I am a lecturer and course coordinator at UniSA specialising in social media, political communication and media industries. I am currently an:
Areas of interest and research include Media Diversity and Pluralism in Australia, Political Communication, Social Media and Streaming Services.
Teaching areas include Communication and Social Media. Current teaching profile for 2025 is:
About me
I am a lecturer and course coordinator at UniSA specialising in social media, political communication and media industries. I am currently an:
Areas of interest and research include Media Diversity and Pluralism in Australia, Political Communication, Social Media and Streaming Services.
Teaching areas include Communication and Social Media. Current teaching profile for 2025 is:
Read my thesis: Popular Politics // Authentic Australians: A study of political leaders’ Facebook posts during the 2019 Australian Federal Election
About me
South Australian Regional Representative for the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA)
Member of the Australian research team for the Global Media and Internet Concentration Project (GMICP)
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 25/02/2025 |
Social media platforms are throttling access to news – Joy Radio Drive Time Show, https://joy.org.au/joydrive/2025/02/25/cameron-mcternan-social-media-throttling/ |
| 23/01/2025 |
Politicians on TikTok - 5AA Radio, https://fiveaa.com.au/podcast/mornings-with-graeme-goodings/af8325c8-3911-4206-895a-7fa064a282ec/2025-01-23/politicians-using-social-media |
| 18/01/2025 |
SBS News - Why are ‘TikTok refugees’ flocking to RedNote?, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=981QBc4gCuI |
| 17/01/2025 |
How long will this trend of American TikTok users switching to Xiaohongshu last? | SBS Digital, https://www.sbs.com.au/language/chinese/zh-hans/article/tiktok-refugees-migrate-to-chinese-social-media-app-xiaohongshu/3opcwrwlt |
| 17/01/2025 |
As the TikTok ban crisis intensifies, American users flock to Xiaohongshu to seek new positions | SBS Chinese, https://youtu.be/sYF-NeGhXcY?si=NaTjYh1ItSYIoNEL |
| 05/12/2024 |
Social media platforms are throttling access to news – with far-reaching implications for democracy, https://theconversation.com/social-media-platforms-are-throttling-access-to-news-with-far-reaching-implications-for-democracy-244644 |
| 02/12/2024 |
EXPERT REACTION: Australia's social media ban passes the Senate, https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/expert-reaction-australias-social-media-ban-passes-the-senate |
| 22/10/2024 |
What is Media Literacy - Behind the News, ABC National Televison, https://www.abc.net.au/btn/classroom/what-is-media-literacy-/104499628 |
| 18/10/2024 |
Qld election campaign 2024: Blatant lies in campaign ads could be scrapped by 2028 under LNP – Townsville Bulletin and Courier Mail , https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/state-election/fact-check-the-truth-behind-both-parties-scare-campaigns/news-story/f1e5b4db1872e3c65bd72388338b4a54 |
| 25/09/2024 |
Does Facebook contribute to diversity in Australian news? - InterMEDIA, https://iicintermedia.org/vol-52-issue-3/does-facebook-contribute-to-diversity-in-australian-news/ |
| 24/09/2024 |
Instagram introduces accounts for teens - Yorke Peninsula Country Times , https://www.ypct.com.au/news/instagram-introduces-accounts-for-teens |
| 17/09/2024 |
Google is worth more in Australia than major news outlets. Here’s how it could better fund journalism, https://theconversation.com/google-is-worth-more-in-australia-than-major-news-outlets-heres-how-it-could-better-fund-journalism-239093 |
| 16/09/2024 |
Queensland Premier Steven Miles and LNP's David Crisafulli tap into social media for 'year of the TikTok election' – ABC Television and Digital, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-16/influencer-social-media-tiktok-miles-crisafulli-qld-election/104343452 |
| 16/09/2024 |
Social media is the new battleground in election campaigns | ABC News, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9dhiH1yFrs |
| 25/02/2024 |
Social media star warns Meta’s political changes make platforms a ‘pay-to-play model’, https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2024/02/25/jack-toohey-meta |
| 19/02/2024 |
Less political content to be displayed on Meta platforms, https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2024/02/19/meta-political-content |
| 16/01/2024 |
A federal MP is stealing cute animal videos to grow his Facebook audience, https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/01/16/mp-jason-wood-stealing-cute-animal-videos-facebook/ |
| 02/11/2022 |
Blue Tick Paywall Announcement from Twitter CEO Elon Musk, https://www.thewire.org.au/story/blue-tick-paywall-announcement-from-twitter-ceo-elon-musk/ |
| 19/09/2022 |
From curry nights to ‘coal kills’ dresses: how social media drives politicians to behave like influencers, https://theconversation.com/from-curry-nights-to-coal-kills-dresses-how-social-media-drives-politicians-to-behave-like-influencers-190246 |
| 19/09/2022 |
Triple J Hack: Are politicians getting more awkward and outrageous on social media?, https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/14053094 |
| 02/09/2019 |
What the MasterChef walkout tells us about the future of free-to-air TV, https://ontherecordunisa.com.au/2019/09/02/what-the-masterchef-walkout-tells-us-about-the-future-of-free-to-air-tv/ |
About me
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Arts (Communication and Media Management) University of South Australia
Currently researching media concentration and pluralism as an Australian team member for the Global Media and Internet Concentration Project (GMICP)
Presented at the GMICP 2022 Summer Conference, see our latest draft paper titled Concentration, Diversity and Localism in Australian News Media Markets here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4198636
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Learning from Operation Tonga Assist : humanitarianism and military diplomacy, Cwth Dept of Defence, 07/05/2025 - 06/07/2026
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
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| Year | Output |
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| 2025 |
Open access
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| 2024 |
Open access
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Research
Currently researching media concentration and pluralism as an Australian team member for the Global Media and Internet Concentration Project (GMICP)
Presented at the GMICP 2022 Summer Conference, see our latest draft paper titled Concentration, Diversity and Localism in Australian News Media Markets here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4198636
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & student supervision
