Publications
The Morrison government and the media
Katharine Murphy, Matthew Ricketson
(2023), Vol. 14, pp. 72-84, The Morrison Government: Governing through crisis, 2019-2022, Sydney, N.S.W., B1
A Wake, E Smith, M Ricketson
(2023), pp. 1-15, Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, London, Eng., C1
Matthew Ricketson
(2023), pp. 1-1, The Conversation, Melbourne, Vic., JO3
Who Needs the ABC? why taking it for granted is no longer an option
Matthew Ricketson, Patrick Mullins
(2022), Brunswick, Vic., A1
Telling a True Story No One Wants to Read: Literary Journalism and Child Sexual Abuse.
Matthew Ricketson
(2022), pp. 83-97, Literary Journalism and Social Justice, Cham, Switzerland, B1
Trauma in the newsroom: Lessons on the importance of Australia's YZ case
A Wake, M Ricketson
(2022), Vol. 19, pp. 39-49, Ethical Space: the international journal of communication ethics, United Kingdom, C1
Matthew Ricketson
(2022), Inside Story, https://insidestory.org.au/bearing-the-unbearable/, JO3
The first biography of Lachlan Murdoch provides some insights
Matthew Ricketson
(2022), The Conversation, JO3
A new book argues Julian Assange is being tortured. Will our new PM do anything about it?
Matthew Ricketson
(2022), The Conversation website, Online: https://theconversation.com/au, JO3
Matthew Ricketson
(2022), The Conversation, JO3
Matthew Ricketson
(2022), The Conversation website, JO3
How to Scuttle a Public Broadcaster
Matthew Ricketson, Patrick Mullins
(2022), pp. 1-1, The Sydney Review of Books, Sydney, N.S.W., JO3
Understanding Loss in Legacy Newsrooms
Matthew Ricketson, Monika Winarnita
(2021), pp. 54-65, Journalists and Job Loss, London, Eng., B1
Andrew Dodd, Matthew Ricketson
(2021), pp. 1-11, Upheaval : disrupted lives in journalism, Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Copy! Copy! Copy! Newsroom culture
Andrew Dodd, Matthew Ricketson, Penny O'Donnell
(2021), pp. 62-76, Upheaval: Disrupted lives in journalism., Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Matthew Ricketson
(2021), pp. 117-130, Upheaval : disrupted lives in journalism, Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Knocking on grass: reporting trauma
Merryn Sherwood, Matthew Ricketson
(2021), pp. 131-144, Upheaveal : disrupted lives of journalists, Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Should I stay or should I go now?
Matthew Ricketson, Timothy Marjoribanks
(2021), pp. 168-183, Upheaval: Disrupted lives of journalists., Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Pickets and payouts : unions in the newsroom
Penny O'Donnell, Brad Buller, Matthew Ricketson
(2021), pp. 199-214, Upheaval : disrupted lives in journalism., Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Andrew Dodd, Matthew Ricketson
(2021), pp. 277-282, Upheaval : disrupted lives in journalism, Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Matthew Ricketson
(2021), pp. 156-167, Upheaval: Disrupted lives in journalism, Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Literary journalism and global media ethics
Matthew Ricketson
(2021), pp. 743-761, Handbook of global media ethics, Cham, Switzerland, B1
Reporting disasters and traumatic events
Cait McMahon, Matthew Ricketson
(2021), pp. 677-693, Handbook of Global Media Ethics, Cham, Switzerland, B1
Media in the News: How Australia's Media Beat Covered Two Major Journalism Change Events
L Zion, M Sherwood, P O’Donnell, T Marjoribanks, M Ricketson, A Dodd, M Deuze, B Buller
(2021), Journalism Practice, C1
Why the MEAA left the press council and why that matters
M Ricketson
(2021), Vol. 43, pp. 11-21, Australian Journalism Review, Brisbane, Qld., C1
M Ricketson, A Dodd, L Zion, M Winarnita
(2020), Vol. 21, pp. 54-71, Journalism studies, Abingdon, Eng., C1
The fly-on-the-bedsheets: literary journalism and the portrayal of love-making
Matthew Ricketson
(2019), pp. 20-28, Sex and journalism: critical, global perspectives, Goring, Eng., B1
The shrinking of Fairfax Media's books pages: a microstudy of digital disruption
Matthew Ricketson, Sybil Nolan
(2019), Vol. 41, pp. 17-35, Australian journalism review, Bristol, Eng., C1
The promise and perils of staff/student publications in australian journalism programmes
J Martin, L Smy, M Ricketson
(2019), Vol. 41, pp. 211-224, Australian journalism review, Bristol, Eng., C1
IALJs-14 keynote address . . .: Navigating the challenges of writing book-length literary journalism
M Ricketson
(2019), Vol. 11, pp. 114-135, Literary Journalism Studies, C1
M Ricketson
(2018), pp. 43-58, Mediating memory : tracing the limits of memoir, New York, N.Y., B1
When one person's noble whistleblower becomes another's poisonous leaker
M Ricketson
(2018), pp. 101-120, In the name of security - secrecy, surveillance and journalism, London, Eng., B1
Andrew Dodd, Kayt Davies, Collette Snowden, M Ricketson
(2018), Vol. 40, pp. 35-50, Australian journalism review, Magill, S. Aust., C1
The state of feature writing today
M Ricketson, C Graham
(2018), Vol. 28, pp. 205-217, Asia Pacific media educator, London, Eng., C1
"What inna namea christ is this?" The origins of Tom Wolfe's journalistic voice
M Ricketson
(2018), Vol. 10, pp. 138-159, Literary journalism studies, Toronto, Canada, C1
New Beats report: mass redundancies and career change in Australian journalism
Lawrie Zion, Merryn Sherwood, Penny O'Donnell, Timothy Marjoribanks, Matthew Ricketson, Andrew Dodd, Monika Winarnita
(2018), Melbourne, Vic., J2
The underappreciated role of creativity in journalism
M Ricketson
(2017), Vol. Special issue: prose poetry, pp. 1-13, TEXT: journal of writing and writing programs, Nathan, Qld., C1
Taking journalism and trauma seriously: the importance of the AZ case
M Ricketson
(2017), Vol. 39, pp. 177-189, Australian journalism review, Magill, S. Aust., C1
Outlining a model of social journalism for health
M Sweet, L Geia, P Dudgeon, K McCallum, S Finlay, M Williams, M McInerney, R Armstrong, J Doggett, A Coopes, M Ward, T Senior, M Ricketson
(2017), Vol. 39, pp. 91-106, Australian Journalism Review, [Adelaide, S.Aust.], C1
L Waller, K Hess, J Freeman, M Ricketson
(2017), Geelong, Vic., A6
M Ricketson
(2016), pp. 70-83, Profile pieces : journalism and the 'human interest' bias, London, Eng., B1
What's the story? Journalism ethics and the Anzac centenary
S Mascall-Dare, M Ricketson
(2016), pp. 37-54, Beyond Gallipoli : New perspectives on Anzac, Melbourne, Vic., B1
Wanted for questioning: interviewers on the art and craft of interviewing
M Ricketson
(2016), pp. 99-113, Media innovation & disruption, Melbourne, Vic., B1
M Ricketson, K Murphy
(2016), pp. 95-116, From Abbott to Turnbull: a new direction? Australian Commonwealth Administration 2013-2016, Geelong, Vic., B1
John Clarke and the power of satire in journalism
M Ricketson
(2016), pp. 153-167, The funniest pages : international perspectives on humor in journalism, New York, N.Y., B1
When slow news is good news book-length journalism's role in extending and enlarging daily news
M Ricketson
(2016), Vol. 10, pp. 507-520, Journalism practice, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Working for less: the aftermath for journalists made redundant in Australia between 2012 and 2014
Lawrie Zion, Andrew Dodd, Merryn Sherwood, Penny O’Donnell, Timothy Marjoribanks, Matthew Ricketson
(2016), Vol. 2, pp. 117-136, Communication research and practice, London, Eng., C1
'It has a bleak future': The effects of job loss on regional and rural journalism in Australia
L Zion, M Sherwood, P O’donnell, A Dodd, M Ricketson, T Marjoribanks
(2016), Vol. 38, pp. 115-128, Australian journalism review, Bristol, Eng., C1
The Australian's media supplement: a lapdog, a watchdog, and attack dog or all of the above?
A Dodd, M Ricketson
(2015), Vol. 157, pp. 68-78, Media international Australia, London, Eng., C1-1
Regulating journalism in Australia
R Tiffen, M Ricketson
(2014), pp. 15-40, La regulation du travail journalistique dans dix pays, dont le Canada, Montreal, Que., B1
Gillard, Her Government and the media
S Young, M Ricketson
(2014), pp. 287-308, The Gillard Governments: Australian Commonwealth Administration 2010-2013, Melbourne, Vic., B1
Are there news gaps in rural/regional Australia? Researching media plurality beyond Finkelstein
L Waller, K Hess, M Ricketson
(2014), Vol. 36, pp. 157-169, Australian journalism review, Adelaide, S.Aust., C1
M Ricketson
(2014), Vol. 11, pp. 12-20, Ethical space: the international journal of communication ethics, Suffolk, Eng., C1
M Ricketson, S Nolan
(2014), TASA 2014 : Proceedings of The Australian Sociological Association Conference on Challenging Identities, Institutions and Communities, University of South Australia, Adelaide., E1
Australia: State aid to newspapers--Not a priority
F Papandrea, M Ricketson
(2013), pp. 115-131, State aid for newspapers: theories, cases, actions, Berlin, Germany, B1
M Ricketson, S Nolan
(2013), pp. 29-39, By the book? Contemporary publishing in Australia, Melbourne, Vic., B1
M Ricketson
(2013), Vol. 35, pp. 149-156, Australian journalism review, Magill, S. Aust., C1
M Ricketson
(2013), Vol. Special Issue, pp. 1-13, Text, Nathan, Qld., C1
M Ricketson, B Birnbauer, A Dodd
(2013), ANZCA 2013 : Proceedings of the 2013 Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference on Global Networks-Global Divides : Bridging New and Traditional Communication Challenges, Fremantle, Western Australia, E1
The new appreciation of long-form journalism in a short-form world
M Ricketson
(2012), pp. 217-233, Australian journalism today, Melbourne, Vic., B1
Introduction: a context for understanding the changing practice of journalism in Australia
Matthew Ricketson
(2012), pp. 1-14, Australian journalism today, South Yarra, Vic., B1-1
News' Australian story of ethics and self-regulation: a cautionary tale
R Breit, M Ricketson
(2012), Vol. 13, pp. 41-47, Television & new media, London, Eng., C1-1
Paul Jennings : the boy in the story is always me : a biography
Matthew Ricketson
(2000), Melbourne, Vic., A1-1
Helen Garner's The First Stone: Hitchhiking on the credibility of other writers
M Ricketson
(1997), pp. 79-100, Bodyjamming, Sydney, B1-1
Review-essays
Matthew Ricketson
(), JO3
Long Form Journalism and Social Justice
Jennifer Martin, Matthew Ricketson
(), JO3
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
New Beats: mass redundancies and career change in Australian journalism
A/Prof Lawrie Zion, Prof Timothy Marjoribanks, Prof Matthew Ricketson, Dr Andrew Dodd, Mr Kevin Bradley, Mr Michael Dobbie
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2017: $41,166
New Beats: mass redundancies, career changes and the future of Australian journalism
A/Prof Lawrie Zion, Prof Timothy Marjoribanks, Prof Matthew Ricketson, Dr Penelope O'Donnell, Dr Andrew Dodd, Mrs Michelle Rayner, Mr Kevin Bradley, Mr Michael Dobbie
ARC Linkage - Projects
- 2018: $25,640
Media innovation and the civic future of Australia's country press
Prof Kristy Hess, Prof Lisa Waller, Prof Matthew Ricketson, Bruce Morgan
ARC Linkage - Projects
- 2021: $47,689
- 2020: $72,432
- 2019: $35,025
Supporting the sustainability of Australia's local news ecosystem
Prof Kristy Hess, Prof Matthew Ricketson, Prof Susan Forde, Dr Angela Ross, Mr Hugh Martin
ARC Linkage - Projects
- 2023: $103,065
Other Public Sector Funding
Supporting the sustainability of Australia's local news ecosystem
Prof Kristy Hess, Prof Matthew Ricketson, Prof Susan Forde, Dr Angela Ross, Mr Hugh Martin
Aust Broadcasting Corporation
- 2023: $40,000
Industry and Other Funding
Media innovation and the civic future of Australia's country press
Prof Kristy Hess, Prof Lisa Waller, Prof Matthew Ricketson, Bruce Morgan
Country Press Australia Incorporated
- 2020: $20,000
- 2019: $20,000
Digitising the Walkley archive project.
Dr Jennifer Martin, Prof Matthew Ricketson, Dr Shaun Bangay
The Walkley Foundation Limited
- 2019: $35,000
Optimal Digitisation of the Walkley Archives
Prof Matthew Ricketson, Dr Jennifer Martin
The Walkley Foundation Limited
- 2020: $10,909
Supervisions
Felicity Biggins
Thesis entitled: Journalist or novelist - How do readers receive works of literary journalism?
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts