Dr Andrea Jean Baker
I am internationally-award winning journalist, accomplished academic and researcher with a rich interdisciplinary focus. I specialises in several fields within journalism and media and communication studies, with a particular emphasis on radio studies, the safety of journalists, solutions journalism, and music and gender-related issues in urban communication.
My career is marked by a distinguished and global commitment to academic excellence (both in teaching, research and engagement) and social relevance, particularly in enhancing the understanding of media practices and their global impact on societal issues like gender and violence in the Global North and Global South.
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Key Achievements
- Significant contributions through teaching, research and engagement, particularly in topics concerning the safety of journalists, violence against women (VAW) and the impact of gender in media.
- Contributed to national education modules about improving the media reporting of VAW for Non-Government Organisations (NGOs).
- Held research university fellowships in New York City and Austin (Texas) in the U.S. and Berlin (Germany).
- Research has also been cited in reports by major organizations such as UNESCO.
- Edited and contributed to influential global books on sexual violence and media coverage, especially in the context of the #MeToo era.
- Led research collaborations tied to #MeToo media, with 29 journalism scholars across Australia, the U.K.; the U.S.; Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
- Secured extramural (governments, NGOs) and internal grants, totalling approximately $AUD 226,000 for her research projects and initiatives
Latest Press & Media
- Believable evidence in the #MeToo eraBaker, A. (2024, May 1). “Believable evidence in the #MeToo era: Another day of struggle for victim-survivors”. Monash Lens.
- It’s me, hi!: The visibility of women in musicBaker, A. & Davies, R. (2024, March 26 ). “It’s me, hi, The visibility of women in music“, Monash Lens.
- Unifying media approaches to address the violence against women crisisBaker, A. (2023, September 5). “Unifying media approaches to address the violence against women crisis”, Monash Lens.