Staying in touch: news content delivery to the Antarctic: media dependency, digital technology and journalism ...

This paper shows how a particular group of individuals living in a very remote part of Australian territory - researchers and support staff at the four Australian owned and operated research bases in Antarctica: Mawson, Davis, Casey and Macquarie Island - obtained their news and informational conten...

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Main Author: Cokley, John
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Published: Swinburne 2024
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.25916/sut.26275822
https://swinburne.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Staying_in_touch_news_content_delivery_to_the_Antarctic_media_dependency_digital_technology_and_journalism/26275822
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Summary:This paper shows how a particular group of individuals living in a very remote part of Australian territory - researchers and support staff at the four Australian owned and operated research bases in Antarctica: Mawson, Davis, Casey and Macquarie Island - obtained their news and informational content in mid-2002, in the complete absence of a large commercial media operation, by using innovative applications of digital and more traditional technology. ...