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New product development; media for remote communities PhD (Griffith University)
Bachelor of Business, Communications (Queensland University of Technology)
Dr John Cokley’s research, publishing and teaching covers the areas of innovative journalism products and platforms, and innovative approaches to media audiences. Since leaving his 20-industry career as a journalist (writer, subeditor and website developer) with News Corporation in 2002, he has completed his doctoral thesis and authored or co-authored more than 30 articles and papers for international and Australian refereed journals and conferences, and co-edited the volume I, Journalist with Dr Lee Duffield (Pearson, 2006) contributing to the fields of media education, news production and delivery, and new product development in journalism.
Journals which have published some of his articles include Convergence, the International Journal of Astrobiology, the International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies, the Asia-Pacific Business Review (New Delhi), the Journal of Australian Studies (in press), Australian Journal of Communication and the Australian Journalism Review.
For recent publications by Dr Cokley, click here: http://www.uq.edu.au/uqresearchers/researcher/cokleyjd.html?uv_category=pub
Dr Cokley worked as a reporter and feature writer, subeditor, trainer and website developer at News Corporation in Brisbane, Australia, between 1985 and 2002, after working for The Daily Sun newspaper and the Australian Associated Press wire service (1984-1985). He continues to maintain a level of professional practice in the private sector and is a member of the Society of Editors (Queensland), the Australasian Research Management Society and the Journalism Education Association (Australia). He began teaching journalism at universities after graduating with a bachelor's degree in communication from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in 1990 as well as continuing to write for engineering, retail and indigenous magazines, books and newspapers. He was the first Journalist-in-Residence at Griffith University (2002), lectured in journalism at James Cook University, Townsville (2003-2004) and started lecturing and researching full-time at the University of Queensland in 2005. He launched and leads an international research team investigating the media characteristics of the first communities in space.
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Social Sciences: Telecommunications--Educational Materials, Social Sciences: Rural Services, Social Sciences: Publishing, Social Sciences: Public Television/Radio Stations Support, Social Sciences: Public Planning/Policy, Social Sciences: Print Media, Social Sciences: Media Management, Social Sciences: Mass Communication/Media, Social Sciences: Governance, Social Sciences: Ethnography, Social Sciences: Electronic Media, Social Sciences: Consumer Behavior, Social Sciences: Community Development/Revitalization, Social Sciences: Communication |
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