Dr Scott Downman
Honorary Lecturer
School of Communication and Arts
+61 7 334 68233
Publications
Books
Downman, Scott and Murray, Richard (2018). Hyperlocal journalism and digital disruptions: the journalism change agents in Australia and New Zealand. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315172637
Downman, Scott and Ubayasiri, Kasun (2017). Journalism for social change in Asia: reporting human rights. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi: 10.1057/978-1-349-95179-6
Downman, Scott, Horrobin, Jade, Lawler, Courtney, Maguire, Kemii, Rowley, Maxwell, Regi, Navin, Volker, Sophie, Westbury, Rachel and Wong, Alynna (2015). Change Makers II: the true stories of Woodridge. 2nd ed. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
Downman, Scott, Wong, Alynna, Maguire, Kemii, McMullen, Jordan, Horrobin, Jade, Westbury, Rachel and Rudz, Alicja (2014). Change makers: the true story of Woodridge. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.
Downman, Scott (2008). Edit: a guide to layout, design and publication. South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press.
Book Chapters
Downman, Scott and Murray, Richard (2020). The hyperlocal 'renaissance' in Australia and New Zealand. The Routledge companion to local media and journalism. (pp. 255-264) edited by Agnes Gulyas and David Baines. Abingdon, Oxon United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781351239943-30
Downman, Scott (2014). Globalisation and local impacts. Generation Next: Becoming Socially Enterprising. (pp. 207-217) edited by Susanna Chamberlain, Kerrie Foxwell-Norton and Heather Anderson. South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press.
Downman, Scott (2014). The role of media based interventions in combating human trafficking in Southeast Asia. Human Trafficking in Asia: Forcing Issues. (pp. 200-215) edited by Sallie Yea. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Journal Articles
Downman, Scott (2017). When a community rises up against fake news: The Change Makers' project. Ethical Space: the international journal of communication ethics, 14 (4), 4-10.
Downman, Scott and Murray, Richard (2017). Journalism: empowering communities and building trust. Ethical Space: the international journal of communication ethics, 14 (4), 2-3.
Downman, Scott and Murray, Richard (2017). The Change Makers' Project: A service learning approach to journalism education in Australia. Fusion Journal, 4 (11).
Downman, Scott (2013). Victims of exploitation or victims of the media: rethinking media coverage of human trafficking. Ethical Space, 10 (2/3), 63-71.
Downman, Scott (2013). Reporting disasters from inside a repressive regime: a citizen journalism case study of the 2008 Cyclone Nargis disaster. Australian Journal of Communication, 40 (1), 153-172.
Downman, Scott (2012). The forgotten family: labour migration and the collapse of traditional values in Thailand's tribal communities. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 33 (1), 53-68. doi: 10.1080/07256868.2012.633316
Downman, Scott (2006). Swamped: the tsunami media coverage in Banda Aceh. Australian Journalism Review, 28 (1), 7-21.
Conference Papers
Downman, Scott and Murray, Richard (2020). Deserts and Green Shoots –Emerging models of local and hyperlocal news in South East Queensland . JOURNALISM and DEMOCRACY 2020: Transformations in journalism research, education and practice, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 1-4 December 2020. The Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia.
Downman, Scott and Richard Murray (2016). Teaching human rights journalism through a hyperlocal journalism project: Change Makers. World Journalism Education Congress, Auckland, New Zealand, 14-16 July 2016.
Downman, Scott (2015). The Change Makers Project: a service learning approach to journalism education. 2015 JERAA Conference: The 2015 Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia Conference, Bathurst, NSW, Australia, 2-4 December 2015.
Downman, Scott and Murray, Richard (2015). #journalismisdead: resuscitating a critical profession and reimagining the journalist through first year journalism courses at an Australian university. 2015 JERAA Conference: The 2014 Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia 2015 Conference, Bathurst, NSW, Australia, 2-4 December 2015.
Downman, Scott and Ubayasiri, Kasun (2015). Voices of the faceless: Personalising stories in ethically challenging situations. 2014 JERAA Conference: The 2014 Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia 2014 Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 24-27 November, 2014.
Downman, Scott (2014). The role of media in combating and preventing human exploitation and trafficking?. Journalism Work, Identity and Reform in the Digital Era, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 28 November 2014.
Downman, Scott and Ubayasiri, Kasun (2014). Voices of the faceless: personalising stories in ethically challenging situations. Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 25-27 November 2014.
Downman, Scott (2013). Using YouTube to build research skills and enhance learning in a first year journalism course. Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia, 2-4 December 2013.
Downman, Scott and Ubayasiri, Kasun (2013). Human rights journalism and the reporting of refugee migration and human trafficking in Asia - two case studies. Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia, 2-4 December 2013.
Seminar Paper
Downman, Scott (2018). A community response to fake news: The Change Makers' Project. Research Showcase Series. Queensland Department of Education.