Andrea Carson — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor of Political Communication at the University of Melbourne
Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism
Author of 'Investigative Journalism, Democracy & the Digital Age'
Research focuses on media and politics, information quality, and political communication during election campaigns
15 years of experience as a journalist across print, radio, and television

Biography

Andrea Carson is a Professor of Political Communication at the University of Melbourne, based in the School of Culture and Communication. She also serves as Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism. Her work focuses on information quality, studying the relationship between media and politics, including high-quality information like investigative reporting and low-quality information such as mis- and disinformation.