Journal Articles
Park, S., Curll, S., Lee, J. Y., Fulton, J., McCallum, K., & Petzold, J. (2025). I trust my ‘good neighbour’: Why people trust local news. Media International Australia, online. https://doi.org/10.1177/1329878X251392949
Park, S., Lee, J.Y., Curll, S., Fisher, C., McCallum, K., Tyrell, P., Levesque, L., & Mihalovich, A. (2024). Local news and audiences’ wellbeing: the roles of motivation, satisfaction, and trust. Communication Research and Practice, 10(1), 7-22. DOI: 10.1080/22041451.2023.2281174.
Conference Presentations
Lee, J.Y., Park, S., Fulton, J., McCallum, K. & Nguyen, N. (2025). News for connection, status and belonging: Mapping the social currency of local news Paper presented at the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Communication Association Conference 2025, University of Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 26-28 November.
Lee, J.Y., Fulton, J., Park, S., McCallum, K., Su, J. & Curll, S. (2024). Revitalising local news: Understanding and addressing audience barriers and enablers. Paper presented at the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Communication Association Conference 2024, RMIT University, Melbourne, 25-27 November.
Reports
Park, S., Fisher, C., Fulton, J. & Picard, R. (2024). News Industries: Funding Innovations and Futures. Canberra: News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra. https://apo.org.au/node/328690
Park, S., Thomson, T J., & Lee, J. (2025). Engaged journalism in the heartland: Understanding regional news audiences. University of Canberra and RMIT University. https://doi.org/10.60836/djte-h654.
Other
Park, S., Thomson, TJ. & Lee, J. (2025). What will support viable regional news? The answer is closer than you think (paywall). Canberra Times (28 Aug 2025). https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9049563/strengthening-local-news-through-community-participation/
Thomson, TJ., Park, S. & Lee, J. (2025). The missing ingredients holding local news back. 360info (28 Aug 2025) https://360info.org/the-missing-ingredients-holding-local-news-back/
Newsroom
Regional centres attract buyers but young Aussies share property price woes. The Canberra Times. (18 Nov 2025).
‘Travel is booming’: a third of Aussies plan an overseas trip in the next year. The Canberra Times. (17 Nov 2025).
‘A great place to live’, but only if you’re a Boomer: what new survey shows. The Canberra Times (paywall). (5 Nov 2025).
They found community, but no doctors: couple’s dream meets regional reality. The Canberra Times. (28 Oct 2025).
Women, Gen X carrying the load for Australia, new Heartbeat study shows. The Canberra Times (paywall). (21 Oct 2025)
What 70% of tree- and sea-changers say about saying bye-bye to the Big Smoke. The Canberra Times. (21 Oct 2025).
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