Mr Christopher Hall

Mr Christopher Hall

Casual Academic

PhD, University of Technology Sydney

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)
School of the Arts and Media

I'm a researcher in the areas of journalism, media law and YouTube. My knowledge and experience focus around public interest journalism, media theory, and digital media production. I have over 8 years of experience teaching media related subjects at prestigious Australian universities such as UNSW, University of Sydney, and University of Wollongong.

  • Journal articles | 2025
    Hall CJ, 2025, 'Platform journalism on YouTube: A democratic functions approach to analysing journalism on digital platforms', Australian Journalism Review, 47, pp. 97 - 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/ajr_00178_7
    Journal articles | 2023
    Giotis C; Hall C, 2023, 'Better Foreign Correspondence Starts at Home: Changing Practice Through Diasporic Knowledge', Journalism Practice, 17, pp. 474 - 491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2021.1930105

My Teaching

Course where I have been unit coordinator, lecturer and tutor:
•    Introduction to Media Production (MECO1004, University of Sydney)
•    Media Politics and Political Communication (GOVT2603, University of Sydney)


Course I taught where I have codeveloped the syllabus based on my own research:
•    Politics and the Media (POL204, University of Wollongong)


Courses I have taught:
•    Legal and Ethical Issues in Media Practice (MECO6902, University of Sydney)
•    Media Ethics and Law (MDIA5007, UNSW)
•    Introduction to Media Studies (MECO1001, University of Sydney)
•    Professional Project (MECO6935, University of Sydney)
•    Digital Influence through Social Media (OLES2107, University of Sydney)
•    Public Opinion, Policy and Public Sphere (MECO6913, University of Sydney)
•    Online Media (MECO3602, University of Sydney)
•    Media Landscapes (MECO1002, University of Sydney)