Charlotte Chalklen is a lecturer and course coordinator of Media Law, Policy and Ethics (MDIA 2022) and tutor of various journalism and communication-related courses. She has worked in a wide variety of roles in industry and academia, including journalist and editor, media coordinator, communication consultant, tutor, and research assistant.
Areas of expertise include news and feature writing, media law and ethics, social media and privacy, and diversity in the creative industries. Her thesis examined Facebook use by mothers of young children (see Mothering on Facebook: Exploring the Privacy/Openness Paradox). Other publications include:  Land of a 'fair go' or Fortress Australia? A globetrotting journalist questions Australia's myths - and nationality itself and My Year of Rest and Relaxation: ‘sad-girl’ fetishism or ‘cuttingly funny’ feminist satire? in The Conversation, a review of The Communicator's Guide to Media Law and Ethics: a Handbook for Australian Professionals in the Australian Journalism Review, and The devil is in the level: understanding inequality in Australia’s Film, TV and Radio industries in Media International Australia.
In her teaching she aims to engage, inform and empower students to build upon their own unique strengths to forge successful careers in the exciting and rapidly-evolving media and professional communication landscape.