Catherine Son
School of Humanities
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Catherine is a media studies and communication researcher, with expertise in media agenda setting and framing. Her research focusses on the influence of digital technology on Australian media reporting practices, and the implications of these changes for debate of nationally significant issues. Catherine's work continues to open new avenues of research into media agenda setting and framing practices.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2024 - ongoing Adjunct Fellow University of Adelaide 2019 - ongoing Academic Tutor University of Adelaide 2019 - 2020 Lecturer, Course Coordinator University of Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2015 - 2018 University of South Australia Australia PhD -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Fielding, V., Son, C., Boucaut, R., & Beare, A. H. (2025). News Corp Australia’s Conservative Advocacy Against the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. International Journal of Communication, 19, 437-457.
Scopus12025 Fielding, V., Boucaut, R., Son, C., & Beare, A. H. (2025). News media’s legitimization of disinformation: propaganda and the length of the Uluru Statement. Critical Studies in Media Communication, 42(1), 1-6.
2025 Son, C., & Fielding, V. (2025). "Teen Fled Danger into the Arms of Death": The Political Agenda Setting Effect of Australian News Media Framing of Violence Against Women. Violence Against Women, 31(5), 1282-1305.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2017 Son, C. (2017). From Port Arthur To the Lindt Café Siege: The Role of Digital Publics in Challenging Australian Print Media Agenda Setting Practices. In AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research. Tartu, Estonia. -
Conference Items
Year Citation 2024 Ali, S., & Son, C. (2024). Muted Defiance: The Australian Media’s Response to Press-Limiting Security Laws. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Communication Association (AANZCA). RMIT, Melbourne.
| Date | Project Title | Investigator | Role |
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| 2023/24 | Counterterrorism Laws and the Australian Media | Dr Saira Ali | Research Assistant |
| 2023 | Murdoch Referendum Accountability Project | Dr Victoria Fielding | Research Assistant |
| 2020/21 | Using Mixed Reality Technology to Support People Vulnerable to Post-Traumatic Stress: Understanding the Perceived Training Needs of First Responders | Dr Amy Baker | Research Assistant |
| 2020 | Identifying Combat and Combat-Related Stigma Through the Language of a Deployed Australian Military Population | Dr Leanne Glenny | Research Assistant |
| Date | Course Title | Course Level | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Risk and Crisis Communication | MDIA 7006 | Course Coordinator and Tutor |
| 2025 | Media Relations | MDIA 2227 | Tutor |
| 2024 | Leadership in Strategic Communication | MDIA 7009 | Tutor |
| 2024 | Risk and Crisis Communication | MDIA 7006 | Tutor |
| 2024 | Media Relations | MDIA 7005 | Tutor |
| 2024 | Social Issues in Journalism | MDIA 2338 | Tutor |
| 2023/24 | Social Media Management | MDIA 7004 | Tutor |
| 2022 | Media Policy and Media Law | MDIA 2301 | Tutor |
| 2020 | Media Industry Transitions | MDIA 3207 | Course Coordinator |
| 2020 | Media Professions and Identities | MDIA 1020 | Tutor |
| 2019/20 | Professional Practice | MDIA 3310 | Course Coordinator |
| 2019 | Introduction to Media | MDIA 1002/MDIA 1014OL | Course Coordinator |
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Presentation
Date Topic Presented at Institution Country 2024 - 2024 Muted Defiance: The Australian Media’s Response to Press-Limiting Security Laws Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Communication Association (AANZCA) RMIT, Melbourne Australia
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