Ms Charlotte Chalklen

Charlotte Chalklen is course coordinator of Professional Writing COMM 3037 and Advanced Professional Writing COMM 3057 and tutor of journalism and communication-related courses (Media Law and Ethics; Journalism Principles and Practices) 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 her highly-cited journal article, Mothering on Facebook: Exploring the Privacy/Openness Paradox). Other recent publications include 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 each student to build upon their own unique strengths to forge successful careers in the exciting and rapidly-evolving media and professional communication landscape.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts (Honours) University of South Australia

• Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) University of South Australia