Josie is a senior academic who has been researching Australian journalism history and culture since 2006. In 2006 she joined RMIT’s renowned School of Media and Communication, where she achieved her PhD in 2009. Here, she currently teaches into, and runs, the first-year program; supervises HDR candidates and conducts research, specialising in journalism history and culture.
Happy holidays listeners! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying a well deserved break. It's this time of year where many reflect on the past 12 months, and seeings as the podcast doesn't need a holiday, we're going to do just that. Today, we bring you our five hand picked highlights of the year as a part of our summer series.
Property is a topic relevant to everyone whether you are a renter or an investor. It is no surprise then, that property is always front and centre of the media and news cycle. A bi-product of this is 'media hype', something that can cause investors to be nervous about entering the market or taking their next step to expand their property portfolio. My guest this week is Dr Josie Vine, who is a senior journalism scholar from RMIT University, here to talk all about how the media industry works. We discuss the difference between 'the media' and 'journalism', how different outlets have different motivations, formats and rules they must follow and why it is so important to be critical of any news we consume.