Brian McNair is an academic researcher and media commentator. He writes on a wide range of topics including journalism, political communication, popular culture and mediated sexuality. His most recent books are Porno? Chic! (Routledge, 2013), Journalists In Film (Edinburgh University Press, 2010) and An Introduction To Political Communication (5th edition, Routledge, 2011). He is a regular contributor to press, online and broadcast media in Australia and overseas, including ABC News 24, Sky News, BBC World, and many other news outlets. His books have been translated into fifteen languages, including Russian, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish, Greek, Polish and Albanian.
Trump, the media & the populist politics of the pogrom
Oct 04, 2016 07:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The coming of the Internet, and the global spread of social media, has triggered a period of intensifying cultural chaos. The global consequences are profound. Short term, the digital communications revolution has...
Europe endless, or Europe ending?
Jun 26, 2016 19:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views
I came to live and work in Australia six years ago, having spent most of the previous fifty living within the collective embrace of two unions the UK, and the EU. I was then, and remain, a strong supporter of both,...
Real journalists report the news, they don’t make it.
Apr 21, 2016 06:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
At QUTs Digital Media Research Centre we are about to complete ARC-funded research on the state of the Australian political news media. A key finding of the work has been the nearly complete withdrawal of commercial...
Apr 06, 2016 01:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Last weeks shenanigans from Donald Trump reminded us of a particularly florid episode of House Of Cards. This week, with the leak of 11.5 million documents suggesting elite tax avoidance and evasion on an heroic scale,...
Trump: the pseudo-president in waiting
Mar 28, 2016 01:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trump, the bastard. Not only has he offended Muslims, Mexicans, women, the pope, his president, peaceful protesters at his increasingly fascist-style rallies, the residents of Brussels and reasonable opinion in...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well
Political donations rules are finally in the spotlight – here’s what the government should do