Finley Watson

A 27% primary vote might be a notable boost for Hanson’s party. But framing it as a pathway to One Nation leadership misreads what is fundamentally a Coalition-induced problem, writes @andrea_carson. Here are several reasons why One Nation’s support is likely to hit a ceiling. theconversation.com/yes-one-nation… via @ConversationEDU #auspol

Excited to share my first ever peer-reviewed journal article, now published open access in Television & New Media. It looks at how political influencers are using YouTube to engage young audiences and the potential implications for participatory politics. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15…

Appreciated the opportunity to share some thoughts with Reuters on the role of influencers and Trump on the federal election campaign. Despite clear shifts in strategies, this campaign seemed to emphasize major differences in the Australian and US media ecosystems.

Happy to share my recent article looking at the Australian political influencer scene and how it may (or may not) shape the upcoming federal election.

New article from me in @ConversationEDU looking at the strange trend of 'fake podcasts'. These have been around for a couple of years now, though seem to have become a more permanent fixture in video marketing and political communication.

@emilyrosefoley @becstrating Congrats!!

I've been off this platform for most of the year but @becstrating reminded me it's important to share good news when it comes around. I found out I passed my PhD last week with some minor revisions to make and am beyond grateful to a whole village of people

Delivering @NFalcinella’s @AusPSA HDR rep report, @emilyrosefoley notes ‘Emily Foley is creating a HDR @POPpoliticsAus reading group’. All participants (including @markriboldi) will be expected to also refer to themselves in the third person 🙃

@finwatson killing his first #AusPSA2022 talk on influence and ideology of Australian Christian Lobby

POP Panel 5 on actors and agency featuring @pandanus_petter on MPs in the constituency, @DanielCasey_CBR on letters to the PM as agenda-setting, @sadelew on political agency in Aus, and @finwatson on paleoconservatism and the Aus Christian Lobby.