Why does #gaming matter to children & why is it important? What is the status & future of #disabilityrepresentation in gaming?

Join our webinar that discusses the importance of inclusive game design on May 19 #inclusivedesign

@qutdmrc @DeakinREDI

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Video games for all Representations of children with disabilities in gaming
Why does gaming matter to children and why is it important? What is the status and the future of disability representation in gaming?
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December 19, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Follow Katharina Esau (@qutdmrc @qut) under @kathaesa for:
news diversity and polarisation research, deliberative democracy, method innovation, Australian media
November 19, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Research Associate vacancy on "Journalism Beyond the Crisis" w/ @brianmcnair @qutdmrc, Brisbane, app DL 28 Apr https://qut.nga.net.au/publicfiles/qut/jobs/778D7DA8-3D58-9522-8B5D-91CEBD550243/16120%20-%20Research%20Associate.pdf
November 19, 2024 at 4:14 AM
@qutdmrc @QUT Workshop lecturers: @snurb_dot_info @jeanburgess @timhighfield @brendam @FlxVctr @digitalpromises @agent_condo @andairamf #dmrcss18
November 18, 2024 at 6:29 PM
#CfA: 2018 @qutdmrc Summer School @qut. Deadline: Sep 30
https://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/2018-dmrc-summer-school/ #dmrcss18
November 18, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Social Media in Australian Federal Elections 🇦🇺: Comparing the 2013 and 2016 Campaigns, by @snurb_dot_info & @brendam @qutdmrc @QUT https://doi.org/10.1177/1077699018766505 #PolCom
November 18, 2024 at 10:06 AM
#CfA: @qutdmrc PhD scholarship 2019 @qut 🇦🇺. Deadlines: September 10 (expression of interest) and September 30 (final application) https://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/research-training/annual-scholarship-round-dmrc-call-for-phd-applications-for-2019/
November 18, 2024 at 8:19 AM
🎙️ Speaking of podcasts, I'm also on Ep. 5 of the @qutdmrc@mas.to's new podcast series Read Them Sideways (geddit ? :-), talking to @svegaard.bsky.social about Meta's closure of #CrowdTangle.

Available through Spotify etc. – and check out the other episodes too:
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Episode 5: CrowdTangle closure and what it means for researchers with Axel Bruns
Episode · Read Them Sideways · In this episode of Read Them Sideways, your host Dr Sebastian Svegaard chats with Professor Axel Bruns, the leader of the Digital Publics research group at the Digital M...
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September 1, 2024 at 1:05 AM
A very full #IAMCR2024 panel on (broadly) polarisation, also featuring my @qutdmrc colleague Tariq Choucair’s presentation of our work on political discussions in football fan groups on Facebook during the controversial 2022 World Cup in Qatar:
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July 3, 2024 at 12:10 AM
📰🚫 I had a few things to say to ABC News about Meta's decision not to renew its, erm, voluntary alimony payments to selected Australian news media. And I'm in good company, with the great Fiona Martin also featured. (👋 @qutdmrc)

www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03...
Do you post and read news on Facebook and Instagram? Get ready for a 'troubling' change to your feeds
A battle is brewing between the government and Meta after the tech giant announced it will no longer pay Australian news publishers for content that appears on its platform. This is what it could mean...
www.abc.net.au
March 2, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Oh, and #ANZCA2023 peeps (and everyone): before you all head home, my @qutdmrc@mas.to colleague Jean Burgess has a job (actually two jobs) for you.
Maybe draft up an application while you’re at the airport waiting to find out whether the planes are flying today… 😬

linkedin.com/posts/jeanbu...
November 24, 2023 at 5:38 AM
So happy to be taking home the Top Paper award in Intergroup Communication, #ICA24. Many thanks to the best collaborators: @KKasianenko , @dom_carlon , and @ashwinnag, and generous funding from @qutdmrc. We analysed 16 years worth of submissions across 11 political subreddits.
November 28, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Kicking off #ICA23 with a brilliant paper by @qutdmrc superstars, @KKasianenko and @ZGuangnan_rio on conspiratorial narratives during times of crisis, particularly in the context of philanthropic measures and individuals
November 28, 2024 at 11:13 PM
New article on @ABCEducationAU by @digitalchildau researchers! Read on to find how how we can make the internet better for children #childrensinternet

@dezuanni @_aleeshajoy @QUT @qutdmrc

abc.net.au/education/how-…
How can we make the internet better for children? - ABC Education
The internet provides fun and informative experiences for children, but it wasn't created with kids in mind. Have you ever considered what a better internet for kids could look like?
www.abc.net.au
December 19, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Michael Dezuanni undertakes research about digital media, literacies and learning in home, school and community contexts. He is the Program Leader for Digital Inclusion and Participation for @qutdmrc and a Chief Investigator in @digitalchildau
December 19, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Another update for our #CLiFDigitalChildAU program! Our session on Children, Media & Pandemic Parenting draws from an international comparative study to discuss children's #connectedlearning across social + national settings @TheCLAlliance @QUT @qutdmrc @lifecourse @AdmsCentre
December 19, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Keen to hear this conversation between @mizuko and @seftongreen? Register for Connected Learning in Focus @ Digital Child AU for free today at:@dezuanni @qutdmrc @QUT @lifecourseAust @AdmsCentre

digitalchild.org.au/event/clif/
December 19, 2024 at 12:07 AM