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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Stephanie Brookes is senior lecturer in journalism in the School of Media, Film and Journalism at Monash University. She researches media, journalism and politics, focusing on election campaigns, political journalism and journalistic identity, and fact-checking. She has a particular interest in questions of identity and belonging in news media and political discourse.
She has published widely in journal articles and book chapters, including co-editing the May 2018 special edition of Media International Australia on press gallery and political journalism in Australia, and is the author of Politics, Media and Campaign Language: Australia's Identity Anxiety (Anthem Press, 2017).
Research interests
- Journalism, identity and representation
- Fact-checking and journalism
- Election campaign communication and coverage
- National identity and belonging
- Political communication
- Celebrity politics and populism
- Australian and US politics and media
- Western media representations of China
Research area keywords
- Political journalism
- News media and identity
- Journalism and representation
- Political communication
- National identity
- United States elections and journalism
- Australian elections and journalism
- Celebrity politics
- Humanitarian and development journalism
Network
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Cartoon Nation: Australian Editorial Cartooning - Past, Present and Future
Scully, R., Phiddian, R., Brookes, S. & Foyle, L.
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Checking the facts: The impact of new sources of political information on 'legacy' election coverage in Australia and the United States
1/05/16 → 31/03/18
Project: Research
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"For Gorsake, stop laughing: this is serious!": Australia's fragile cartooning archive
Phiddian, R., Brookes, S., Foyle, L. & Scully, R., 2023, In: Journal of Australian Studies. 47, 1, p. 200-220 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Ceding ground as a strategic concession in fact-checking: Shifting practice to shift power
Waller, L. & Brookes, S., Aug 2022, In: Media International Australia. 184, 1, p. 35-48 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Communities of practice in the production and resourcing of fact-checking
Brookes, S. & Waller, L., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journalism. p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Introduction: Special Issue: ANZCA 2021 Special Issue - Editor's Introduction
Nolan, D., Brookes, S. & Wright, S., 23 Mar 2022, In: Media International Australia. p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other
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They read about cars, they read about footy: leadership, identity, and Australian elections
Brookes, S., 2021, Gender Politics: Navigating Political Leadership in Australia. Ghazarian, Z. & Lee-Koo, K. (eds.). 1st ed. Sydney NSW Australia: UNSW Press, p. 193-203 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
Activities
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Submission to Inquiry
Stephanie Brookes (Fellow)
Jun 2017Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Victorian Representative
Stephanie Brookes (Member)
1 Jul 2014 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Australia and New Zealand Communication Association (External organisation)
Stephanie Brookes (Member)
1 Jan 2013 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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Reviews Editor
Stephanie Brookes (Member)
Mar 2013 → Mar 2014Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Australian Political Studies Association (External organisation)
Stephanie Brookes (Member)
1 Jan 2007 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board