Alexandra Wake
Biographic Data
| ID | 342122 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra Wake |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Wake |
| SIGNATURE | WAKE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | RMIT University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6377-6779 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Constructive journalism and the perceived wellbeing of journalists
Constructive journalism (CJ), an innovative interdisciplinary approach to news reporting grounded in psychology, has been lauded as a potential solution to the crisis of trust and avoidance in journalism. The approach has been taken up by global news organisations in Australia, the UK, and Denmark. Despite its potential and uptake, research on this emerging form of journalism is still developing, often at a slower pace than its implementation. Si…
“Am I Failing to Protect Them?” The Impact of Abuse (of Journalists) on Newsroom Leaders in the Asia Pacific
Research has increasingly focused on the impact of technology facilitated abuse on journalists and media workers. However, little is known about the views of newsroom leaders, who need to support their staff. This exploratory study examines the impact on editorial leaders of abuse, from the perspective of 11 Asia Pacific newsroom leaders. It considers what they say about the impact on themselves of providing support. This study captures evidence …
Journalistic cultural competence for health journalists
Existing conceptualisations of professional cultural competence primarily focus on health-related caregiving, leaving a gap in research on how these concepts can be adapted to enhance health news reporting. Building on existing literature involving cultural competence and journalistic competence, the study employs the method of concept analysis to define ‘journalistic cultural competence’ through analysing a total of 85 articles. The aim is to re…
Reporting hunger strikes in the context of climate action
Climate activists have increasingly used hunger strikes to gather media attention to perceived inaction on the issue; however, there is little guidance for journalists about how they should approach such a story. Applying social responsibility theory to understand the media's lack of action, and using a case study from an Australian climate hunger striker, this article set out to answer three questions: Should hunger strikes be treated by the med…
The different worlds of Google – A comparison of search results on conspiracy theories in 12 countries
Search engines play an important role in the spread of disinformation and conspiracy theories, accentuating the power of global platform companies such as Google to contribute to the digital (information) divide by providing search results of lesser quality in certain countries. We investigated this phenomenon by asking what kind of results users see when they search for information on eleven popular conspiracy theories (CTs) via Google. We analy…
Longitudinal Relationships Between Financial Stress, Career Related Optimism, and Psychological Distress During Emerging Adulthood in Australia
The current study examined financial stress, career-related optimism, and psychological distress from the age of 19 (2013; n = 5,787), until the age of 25 (2019; n = 2,933) using the Longitudinal Surveys of Australia Youth (2009 cohort). Longitudinal mediation using latent growth curve modeling observed trajectories of change across young adulthood, whereby financial stress and career-related optimism decreased, while psychological distress incre…
Embedding Trauma Literacy Into Curriculum
Australia and New Zealand have reputations as countries prone to catastrophic and frequent natural and man-made disasters. Therefore, it is no surprise that antipodean academics want trauma-informed education for their journalism students. This study presents the Australian-New Zealand results of a 2021 survey exploring educators’ attitudes toward embedding trauma literacy into journalism curriculum. It mirrors a survey from the UK-based Journali…
Stigmatizing and mitigating elements of a TV news report on violent crime and severe mental illness
The news media is a major contributor to stigmatizing beliefs that people with mental illness are dangerous and should be avoided. To reduce stigma, it is critical to understand how to reduce the negative impact from stories about violence and mental illness. This study experimentally manipulated elements of a TV news report to explore the effect on stigma. Participants were 838 community adults, mainly from the U.K. and USA, who were randomized …
Press Freedom and the Global Economy
This article examines the effects of press freedom (as defined by the US-based Freedom House) on economic growth for 97 countries over four decades (1972–2014). Acknowledging that the idea of “press freedom” carries with it a weight of ethnocentric assumptions, our empirical analysis finds that US understandings of deterioration in press freedom are detrimental to a nation’s economy. Further, we find that countries do not fully recover economical…
Communicating about suicide during a global pandemic
COVID-19 has brought with it an increase in predictions of mental ill-health and suicide impacts in Australia. For journalists, it has been a period not only of personal stress about their economic livelihoods and occupational safety, but also balancing providing up to date information about the pandemic with safe, sensitive and accurate reporting on associated suicide and mental health issues. Mindframe offers guidelines, resources and individua…
Stereotyping and Profiling
The media are vectors of representations. If journalists are not aware about the risk of transmitting stereotypes in their productions, they will reinforce the reproduction of stereotypes instead of combating them. Thus, they will be unable to produce fair and balanced information. Journalism educators play a key role in raising the awareness of future journalists. They have to foster comprehension of stereotypes and diversity as well as their im…
Redefining radio
This article seeks to map the current position of audio within journalism curriculums at Australian and New Zealand universities, in the context of a so-called renaissance in podcasting helping to lift the profile of audio among educators and industry. Internet radio and podcasting have grown exponentially since 2004, with the worldwide monthly audience for podcasts estimated at more than 35 million listeners (Markman and Sawyer 2014). Podcasts a…
Delay Journalism Practice until Academic Scholarship is Mastered
This article argues that Australian journalists turned academics must prioritise learning the scholarship of the academy—the theorising and testing of ideas—ahead of journalism practice at the start of their academic careers. This article suggests that the narrow definition of what constitutes journalism as research is held not only by many people holding senior roles within Australian universities, but also those who hold positions of power with…
Press Freedom and the Global Economy
This article examines the effects of press freedom (as defined by the US-based Freedom House) on economic growth for 97 countries over four decades (1972–2014). Acknowledging that the idea of “press freedom” carries with it a weight of ethnocentric assumptions, our empirical analysis finds that US understandings of deterioration in press freedom are detrimental to a nation’s economy. Further, we find that countries do not fully recover economical…
Communicating about suicide during a global pandemic
COVID-19 has brought with it an increase in predictions of mental ill-health and suicide impacts in Australia. For journalists, it has been a period not only of personal stress about their economic livelihoods and occupational safety, but also balancing providing up to date information about the pandemic with safe, sensitive and accurate reporting on associated suicide and mental health issues. Mindframe offers guidelines, resources and individua…
Delay Journalism Practice until Academic Scholarship is Mastered
This article argues that Australian journalists turned academics must prioritise learning the scholarship of the academy—the theorising and testing of ideas—ahead of journalism practice at the start of their academic careers. This article suggests that the narrow definition of what constitutes journalism as research is held not only by many people holding senior roles within Australian universities, but also those who hold positions of power with…
Delay Journalism Practice until Academic Scholarship is Mastered
This article argues that Australian journalists turned academics must prioritise learning the scholarship of the academy—the theorising and testing of ideas—ahead of journalism practice at the start of their academic careers. This article suggests that the narrow definition of what constitutes journalism as research is held not only by many people holding senior roles within Australian universities, but also those who hold positions of power with…
Redefining radio
This article seeks to map the current position of audio within journalism curriculums at Australian and New Zealand universities, in the context of a so-called renaissance in podcasting helping to lift the profile of audio among educators and industry. Internet radio and podcasting have grown exponentially since 2004, with the worldwide monthly audience for podcasts estimated at more than 35 million listeners (Markman and Sawyer 2014). Podcasts a…
Stereotyping and Profiling
The media are vectors of representations. If journalists are not aware about the risk of transmitting stereotypes in their productions, they will reinforce the reproduction of stereotypes instead of combating them. Thus, they will be unable to produce fair and balanced information. Journalism educators play a key role in raising the awareness of future journalists. They have to foster comprehension of stereotypes and diversity as well as their im…
Press Freedom and the Global Economy
This article examines the effects of press freedom (as defined by the US-based Freedom House) on economic growth for 97 countries over four decades (1972–2014). Acknowledging that the idea of “press freedom” carries with it a weight of ethnocentric assumptions, our empirical analysis finds that US understandings of deterioration in press freedom are detrimental to a nation’s economy. Further, we find that countries do not fully recover economical…
Communicating about suicide during a global pandemic
COVID-19 has brought with it an increase in predictions of mental ill-health and suicide impacts in Australia. For journalists, it has been a period not only of personal stress about their economic livelihoods and occupational safety, but also balancing providing up to date information about the pandemic with safe, sensitive and accurate reporting on associated suicide and mental health issues. Mindframe offers guidelines, resources and individua…
Stigmatizing and mitigating elements of a TV news report on violent crime and severe mental illness
The news media is a major contributor to stigmatizing beliefs that people with mental illness are dangerous and should be avoided. To reduce stigma, it is critical to understand how to reduce the negative impact from stories about violence and mental illness. This study experimentally manipulated elements of a TV news report to explore the effect on stigma. Participants were 838 community adults, mainly from the U.K. and USA, who were randomized …
Embedding Trauma Literacy Into Curriculum
Australia and New Zealand have reputations as countries prone to catastrophic and frequent natural and man-made disasters. Therefore, it is no surprise that antipodean academics want trauma-informed education for their journalism students. This study presents the Australian-New Zealand results of a 2021 survey exploring educators’ attitudes toward embedding trauma literacy into journalism curriculum. It mirrors a survey from the UK-based Journali…
The different worlds of Google – A comparison of search results on conspiracy theories in 12 countries
Search engines play an important role in the spread of disinformation and conspiracy theories, accentuating the power of global platform companies such as Google to contribute to the digital (information) divide by providing search results of lesser quality in certain countries. We investigated this phenomenon by asking what kind of results users see when they search for information on eleven popular conspiracy theories (CTs) via Google. We analy…
Longitudinal Relationships Between Financial Stress, Career Related Optimism, and Psychological Distress During Emerging Adulthood in Australia
The current study examined financial stress, career-related optimism, and psychological distress from the age of 19 (2013; n = 5,787), until the age of 25 (2019; n = 2,933) using the Longitudinal Surveys of Australia Youth (2009 cohort). Longitudinal mediation using latent growth curve modeling observed trajectories of change across young adulthood, whereby financial stress and career-related optimism decreased, while psychological distress incre…
“Am I Failing to Protect Them?” The Impact of Abuse (of Journalists) on Newsroom Leaders in the Asia Pacific
Research has increasingly focused on the impact of technology facilitated abuse on journalists and media workers. However, little is known about the views of newsroom leaders, who need to support their staff. This exploratory study examines the impact on editorial leaders of abuse, from the perspective of 11 Asia Pacific newsroom leaders. It considers what they say about the impact on themselves of providing support. This study captures evidence …
Journalistic cultural competence for health journalists
Existing conceptualisations of professional cultural competence primarily focus on health-related caregiving, leaving a gap in research on how these concepts can be adapted to enhance health news reporting. Building on existing literature involving cultural competence and journalistic competence, the study employs the method of concept analysis to define ‘journalistic cultural competence’ through analysing a total of 85 articles. The aim is to re…
Reporting hunger strikes in the context of climate action
Climate activists have increasingly used hunger strikes to gather media attention to perceived inaction on the issue; however, there is little guidance for journalists about how they should approach such a story. Applying social responsibility theory to understand the media's lack of action, and using a case study from an Australian climate hunger striker, this article set out to answer three questions: Should hunger strikes be treated by the med…
Constructive journalism and the perceived wellbeing of journalists
Constructive journalism (CJ), an innovative interdisciplinary approach to news reporting grounded in psychology, has been lauded as a potential solution to the crisis of trust and avoidance in journalism. The approach has been taken up by global news organisations in Australia, the UK, and Denmark. Despite its potential and uptake, research on this emerging form of journalism is still developing, often at a slower pace than its implementation. Si…
Political science (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Journalism (5 works) · Media studies (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Media Studies and Communication (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Law (3 works)