Kristy Hess

2025-10-05 07:05:59

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

Professor (Communication), Deakin University

Profile Articles Activity

Kristy Hess is a Professor of Communication at Deakin University and the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation. She examines the future of local news, media policy and audience engagement in a digital world. Her research explores how media-related practices inform understandings of news sustainability and how people shape perceptions of, connect and engage in local and civic settings. Kristy also researches the notion of news deserts and vulnerable areas of the media ecology, examining problems such as misinformation and the impact of social media platforms on quality civic engagement. Since 2018 she has been involved in four Australian Research Council grants and other national projects that draw on her expertise on local media, digital journalism, rural and disaster communication. She is currently leading an ARC Linkage examining local news sustainability and the role of the public broadcaster, the ABC in supporting the sector and is a chief investigator on an ARC Discovery researching dark political communication (led by QUT).

Education

2010 deakin university, master of arts (communication)

MENAFN05102025000199003603ID1110153286

Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.