Research in communication studies

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Emotional landscape of language revival
15 Oct, 2025
Receptive bilingualism was at the heart of Te Ipukarea researchers Dr Nogiata Tukimata & Dr Toiroa Williams presentation at PULiiMA 2025.
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Taylor Swift is filling a ‘blank space’ ...
06 Aug, 2025
A new book explores how Swift studies is bringing the cultural phenomena of Taylor Swift into academia.
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Public Money Well Spent?
09 Oct, 2024
New research shows that public funding for news media during Covid didn’t prevent long term layoffs and has led to unintended negative consequences.  
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Trust in news declines rapidly in 2024
08 Apr, 2024
The latest Trust in News report shows a rapid decline in trust in 2024, despite high interest in news.
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Why do people listen to talkback radio?
28 Feb, 2024
Listeners of talkback radio are a diverse bunch who are often quite different to those who call up and give their opinions on air.
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AI x Media Production Masterclass
Monday 10 Nov, 10am - Friday 21 Nov, 3pm
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