Charlotte Chalklen is a lecturer and course coordinator of Media Law and Ethics (COMM 2076) and tutor of various journalism and communication-related courses (Journalism Reserach Capstone, Advanced Professional Writing) at UniSA Creative. She has worked in a wide variety of roles in industry and academia, including journalist and editor, media coordinator, communication consultant, tutor, and research assistant.
Areas of expertise include news and feature writing, media law and ethics, social media and privacy, and diversity in the creative industries. Her thesis examined Facebook use by mothers of young children (see Mothering on Facebook: Exploring the Privacy/Openness Paradox). Other recent publications include My... Read more
About me
Charlotte Chalklen is a lecturer and course coordinator of Media Law and Ethics (COMM 2076) and tutor of various journalism and communication-related courses (Journalism Reserach Capstone, Advanced Professional Writing) at UniSA Creative. She has worked in a wide variety of roles in industry and academia, including journalist and editor, media coordinator, communication consultant, tutor, and research assistant.
Areas of expertise include news and feature writing, media law and ethics, social media and privacy, and diversity in the creative industries. Her thesis examined Facebook use by mothers of young children (see Mothering on Facebook: Exploring the Privacy/Openness Paradox). Other recent publications include My Year of Rest and Relaxation: ‘sad-girl’ fetishism or ‘cuttingly funny’ feminist satire? in The Conversation, The devil is in the level: understanding inequality in Australia’s Film, TV and Radio industries in Media International Australia, A Creative Turn for Tourism and Closing the Gender Divide for UniSA Business Magazine.
In her teaching she aims to engage, inform and empower students to build upon their own unique strengths to forge successful careers in the exciting and rapidly-evolving media and professional communication landscape.
About me
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) University of South Australia
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.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Open access
13
9
46
|
| 2017 |
Open access
77
57
60
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Open access
13
9
46
|
| 2017 |
Open access
77
57
60
|
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
SA Media Awards JudgeMedia, Entertainment and Arts Alliance |
2025 |
SA Press Club Awards JudgeSA Press Club |
2025 |
Peer reviewerNew Media and Society (journal) |
2024 |
SA Media Awards JudgeMedia, Entertainment and Arts Alliance |
2024 |
SA Press Club Awards JudgeSA Press Club |
2024 |
Peer reviewerSocial Media + Society |
2023 |
SA Media Awards JudgeMedia, Entertainment and Arts Alliance |
2023 |
South Australian Press Club Media Awards JudgeSA Press Club |
2023 |
Highly Commended: Best text-based story by an undergraduate or postgraduate student 750 words or less - Ossie Award 2022 (the student I mentored and nominated, Jessica Dempster, was highly commended)JERAA (Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia |
2022 |
Peer reviewerSocial Media + Society |
2022 |
SA Media Awards JudgeMedia, Entertainment and Arts Alliance |
2022 |
South Australian Press Club Media Awards JudgeSA Press Club |
2022 |
Peer reviewerSocial Media + Society |
2021 |
SA Media Awards JudgeMedia, Entertainment and Arts Alliance |
2021 |
South Australian Press Club Media Awards JudgeSA Press Club |
2021 |
Teaching & student supervision
