Associate Professor Stephen Lamble
DipTeach SCV Frankston, BLitt(Hons) Deakin, PhD Qld.
Position: Head of School of Communication, Associate Professor, Journalism
Office: DG.23
Tel: +61 7 5459 4478
Email: slamble@usc.edu.au
Teaching areas
- Journalism
- Communication Studies
Research areas
- Computers, the internet and journalism
- Journalism law
- Methodology of journalism
- Freedom of Information around the world
- Media convergence
- History
- Media management
Profile
Associate Professor Stephen Lamble is a journalist, academic and author. His PhD thesis is entitled Computer-Assisted Reporting and Freedom of Information .
A former senior staff journalist and bureau chief with News Limited's The Sunday Mail newspaper in Queensland, Dr Lamble has been the Queensland finalist in three categories of the Walkley Awards for journalism, including sections for the best investigative article, best coverage of a current story and most outstanding contribution to journalism in all media.
One of the first journalists in Australia to research and write computer-assisted reporting-based investigative articles, Dr Lamble also has extensive experience as a photo-journalist, sub-editor and editor of regional newspapers.
In addition to writing thousands of newspaper and magazine articles, he is a co-author of two research-informed journalism books: The Daily Miracle: An Introduction to Journalism, 3rd edn, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, in conjunction with Dr David Conley PhD; and Online Newsgathering: Research and Reporting for Journalism, Focal Press, Burlington, Massachusetts, co-written with Associate Professor Stephen Quinn PhD.
He also maintains a comprehensive reference and research website for journalists, journalism students and other researchers around the world.
Dr Lamble’s research interests are in the fields of journalism education, journalism methodology, computer-assisted reporting, converged news reporting, investigative journalism, feature writing, history, freedom of information around the world, and comparative journalism law.
In 2008 Dr Lamble was awarded an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. His citation was for "creating innovative curricula and developing research-informed teaching resources that enhance graduate employment opportunities in the profession of journalism". In 2009 he was awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Medal for Outstanding University Teacher.
Publications
Many of Associate Professor Stephen Lamble's publications are available from the Coast Research Database.
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