Associate ProfessorJonathon Hutchinson

Current Research Projects

Sydney Vietnam Media Innovation Hub. Lead Investigator: Associate Professor Jonathon Hutchinson. Chief Investigators: Dr Francesco Bailo, A/Prof Micah Goldwater, Dr Lê Trêiu Thang, Dr Milica Stilinovic. Associate Researchers: Dr Viet Tho Lê, Dr Fiona Suwana, Mr Jed Senthil. PhD Candidate: Ngô Đức Duy.

Australian Experiences of Algorithmic Culture on TikTok. (For You Project). DP240102939. Australian Research Council Discovery Project, Lead Investigator: Professor Patrik Wikström, Chief Investigators: Professor Jean Burgess, Dr Adriana Matamoros Fernandez, Dr Joanne Gray, Assocaiate Professor Jonathon Hutchinson.

Youth Justice and Digital Media: Co-producing media education and policy. Lead Investigator: A/Prof Justine Humphry, Chief Investigators: Dr Catherine Page Jeffery, A/Prof Jonathon Hutchinson, Professor Jakelin Troy.

Past Research Projects

Understanding Youth Performance Crime on TikTok. Australian Institute of Criminology. Chief Investigators: A/Prof Jonathon Hutchinson, A/Prof Justine Humphry, A/Prof Garner Clancey.

International Digital Policy Observatory. LE230100069. Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment & Facilities grant. Chief Investigators: Professor Terry Flew, Associate Professor Robert Nicholls, Professor Derek Wilding, Professor Kalervo Gulson, Professor Lyria Bennett Mosses, Associate Professor Heather Ford, Dr Joanne Gray, Dr William Clapton, Dr Marian-Andrei Rizoiu, Associate Professor Jonathon Hutchinson, Associate Professor Daniel Joyce, Dr Sacha Molitorisz, Dr Karen Lee, Professor Catharine Lumby.

Media Pluralism and Online News. DP180100034. Australian Research Council Discovery Project, Chief Investigators: Associate Professor Tim Dwyer, Professor Derek Wilding, Dr Jonathon Hutchinson, Dr Saba Bebawa, Dr Kari Karrpinen.

Emerging Issues for Young People on Social Media: Co-creating social media education resources, eSafety Commissioner Online Safety Grants, Dr Justine Humphry, Dr Jonathon Hutchinson, Dr Olga Boichak

Algorithmed Public Sphere, Research Visiting Fellowship, Hans Bredow Institute, Chief Investigators: Dr Cornelius Puschmann, Dr Jan Schmidt, Dr Jonathon Hutchinson

Digital Intermediation: A study of automated media influencers, Chief Investigator: Dr Jonathon Hutchinson

Socio-Tech Futures Lab (STuF Lab), University of Sydney Imagining Digital Sydney Funded Research, Chief Investigators Professor Heather Horst, Dr Marcus Carter, Professor Gerard Goggin

Mapping and Measuring Australian YouTube Visual Cultures,Sydney Social Science and Humanities Advanced Research Centre (SSSHARC) Launch Fellowship, Chief Investigators: Dr Jonathon Hutchinson, Dr Aim Sinpeng

Policy Scenarios for the Future(s) of Australian Cyber Security, Sydney Policy Lab, Chief Investigators: Prof Frank Smith, Dr Aim Sinpeng, Dr Jonathon Hutchinson, Associate Professor Simon Atkinson, Dr Ralph Holz, Dr Sarah Logan

Comparing Digital Media Industries in South Korea and Australia: The case of Netflix take-up, Joint International Development Fund, Chief Investigators: Dr Timothy Dwyer, Prof Heejin Lee, Prof Yeonho Lee

Internet Tracking for Offshore Gambling Sites, The Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA), Chief Investigators: Dr Jonathon Hutchinson, Dr Sally Gainsbury

My Selfies Pay the Rent, FASS Research Incubator, Chief Investigator: Dr Jonathon Hutchinson

Sydney Cyber Security Network, Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Research Centre, Chief Investigators: Dr Frank Smith, Dr Aim Sinpeng

Social Media and Digital Citizenship, Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Research Centre, Chief Investigators: Prof Gerard Goggin, Prof Ariadne Vromen, Dr Fiona Martin

Aligning Technological Advancement and Regulation in the Broadband Mobile Age: Comparing Digital Media Business and Policy in Australia and South Korea, Joint International Development Fund, Chief Investigators: Dr Timothy Dwyer, Prof Heejin Lee, Dr Damien Spry, Prof Gerard Goggin, Prof Yeonho Lee

Everyday Social Media: Culture, Design, Inclusion, Regulation, FASS Collaborative Research Scheme, Chief Investigators: Professor Gerard Goggin, Associate Professor Ariadne Vromen, Dr Fiona Martin

Mapping ISIS Support Online: Sentiment and Social Network Analysis of the Sydney Hostage Crisis on Twitter, Digital Humanities and Social Sciences Research Support Scheme, Chief Investigators: Dr Jonathon Hutchinson, Dr Aim Sinpeng, Dr Patricia Riley (University of Southern California)

Aligning Technological Advancement and Regulation in the Broadband Mobile Age: Comparing Digital Media Business and Policy in Australia and South Korea, Joint International Project Development Fund, Chief Investigators: Associate Professor Timothy Dwyer, Professor Yeonho Lee

Beyond the Buzz: Using social media to measure public engagement with public service broadcasting, Queensland University of Technology & University of Sydney, ARC Linkage Pilot Study, Chief Investigators: Prof Axel Bruns, A/PROF Jean Burgess, Prof Stuart Cunningham, Prof Gerard Goggin Dr Ben Goldsmith, Dr Stephen Harrington, Dr Darryl Woodford, Dr Jonathon Hutchinson

Moving Media: Mobile Internet and New Policy Modes, Australian Research Council Funded Project, Chief Investigators: Professor Gerard Goggin, Dr Timothy Dwyer, Dr Fiona Martin, Postdoctoral Researcher: Jonathon Hutchinson

Sharing Online News, ARC Linkage Grant Proposal, Chief Investigators: Dr Timothy Dwyer, Dr James Curran, Dr Fiona Martin, Dr Monika Bednarek, Partner Investigators: Andrew Hunter (Microsoft PTY LTD), Hal Crawford (Mi9)

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Supervision Summary

Current Research Students (I'm not taking any new students):

• Doris Pradanovic, PhD, How platformisation has changed the book publishing industry in Australia
• Ngô Đức Duy, PhD, Platforms as Playgrounds: Exploring the Impact of Digital Ecosystems on Vietnam’s Creative Industries and Digital Economy
• Vennesa Paech, PhD, Community in the Age of Machine Culture: How AI Is Remaking Online Community Management
• Stephenai Lee, PhD, A study of NSW young people’s sensemaking process and the implications on social media literacy education
• Tian Wen, PhD, Understanding 'popular' content: Exploring the intersection of production, intermediation, and audience practice in TikTok

Research Higher Degree Completions:

• Milica Stilinovic, PhD, Into the Fog of Digital Delusion: The Lighthouse Paradox and the Rise of Far-right Extremeism in Australia
• Agata Stepnik, PhD, Active Curation: Algorithmic Awarenessfor Cultural Commentary on Social Media Platforms
• Brittany Ferdinands, PhD, Exposure Economy 
• Yuanbo Qiu, PhD, The Political Economy of Individual Livestreaming–Exploring broadcasting and interactivity in livestreaming platforms in China
• Ben Egliston, PhD, E-sport, spectatorship and technicity
• Kyle Moore, PhD, Situating Play: An ethnography of locative play in urban environments

Masters by Research

• Cameron McTernan, Popular Politics//Authentic Australians: A study of political leaders' Facebook posts during the 2019 Federal Election
• Agata Stepnik, Algorithms as Culture: Active curation of news media on social platforms 
• Rui Zhang, Why do people with divergent cultural backgrounds bring a variety of understanding to the same representation of emojis within digital cultures? 
• Jordan Meek, An investigation into the way self-publishing audiobooks influence traditional publishing modes

Honours Students

• Zhiting Zhang, The construction, deconstruction, and reconstruction of news values: How WeChat news recommenders have influenced Chinese Gen Zeders
• Kris Cindyyawardhany Mititelu (First Class Honours/Dean's Commendaation Award), Searchign for (A)U(S)TRAL(IA): The representaitons of Asia in Australia's natiponal collecting institutions on Google Arts & Culture
• Caitlyn Sinclair, Honours, Reframed: The Influence of Instagram Cultures on the Experience of Immersive Digital Art Exhibitions
• Jack Gow, Honours, Stop Laughing! This is serious: Media convergence, funding cuts and television comedy at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Principle Supervisor)
• Atia Rahim, Honours, Data is the New Black: Understanding the power of cultural production within the Australian fashion industry on Instagram (Principle Supervisor)
• Brittany Ferdinands, Honours, Drink the tea and look like me! A study on the monetisation of social media digital influence (Principle Supervisor)