ProfessorKristy Hess
Professor
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Communication and Creative Arts/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
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- ProfessorFaculty of Arts and Education/School of Communication and Creative Arts/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
- +61 3 556 33118 (Work)
- Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216
RESEARCH INTERESTS
local and hyperlocal news
news 'deserts'
media history
media and civic engagement
rural and regional communication
crisis and disaster communication
Dark political communication
GRANTS
- GRANTFEATUREDUnderstanding and Combatting 'Dark Political Communication'27 Mar 2024 - 27 Mar 2027People funded by this grant:
- Harrington S,
- Hess K
- GRANTFEATUREDSupporting the sustainability of Australia's local news ecosystem12 May 2023 - 31 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Hess K,
- Ricketson M,
- Forde S,
- Ross A,
- Martin H
- GRANTFEATUREDSupporting the sustainability of Australia's local news ecosystem12 May 2023 - 31 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Hess K,
- Ricketson M,
- Forde S,
- Ross A,
- Martin H
- GRANTFEATUREDMedia innovation and the civic future of Australia's country press1 Oct 2019 - 30 Sep 2022People funded by this grant:
- Hess K,
- Waller L,
- Ricketson M,
- Morgan B
- GRANTFEATUREDMedia innovation and the civic future of Australia's country press1 Oct 2019 - 30 Sep 2022People funded by this grant:
- Hess K,
- Waller L,
- Ricketson M,
- Morgan B
- GRANTFEATUREDBreaking silences: Media, marginalised voices and the child abuse royal commission5 Aug 2019 - 4 Aug 2022People funded by this grant:
- McCallum K,
- Dreher T,
- Hess K,
- Waller L,
- Skogerbo E
- CONTRACT RESEARCHDeakin Rural Health: Brophy Family and Youth Services Sustainability Partnership1 Mar 2025 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Namara KM,
- Versace V,
- Kavanagh B,
- Binder M,
- Hess K
- CONTRACT RESEARCHExamining the value and impact of Victorian Government Public Messaging spend on country newspaper sustainability24 Feb 2025 - 31 Jul 2025People funded by this grant:
- Hess K,
- McAdam A
- CONTRACT RESEARCHExploring the local news needs of existing news consumers and new residents in the regional city of Mildura.7 Aug 2023 - 15 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- McAdam A,
- Hess K
- CONTRACT RESEARCHCentral Connection: Examining a novel approach to supporting local news diversity in Alice Springs.2 Jul 2023 - 2 Jul 2024People funded by this grant:
- Hess K,
- McAdam A
- CONTRACT RESEARCHCovering the Planet ? Investigating the state of climate and environmental journalism globally.29 May 2023 - 31 May 2024People funded by this grant:
- Mocatta G,
- Hess K
- CONTRACT RESEARCHBrophy-Deakin Research and Evaluation partnership-key deliverables.22 Aug 2022 - 1 Mar 2025People funded by this grant:
- Versace V,
- Namara KM,
- Hess K,
- Schlicht K,
- Healey C
- CONTRACT RESEARCHVictorian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub - Agri - innovation extension.20 Jul 2022 - 30 Apr 2024People funded by this grant:
- Lester R,
- Macqueen A,
- Hess K,
- Diprose K
- CONTRACT RESEARCHVictorian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub.3 Sep 2021 - 30 Jun 2027People funded by this grant:
- Lester R,
- Macqueen A,
- Downie D,
- Hess K
- GRANTTaking notice: the social and emotional impact of war in a regional Australian community18 Mar 2019 - 30 Jun 2021People funded by this grant:
- Pinto S,
- Hess K
- GRANTMixed Fortunes: An examination of circulation rise and decline in two Victorian news communities14 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2017People funded by this grant:
- Kristy Hess
- GRANTNaming and shaming: A multi-perspectival view of media shaming for minor crimes and its relationship to the courtsPeople funded by this grant:
- Waller L,
- Hess K