Jason is a Lecturer in Media and Communication in QUT’s Creative Industries Faculty at QUT. He was Subject Area Coordinator for Media and Communication between 2006-2007.
Research interests
Jason researches in the areas of:
- media audiences
- youth media
- popular culture
In 2007, the Melbourne Age named Jason as belonging to a new generation of public intellectuals ‘who have emerged over the past decade with a determination to help set Australian political and cultural agendas’.
Publications
Jason has written and published extensively, including
- co-editor of Mobilising the Audience (UQP 2002)
- co-author of Connecting Diversity: Paradoxes of Multicultural Australia (2006)
- written for the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), Australia’s multicultural broadcaster
- contributor to The Media and Communications in Australia, this country’s leading university media studies textbook.
Jason is currently collaborating on the book Measuring Audiences, which deals with:
- the media audience research industry
- researching illegal music downloading
- The Biggest Loser.
Media appearances
Jason is regularly called upon to provide comment on media issues. He has appeared on:
- the Today Show
- Today Tonight
- A Current Affair
His work has been quoted on:
Jason is currently completing a Masters degree in Education.
This information has been contributed by Dr Jason Sternberg.
