Catharine Lumby
Associate Professor
Media and Communications, The University of Sydney
Catharine Lumby is an Associate Professor of Media and Communications at the University of Sydney. A widely published print journalist, Catharine Lumby has worked as a news reporter, feature writer and opinion columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age newspapers and The Bulletin magazine.
She has also worked as a news reporter for ABC television. Her PhD thesis examined the rise of a tabloid culture in news and current affairs reporting in the US and Australia. She is the author and editor of four books and 23 book chapters and refereed journal articles. Her most recent book, coedited with Elspeth Probyn is Remote Control: New Media, New Ethics (Cambridge University Press, 2003) co-edited with Professor Elspeth Probyn. She has been awarded three Australian Research Council Grants and is currently a member of the ARC-funded Australian Cultural Research Network. She is a member of the Advertising Standards Board, the national body which hears complaints against advertisers, and a member of the National Rugby League’s Education and Welfare Committee. She is on the editorial advisory boards of Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies (Carfax) and M/C: Journal of Media and Culture (University of Queensland).
In 2006, Catharine Lumby received a five year ARC Discovery Grant jointly held with Kath Albury, Dr Jenny O'Dea and Professor Elspeth Probyn to research the role of sport in the emotional and social
development of young Australians.
In 2006, Catharine Lumby received a five year ARC Discovery Grant jointly held with Kath Albury, Dr Jenny O'Dea and Professor Elspeth Probyn to research the role of sport in the emotional and social
development of young Australians.
