Keywords
Fields of Research (FoR)
Media and communication law, Media studies, Journalism studiesBiography
I'm a researcher in the areas of journalism, media law and YouTube. My knowledge and experience focus around public interest journalism, media theory, and digital media production. I have over 8 years of experience teaching media related subjects at prestigious Australian universities such as UNSW, University of Sydney, and University of Wollongong.
My Qualifications
PhD, University of Technology Sydney
My Teaching
...view moreI'm a researcher in the areas of journalism, media law and YouTube. My knowledge and experience focus around public interest journalism, media theory, and digital media production. I have over 8 years of experience teaching media related subjects at prestigious Australian universities such as UNSW, University of Sydney, and University of Wollongong.
My Qualifications
PhD, University of Technology Sydney
My Teaching
Course where I have been unit coordinator, lecturer and tutor:
• Introduction to Media Production (MECO1004, University of Sydney)
• Media Politics and Political Communication (GOVT2603, University of Sydney)
Course I taught where I have codeveloped the syllabus based on my own research:
• Politics and the Media (POL204, University of Wollongong)
Courses I have taught:
• Legal and Ethical Issues in Media Practice (MECO6902, University of Sydney)
• Media Ethics and Law (MDIA5007, UNSW)
• Introduction to Media Studies (MECO1001, University of Sydney)
• Professional Project (MECO6935, University of Sydney)
• Digital Influence through Social Media (OLES2107, University of Sydney)
• Public Opinion, Policy and Public Sphere (MECO6913, University of Sydney)
• Online Media (MECO3602, University of Sydney)
• Media Landscapes (MECO1002, University of Sydney)
Location
ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6358-2720
Videos
Public interest journalism definition 9:00
My latest academic publications:
Platform journalism on YouTube: A democratic functions approach to analysing journalism on digital platforms. https://doi.org/10.1386/ajr_00178_7
Youtuber Business Model: a profitable way forward for long-form journalism, pp. 28-29. https://apo.org.au/node/328690
To see all the sources I used in this video check out the reference list here - https://www.christopher-james-hall.com/blog/what-is-journalism-theory
For the part about friendlyjordies skip to 5:39
These are some of the questions Chris is investigating in his PhD research.
This 60 second video was produced for the 2023 Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) competition at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). This video won first place in the UTS competition and went on to the international competition hosted by the University of Melbourne where the video received an Honorable Mention. Chris Hall is a PhD researcher with the Centre for Media Transition (CMT), Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
