@CMediaHistory

Official account of the Centre for Media History - Australia's only centre dedicated to fostering research on the history of, and history in, the media

 Macquarie University, Sydney
mq.edu.au/research/centres_and_groups/cmh/
Joined May 2015
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Investigative journalism is vital — and vulnerable. We were proud to support last night’s Brian Johns Lecture, where Kate McClymont reminded us why truth-telling matters. Through our Cultural Fund we help creators and publishers get the recognition and support they deserve.
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Putting this out there again - 2025 CHASS Election Statement on building national capabilities in the humanities, arts and social sciences.
CHASS@CHASS_Aus24 Apr 2025
What does HASS need from Australia's next government? Check out CHASS's 2025 Election Statement in the April newsletter — plus HASS job listings, events & new research! buff.ly/OOvpSrQ #Humanities #Arts #SocialSciences #CHASS #AusPol
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Latest list of books for review available in the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television (HJFRT) (Winter 2024): iamhist.net/journal/#books-r…
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🎙️📻 SPECIAL OFFER !! Grab yourself a copy of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Radio - currently at a reduced price.... bloomsbury.com/uk/bloomsbury… #radiostudies #audiostudies #radioresearch #podcaststudies

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Radio

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#OTD 100 years ago the BBC made its first broadcast from Belfast. Here the Northern Whig, 15 September 1924, reports on the exciting news bit.ly/3zkRMNJ #RadioHistory #TechnologyHistory
Black and white article from the Northern Whig with the headline 'Broadcasting in Belfast' encircled in an art-deco style boarder. It sits above three columns of text: the left hand column is headed 'Our Broadcasting Station - Red-Letter Day for Belfast Listeners-In - At the Studio,' and the right hand column is headed 'To the Beginner - How to Obtain the Best Results - Height and Attachments of the Aerial.'

ALT Black and white article from the Northern Whig with the headline 'Broadcasting in Belfast' encircled in an art-deco style boarder. It sits above three columns of text: the left hand column is headed 'Our Broadcasting Station - Red-Letter Day for Belfast Listeners-In - At the Studio,' and the right hand column is headed 'To the Beginner - How to Obtain the Best Results - Height and Attachments of the Aerial.'

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We just published a rare find from the archive: A fascinating glimpse 'Behind the Scenes' (1923) of the Danish film production company Palladium🎞️📽️ An experiment by the Danish newspaper B.T. to make a film featuring only amateurs in all roles – making it very much a meta film.
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Just published, on the BBC, radio and empire from the 1930s to the 1960s #radiostudies #radiohistory #bbc @UoBArtsMatter @UoBrisHistory
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Replying to @BBCentury
How great to see an original advert, so here’s an actual diary for 1939. The only entry is for 3rd September “War broke out”. Sadly this one is missing its pencil which was houses down the spine.
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"Every listener should possess and use a BBC diary..."
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As the @australian marks 60 years, read Julie Rigg's 'A Grand Adventure (in Which the Author Encountered Rupert Murdoch's Ideas about What Women Want)' in @media_Int_Aus. @CMediaHistory #mediahistory #ausmedia journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…
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CFP: 2024 CMH Conference Media Past, Present, and Future Thursday-Friday 21-22 November, 2024 @Macquarie_Uni City Campus, Sydney Details below!!
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Abstracts may explore any aspect of media history and contemporary media, or may consider the future of media in the context of social media, AI and other challenges. Varying research approaches are welcome. Registration is free. Submission details below!
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Please send a 250-word abstract for a 20-minute paper to Kate Manlik ([email protected]) by 5 August, 2024.
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As the @australian marks 60 years, look back at @Media_Int_Aus special issue examining 50 years of The Australian, based on a @CMediaHistory symposium in 2014. #mediahistory #AusMedia journals.sagepub.com/toc/mia…
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Just found a picture of possibly the earliest BBC MoJo kit around. This is an experimental camera kit from 1957. #mojo #history Unfortunatly the cameraman's name is lost to history
a BBC cameraman demonstrating the use of a new French radio-camera, one of which had been bought for experimental purposes.

ALT a BBC cameraman demonstrating the use of a new French radio-camera, one of which had been bought for experimental purposes.

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Having hung up my hat after 35 years at the BBC here’s 10 reflections … 🧵
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Published in the @iamhist Blog this week, @ellen_scal reports on the IAMHIST symposium, 'Hidden Archives: Marginalised and Alternative Collections and Practices', organised by @CiaraChambers4 and held at the @IFI_Dub, on 30 January 2024: wp.me/p9dj7j-26Z
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This week in the @iamhist Blog, MariaJose de Esteban writes on and highlights the @LearnonScreen & @BBCArchive project, The British Video History Trust Collection: wp.me/p9dj7j-2aY 😍
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