Research interests
Rural and regional communities
Local news and journalism
Internet connectivity and digital inclusion
Local government
Civic participation and engagement
Digital government / democracy
Units taught
ACC100: Communication in Everyday Life
AIX117: Professional Writing for Work
ACO411: Communication Concepts
Professional activities
Faculty of Arts & Education Human Ethics Advisory Group
Deakin University Human Research Ethics Committee
Faculty of Arts & Education Teaching & Learning Committee
Communication Course Team (A325, A331, A333, A334, A451)
Research groups
Rural News, Networks and Imaginaries Research Cluster
Awards
Dean’s Commendation for Dedication to and Excellence in Teaching (Faculty of Arts, Monash University, 2010)
Publications
Examining the Social, Civic, and Political Impact of Local Newspaper Closure in Outback Australia
Marco Magasic, Kristy Hess, Julie Freeman
(2023), Vol. 11, pp. 404-413, Media and Communication, Lisbon, Portugal, C1
J Freeman, B Hutchins
(2022), pp. 1-21, International Journal of Press/Politics, London, Eng., C1
Technological literacy and interrupted internet access
Julie Freeman, Sora Park, Catherine Middleton
(2020), Vol. 23, pp. 1947-1964, Information communication & society, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Differentiating distance in local and hyperlocal news
J Freeman
(2020), Vol. 21, pp. 524-540, Journalism, C1
Intersections between connectivity and digital inclusion in rural communities
Sora Park, Julie Freeman, Catherine Middleton
(2019), Vol. 5, pp. 139-155, Communication research and practice, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Communication life line? ABC emergency broadcasting in rural/regional Australia
J Freeman, K Hess, L Waller
(2018), Vol. 4, pp. 342-360, Communication research and practice, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Energy and communication infrastructure for disaster resilience in rural and regional Australia
J Freeman, L Hancock
(2017), Vol. 51, pp. 933-944, Regional studies, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Making inroads: a critical examination of the ABC's commitment to local news
J Freeman, K Hess, L Waller
(2017), Vol. 165, pp. 117-130, Media international Australia, London, Eng., C1
Broadband connectivity for rural community and agricultural development
J Freeman, S Park
(2017), Vol. 14, pp. 19-29, Farm policy journal, Surry Hills, N.S.W., C1
L Waller, K Hess, J Freeman, M Ricketson
(2017), Geelong, Vic., A6
J Freeman
(2016), Vol. 15, pp. 195-218, Social media and local governments: theory and practice, Cham, Switzerland, B1-1
The Importance of Broadband for Socio-Economic Development: A Perspective from Rural Australia
J Freeman, S Park, C Middleton, M Allen
(2016), Vol. 20, pp. 1-18, Australasian Journal of Information Systems, C1
Digital media and local democracy: news media, local governments and civic action
J Freeman, B Hutchins
(2016), Vol. 38, pp. 19-30, Australian journalism review, St. Lucia, Qld., C1
Rural realities: digital communication challenges for rural Australian local governments
J Freeman, S Park
(2015), Vol. 9, pp. 1-13, Transforming government: people, process and policy, Bingley, Eng., C1
The multi-layers of digital exclusion in rural Australia
S Park, J Freeman, C Middleton, M Allen, R Eckermann, R Everson
(2015), pp. 3631-3640, HICSS 2015 : Proceedings of the 48th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Kauai, Hawaii, E1
Evolving local e-government: a cohesive policy approach
J Freeman
(2013), pp. 119-138, Developing e-government projects: frameworks and methodologies, Hershey, Pa., B1-1
Local e-government and citizen participation: case studies from Australia and Italy
J Freeman
(2013), pp. 235-258, e-government success around the world: cases, empirical studies, and practical recommendations, Hershey, Pa., B1-1
E-government in the context of monitory democracy: Public participation and democratic reform
J Freeman
(2013), Vol. 40, pp. 354-362, Media Asia, C1-1
Public connection with local government: desires and frustrations of articulating local issues
J Freeman, K McCallum
(2013), pp. 137-148, NMRC 2013 : Proceedings of the Emerging Issues in Communication Research and Policy Conference, Canberra, A.C.T., E1-1
E-government and monitory democracy: Iceland's crowdsourced constitution
J Freeman
(2013), pp. 1-20, ANZCA 2013 : Global Networks - Global Divides : Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference, Freemantle, Western Australia, E1-1
Is e-democracy a myth? Civic participation and democratic reform
J Freeman, S Quirke
(2013), pp. 31-43, CeDEM13 : Proceedings of the International Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government, Krems, Austria, E1-1
Driving Australia's digital future?: Online engagement and the national digital economy strategy
J Freeman
(2012), Vol. 62, Telecommunication Journal of Australia, C1-1
E-government engagement and the digital divide
J Freeman
(2012), pp. 19-30, CeDEM Asia 2012 : Social and Mobile Media for Governance : Proceedings of the E-Democracy and Open Government Conference, Singapore, E1-1
Local eGovernment in the city of Casey: political barriers to citizen engagement
J Freeman
(2012), pp. 242-250, ECEG 2012 : Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on E-Government, Barcelona, Spain, E1-1
Framing ICT policies to facilitate participatory e-government
J Freeman
(2011), pp. 180-193, Proceedings of the Communications Policy and Research Forum 2011, Sydney, N.S.W., E1-1
Balancing the digital democratic deficit? E-Government
J Freeman, B Hutchins
(2009), Vol. 130, pp. 17-27, Media international Australia, London, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
No Funded Projects at Deakin found
Supervisions
Marco Magasic
Thesis entitled: Mining for News: Examining the impacts of a local newspaper¿s closure in the Australian town of Lightning Ridge
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts