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Prof

Sally Young

Professor In Political Science
Social and Political Sciences
Australian politics
Australian media
Elections and electoral reform
Newspaper history
Australian elections
Political communication
social sciences
communication
political science
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Division
Arts
 
Primary Interest
Political journalism
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Projects

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'Sworn to no Master’: A corporate and political history of Australian newspapers, 1941-2021

2020 - 2024
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UNFIT TO PRINT: A HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF PRESS POWER IN AUSTRALIA

For over eighty years, there have been accusations that newspapers strongly influence Australian politics and policy-making. But newspapers ..

2014 - 2021
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UNFIT TO PRINT: A HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF PRESS POWER IN AUSTRALIA

For over eighty years, there have been accusations that newspapers strongly influence Australian politics and policy-making. But newspapers ..

2014 - 2021
Completed
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A History of Press Photography in Australia

Press photography has long influenced how Australians have understood themselves and their world. In collaboration with the National Library..

2013 - 2018
Completed
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A History of Press Photography in Australia

Press photography has long influenced how Australians have understood themselves and their world. In collaboration with the National Library..

2013 - 2018
Completed
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Political reporting of Australian election campaigns

Up to 40% of Australian voters decide their vote during an election campaign but most never have any direct contact with candidates and rely..

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Project Types

5

Research Grant

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Internal Research Grant

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Scholarly Works

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Rituals, Reassurance, and Compliance: Government Communication in Australia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sally Young

Book Chapter  |  2022

Australia was ranked as one of the top 10 countries in responding to Covid-19 (Lowy Institute, 2021; Time, 2021). Before vaccines..

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'When newspapers took over television'

Sally Young

Reference Work  |  2021

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During the Great Depression, many newspapers betrayed their readers. Some are doing it again now

Sally Young

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2020

(https://theconversation.com/during-the-great-depression-many-newspapers-betrayed-their-readers-some-are-doing-it-again-now-135426..

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Paper Emperors The Rise of Australia's Newspaper Empires

Sally Young

Book  |  2019

A corporate and political history of Australian newspapers spanning 140 years, this book explains how Australia's media system cam..

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Press Photography and Visual Censorship in the Australian Parliament

Sally Young

Journal article  |  2018  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICS AND HISTORY

Still photography is an important medium for visually communicating — and scrutinising — the power of elected representatives. How..

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What is a Journalist?: The view from employers as revealed by their job vacancy advertisements

Sally Young, Andrea Carson

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNALISM STUDIES

The period 2009–2010 was characterised as an industry-transforming period of economic and professional “crisis” for news journalis..

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News Corporation Tabloids and Press Photography During the 2013 Australian Federal Election

Sally Young

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journalism Studies

Academic attention has often been focused upon analysing words in journalism texts and, consequently, the impact of photographs in..

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Shooting the Picture: Press photography in Australia

S Young, F Anderson

Book  |  2016

Shooting The Picture is the story of Australian press photography from 1888 to today—the power of the medium, seismic changes in t..

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The scrutiny of the lens: Press photography of parliaments and the unique case of the Australian parliament

S YOUNG

Conference Proceedings  |  2016

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Shooting the picture: Then and Now

S YOUNG, F Anderson

Reference Work  |  2016

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Keyword Analysis

Communication and Media Studies
Communication
Political Science
Government and Politics
Historical Studies
Understanding Past Societies
Anthropology

News

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During the Great Depression, many newspapers betrayed their readers. Some are doing it again now

Sally Young

Many newspapers betrayed their readers during the Great Depression and now some are doing so again during the coronavirus pandemic. Durin..

April 5, 2020
conversation Article
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The secret history of News Corp: a media empire built on spreading propaganda

Sally Young

News Corp must have been startled to find itself becoming one of the major issues in this election campaign. But this is just another sign ..

May 15, 2019
conversation Article
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The story behind every picture

Sally Young

‘The camera never lies’. When photographs first began appearing in Australian newspapers in the late 1880s, that is how they tended to be p..

August 14, 2016
pursuit Article
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Is this election being reported less comprehensively than in the past?

Sally Young

I spent over four years researching Australian election reporting, culminating in a book I called How Australia Decides (Cambridge Uni Pres..

August 19, 2013
conversation Article
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The not so 'great' debate: Beyond the 'notes scandal'

Sally Young

Kevin Rudd’s use of notes in last night’s debate was extraordinary and will probably be the most commented upon aspect of the debate. It de..

August 11, 2013
conversation Article
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FactCheck: are swinging voters disengaged and hard to reach?

Sally Young

“The swinging voter is often very disengaged [and] very hard to get to.” - Former ALP campaign adviser Neil Lawrence, ABC TV’s Q&A, 1 J..

July 16, 2013
conversation Article
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Immigration: does government or the media decide Australia's policy?

Sally Young

The release of figures today showing a dramatic fall in immigration numbers prompts the question of whether certain sections of the media a..

June 24, 2011
conversation Article

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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2021

Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) Henry MayerBook Prize
2020

Colin Roderick Literary Award
2020

State Library of NSW, Coral Thomas Fellow
2008

Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) Henry Mayer Journal Article Prize
2006

Menzies Centre, King's College London, Joan Rydon Fellow in Australian Politics and Political History
2001

National Library of Australia (NLA) Norman McCann Summer Scholarship
1999

University of Melbourne RG Wilson Scholarship
1998

University of Melbourne William McMahon Ball Prize

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Professor In Political Science

Social and Political Sciences

Member

Australian and New Zealand Communication Association

Member

Australasian Political Science Association

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Arts (honours)

University of Melbourne

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International Linkages

King's College London

United Kingdom

European University Institute, Florence

Italy

Cardiff University

United Kingdom