Journal Articles
Park, S., Lee, J. Y., Fulton, J., Hess, K., & Thomson, T. J. (2026). Towards engaged journalism: Strengthening the future of local news by focusing on audiences. Mass Communication and Society, 1–16 (online first).
Lee, J., Park, S., & Fulton, J. (2026). News for connection, status and belonging: Exploring the social currency of local news. New Media & Society, (online first).
Park, S., Lee, J., Fulton, J., Hess, K. & Thomson, T.J. (2026). Towards engaged journalism: Strengthening the future of local news by focusing on audiences. Mass Communication and Society, (online first).
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.
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.
Conference Presentations
Lee, S., Park, S. & Fulton, J. (2026). News for connection, status and belonging: Exploring the social currency of local news. Paper presented at the 76th Annual ICA 2026 Conference: Communication and Inequalities in Context, Journalism Studies Division, Cape Town, 4-8 June.
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.
Park, S., Thomson, T J., & Lee, J. (2025). Engaged journalism in the heartland: Understanding regional news audiences. University of Canberra and RMIT University.
Park, S., Hess, K., Thomson, T. J., Lee, J., & Fulton, J. (2026). Engaged journalism: A vision for closer connections. University of Canberra, Deakin University, RMIT University.
Other
Park, S. (2026). ‘Relational trust’: why it’s the key to saving local news from AI and apathy. The Canberra Times (28 July 2026).
Park, S. & T J Thomson. (2025). In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content. 360info (8 Dec 2025).
Park, S., Thomson, TJ. & Lee, J. (2025). What will support viable regional news? The answer is closer than you think. The Canberra Times (28 Aug 2025).
Thomson, TJ., Park, S. & Lee, J. (2025). The missing ingredients holding local news back. 360info (28 Aug 2025)
Fisher, C. & Park, S. (2025). Why regional communities need local news to be told. 360info (10 April 2025).
Fisher, C. & Park, S. (2025). Why local news matters and why regional news providers need your support. The Canberra Times (14 April 2025). https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8942619/trust-and-care-understanding-the-value-of-regional-journalism/
The Canberra Times, Professor Sora Park on how local news impacts wellbeing (5 Aug 2022).
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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