Honours Theses and Postgraduate Coursework: Recent submissions
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“Can Daft Punk Play At My House?”
Published 2010-02-16This thesis analyses and discusses the tensions between sampling and copyright by posing the question: ‘Can Daft Punk Play At My House?'. It examines one particular case of music sampling - the Soulwax Shibuya Re-remix ...Open AccessThesis -
In The Public Interest? : Investigative Journalism and Fourth Estate Philosophy Within the Australian Press
Published 2005-10-01The tradition of ‘investigative journalism’ has come to denote the most lauded qualities of the journalistic profession, and has an impressive history of producing social reform in Australia. However, its grounding in ...Open AccessThesis -
The Disconnect Between Journalism and Governance: A Critical Analysis of The Interaction of Journalism and Governance in the Virtual World Second Life.
Published 2008-01-01This thesis analyses the interaction of journalism and governance in the virtual world Second Life. It examines the structure, practices and influence of journalism in Second Life and explores the nature and communicative ...Open AccessThesis -
Misconceived: Representations of "The RU486 Debate" in the Media
Published 2007-01-01In December 2005, a cross-party coalition of female senators presented a Bill to Parliament that changed the way Australian women could have abortions. ‘Misconceived: Representations of RU486 in the Media’ is a quantitative ...Open AccessThesis -
Informing a Distracted Audience: News Narratives In Breakfast Television
Published 2007-01-01This thesis takes its lead from Baym’s (2004) suggestion that incorporation of entertainment techniques into television news undermines its authority and credibility. To explore this question, textual analysis was conducted ...Open AccessThesis