Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles

• Ross T. (2022) Locating oneself and talking past: Journalists’ engagement with Pacific communities on Twitter. Media International Australia 183(1): 179-197. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878X211061768.

• Ross T. (2022) Pacific identity discourses on Twitter: constructing cyberspaces of belonging. Kotuitui http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1177083X.2022.2134043.

• Ratuva S., Basu A., Crichton-Hill Y., Ross T., Martin-Neuninger R. and Vakaoti P. (2021) Integrated social protection and COVID-19: Rethinking Pacific community responses in Aotearoa. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03036758.2020.1861033.

• Ross T. (2021) ‘Journalism Alongside’: A reflection on teaching journalism through community-engagement. Asia Pacific Media Educator 31(1): 10-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1326365X211003736.

• Ross T. (2020) Ethnic media and multi-dimensional identity: Pacific audiences’ connections with Māori media. Communication Theory http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ct/qtaa027.

• Ross T., Wake A. and Colisson P. (2020) Stereotyping and profiling. Journalism and Mass Communication Educator 75(1): 75-80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077695820904988.

• Ross T. (2019) Contested language use in ethnic media: A case study of New Zealand’s Pacific media. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2019.1592182.

• Ross T. (2019) Pulled two ways: Norms of ‘Pacificness’ and journalism in New Zealand’s Pacific news media. Journal of Intercultural Studies 40(6) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07256868.2019.1675616.

• Ross T. (2017) Mediating publicness: An analysis of Pacific audiences’ desire for a sphere of their own in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Pacific Dynamics: Journal of Interdisciplinary Research 1(1): 119-132.

• Ross T. (2017) Rethinking Journalism and Culture: An examination of how Pacific audiences evaluate ethnic media. Journalism Studies 18(12): 1559-1575. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2016.1146626.

• Ross T. (2017) Talking about identity, community and belonging: The locative practices of Pacific news media in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Alternative and Community Media 2: 1-12.

• Treadwell G., Ross T., Lee A. and Lowenstein JK. (2016) A numbers game: Two case studies in teaching data journalism. Journalism and Mass Communication Educator 71(3): 297-308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077695816665215.

• Ross T. (2014) Telling the brown stories': an examination of identity in the ethnic media of multi-generational immigrant communities. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 40(8): 1314-1329. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2013.831547.

Edited Volumes

• Ratuva S; Ross T; Crichton-Hill Y; Basu A; Vakaoti P (Ed.) Ratuva S., Ross T., Crichton-Hill Y., Basu A. and Vakaoti P. (2021) COVID-19 and Social Protection. A study in human resilience and social solidarity. (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-16-2948-8 ed.) Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2948-8.

Chapters

• Ross T. (2022) Pacific Media. JMAD Aotearoa New Zealand media ownership report 2022: 73-80. Auckland, New Zealand: AUT.

• Ross T. (2021) ‘Here’ and ‘back home’: Imagining diasporic connections through Aotearoa New Zealand’s Pacific news media. In Gladkova A; Jamil S (Ed.), Ethnic journalism in the Global South: 319.Palgrave Macmillan. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76163-9.

• Ross T. (2021) Rethinking media and communication in the COVID-19 context. In Ratuva S; Ross T; Basu A; Crichton-Hill Y; Martin R; Vakaoti P (Ed.), COVID-19 and social protection: A study in human resilience and social solidarity (Forthcoming)Palgrave Macmillan. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2948-8_6.

• Ross T. (2020) Pacific media. In Nussbaum J (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.987.

• Ross T. (2019) Inclusive Journalism. In Strong C (Ed.), Journalism Series: 1-12. Wellington: Journalism Education Association New Zealand (JEANZ).

• Ross T. (2019) Media and Stereotypes. In Ratuva S (Ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Ethnicity: 1-17. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0242-8_26-1.

• Ross T. (2018) Inclusive Journalism. In Hannis G (Ed.), Intro: A Practical Guide to Journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand (2nd ed.)Massey Texts.

• Ross T. and Fisher D. (2017) Crime and News Media. In Gilbert J; Newbold G (Ed.), Criminal Justice: A New Zealand Introduction: 296-315. Auckland: Auckland University Press.

• Ross T. (2014) Inclusive Journalism. In Hannis G (Ed.), Intro: A beginner's guide to journalism in 21st-century Aotearoa/New Zealand: 62-74. Wellington: New Zealand Journalists Training Organisation.

Conference Contributions - Published

• Ross T. (2021) Pacific identity practices on Twitter: Tracing discourses of culture, belonging and ‘race’. In ICA 2021 - 71st Annual ICA Conference.

• Ross T. (2020) Ethnic media and multi-dimensional identity: Pacific audiences’ connections with Māori media. In International Communication Association 2020, 70th annual ICA conference.

• Ross T. (2016) Community journalism as teaching tool: finding ways for journalists to listen, lead and reflect. In.

• Ross T. (2015) Journalism or culture: Pacific audience evaluations of the role of ethnic media. In.

• Ross T. (2012) "Telling the brown stories": The crucial role of identity in New Zealand's Pasifika news media. In.

Theses / Dissertations

• Ross T. (2017) Locating Ourselves: An analysis and theoretical account of strategic practices of identity and connection in Aotearoa/New Zealand’s Pacific news media. Christchurch. University of Canterbury.

• Ross TB. (1994) New Zealand's 'overstaying Islander' : a construct of the ideology of 'race' and immigration. Wellington, New Zealand. Victoria University of Wellington.

Conference Contributions - Other

• Ross T. (2020) Journalists’ engagement on Twitter: Community member or detached professional? Virtual conference in lieu of AUT, Auckland: Journalism Education Association of New Zealand Conference 2020, 26-27 Nov 2020.

• Ross T. (2020) Rethinking media and communication in the COVID-19 context. Fiji National University, via Zoom: International Webinar on Rethinking Social Protection in Pacific Communities, 2-3 Dec 2020.

• Ross T. (2019) ‘Journalism alongside’: Teaching new ways of storytelling and building trust. Paris: World Journalism Education Congress, 8-11 Jul 2019.

• Ross T. (2018) Making sense of multidimensional identity and Pacific/ethnic media. Auckland: Australia New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) 2018, 4-6 Jul 2018.

• Ross T. (2017) 'Locating Ourselves: Strategic Practices of Identity and Connection in Aotearoa/New Zealand's Pacific News Media.". Sydney: Australia New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) Conference, 4-7 Jul 2017.

• Ross T. (2017) Mediating publicness. Wintec, Hamilton: Journalism Education Association New Zealand (JEANZ) Conference 2017, 29-30 Jun 2017.

• Ross T. (2016) Reporting disaster: crisis communication training for journalists. Auckland, New Zealand: World Journalism Education Congress 2016, 14-16 Jul 2016.

• Treadwell G., Ross T., Lee A. and Kelly Lowenstein J. (2016) Partnership in data-journalism education - a case study. Auckland, New Zealand: World Journalism Education Congress, 14-16 Jul 2016.

• Ross T. (2015) Media and Pasifika Identity in New Zealand. Christchurch, New Zealand: Pacific Regional Security Symposium, 25-26 Nov 2015.

• Ross T. (2015) Re-thinking the role of journalism for ethnic minority audiences. Wellington, New Zealand: Journalism Education Association New Zealand Conference (JEANZ 2015), 17-18 Dec 2015.

• Ross T. (2014) Cracking the ethnicity code: the role of identity versus journalism in Pasifika news media. Sydney, Australia: Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia 2014 Conference (JERAA), 24-27 Nov 2014.

• Ross T. (2014) Reporting disaster: crisis communication training for journalists. University of Canterbury: Journalism Education Association New Zealand (JEANZ) Conference 2014, 4-5 Dec 2014.

• Ross T. (2013) Co-creating the news: an experiment in teaching and doing community journalism. Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand: The Age of Mobile News, Journalism Education Association of New Zealand Conference 2013, 28-29 Nov 2013.

• Ross T. (2012) Connecting communities: What journalism schools could learn from Pasifika media. Christchurch, New Zealand: Pasifika Postgraduate Symposium, 30-31 Aug 2012.

• Ross T. (2012) Teaching journalism students to appreciate audiences. Wellington, New Zealand: Journalism Education Association of New Zealand Conference (JEANZ), 29-30 Nov 2012.

• Ross T. (2011) Shifting language use in the contested field of New Zealand’s Pasifika news media. Christchurch, New Zealand: Pasifika Postgraduate Symposium, 16-16 Nov 2011.

• Ross T. (2011) Shifting language use in the contested field of New Zealand’s Pasifika news media. Hamilton, New Zealand: Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) 2011 Conference, 6-8 Jul 2011.

• Ross T. (2010) Deconstructing ethnic media: What makes Pasifika media ‘Pacific’? Christchurch, New Zealand: Pasifika Postgraduate Symposium, 28-28 Oct 2010.

Discussion/Working Papers

• Ross T. and Matheson D. (2018) Beyond political literacy: Media and the politics of listening. In Our Civic Future: Civics, Citizenship and Political literacy in Aotearoa New Zealand, NZ Political Studies Association. Commissioned by NZ Political Studies Association. 1-26.

• Ross T. (2016) Community journalism as teaching tool: finding ways for journalists to listen, lead and reflect. In Community journalism as teaching tool: finding ways for journalists to listen, lead and reflect: A Discussion Paper, World Journalism Education Congress. Commissioned by World Journalism Education Congress.

Reports

• Ross T., Baker S., Hoar P., Hope W., McEwan R., Middleton A., Treadwell G., Te S. and Peters R. (2022) JMAD Aotearoa New Zealand media ownership report 2022. In JMAD Aotearoa New Zealand media ownership report 2022. AUT, AUT. 1-96.

• Ross T. and Herchenbach H. (2016) Media Use of the Christchurch Filipino Community: Summary of Findings.. In Media Use of the Christchurch Filipino Community: Summary of Findings. Unpublished research report for the Canterbury Migrant Centre and Filipino workers' Social Integration Programme, Commissioned by Filipino workers' Social Integration Programme & NZ National Commission for UNESCO. 1-21.

Other

• Ross T. and Treadwell G. (2019) Stonewalled by the Powerball: Open your books, Lotto. Newsroom.co.nz New Zealand: Newsroom. [Website].

• Ross T. (2017) Having a voice and being heard. Australian Journalism Review 39(2): 210-211. Adelaide: Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia.

Student Supervision

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Current
• PhD - Chen W: New Media Use for Health Information among Chinese People in China and Chinese Immigrants in New Zealand
• PhD - Fatubun W: The Power of Media Representation in Achieving Peace and Justice: A Critical Examination of West Papua colonial context
• PhD - Grimberg D: Disinformation and anti-media rhetoric by populist leaders: A case study of Brazil
• PhD - Parker D: The Power of the (mis) Infodemic Social media-based COVID-19 misinformation in Aotearoa New Zealand and moral panics
• PhD - Xie G: A comparative study of #MeToo in Chinese and New Zealand journalism
Completed
• PhD - Bolanos Lopez JF: Regulation for the news: An in-depth Analysis of the role of the Ecuadorian Communication Law in the reporting of the 2017 Odebrecht scandal and Vice President Jorge Glas (2022)
• Masters - Devrari M: Framing analysis of portrayal of India in Pakistani Print Media (2020)
• Masters - Hagglund V: The newsfeed vs. The newspaper. Understanding the relationship between journalism and social media. (2015)
• Masters - Chamsoutdinova: Evaluating low engagement of Christchurch marketing community with the Marketing Association
• Masters - de Ruiter: Relational Aesthetics and Inclusion as a Marketing or Communications Strategy for Art Galleries (2019)
• Masters - Jarvis L: The Effect of Fast Fashion on Consumption Behaviour and the Environment.
• Masters - Roy M: Effectiveness of the Advertisements and Mechanisms for Receiving Funds of the Bone Marrow Cancer Trust to Increase its Donor Base
• Masters - Kung EL-M: Artificial intelligence technologies (AI) and New Zealand news organisations (2020)
• Honours - Bartle J: Gendered differences in interaction with and responses to online fitness content
• Honours - Bates H: Reddit and the future of journalism
• Honours - Brett S: RIGHT AT HOME: A discourse analysis of tradwives and female white supremacists
• Honours - Campbell Z: The BBC’s Framing of Terrorist Attacks in Live News Blogs
• Honours - Garello D: Political leaders' communication styles in the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)
• Honours - Hamilton C: The effect of the Olympic Games on gendered sports coverage
• Honours - Mullan E: Partnership or “working with”? A critical analysis of the representations of power in World Visions media representing their response to Tropical Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu.
• Honours - Paralikar: Why does Autotrader have a website & magazine for used car listings in 2018

Editorial Work

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• Communication Research and Practice Editorial Advisory Board Member ( 2022 - 2023)
• Pacific Dynamics Associate Editor ( 2017 - 2023)

Review and Refereeing

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• ANZCA (annual conference) ( 2015 - 2023)
• World Journalism Education Congress 2016 ( 2016 - 2023)
• Applied Journalism and Media Studies journal. ( 2016 - 2023)
• Communication Research and Practice ( 2019 - 2023)
• Ethnic and Racial Studies ( 2016 - 2023)
• Journalism ( 2018 )
• Journalism Practice ( 2020 - 2023)
• Journalism Studies ( 2018 )
• Kotuitui_NZ Journal of Sociology ( 2018 - 2023)
• Mass Communication and Society ( 2016 - 2023)
• Pacific Dynamics ( 2017 - 2023)
• Pacific Dynamics: Journal of Interdisciplinary Research ( 2017 )
• Pacific Journalism Review ( 2014 - 2023)
• Political Communication: an international journal ( 2022 - 2023)

Future Research

• Social network analysis of Pacific media and audiences
• Analysis of the 'localness' of NZ media
• Identity networks in NZ digital media
• Role of communication in Pacific social protection and health