Terry Flew is a Professor of Media and Communications at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), in Brisbane, Australia. Prior to being appointed as a Commissioner to the ALRC to chair the Classifications Review, he was Portfolio Director in the Creative Industries Faculty responsible for Fashion, Journalism, and Media & Communication.
Professor Flew has a wide range of research interests, and is the author of three books. His book New Media: An Introduction (Oxford) is Australia’s leading new media textbook, having sold almost 10,000 copies over three editions: a fourth edition will be completed in late 2012. Understanding Global Media (Palgrave, 2007) has been translated into Arabic and Polish, and The Creative Industries, Culture and Policy (Sage) will be published in November 2011.
In addition, Professor Flew has published over 30 book chapters and over 50 scholarly journal articles, in leading international publications in the fields of communication, media and cultural studies, journalism and digital media. He has been editor of 11 special issues/themed sections of academic journals and refereed conference proceedings.
He has led Australian Research Council-funded projects into citizen journalism in Australia (with the Special Broadcasting Service, Cisco Systems Australia and The National Forum), and the development of a creative workforce in Australia’s outer suburban communities. He has also been a chief investigator in projects looking at creative industries developments in China, and worked with Kids Help line on the development of online counseling tools and resources for at-risk children.
He is a Chief Investigator with the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, and a Work Program leader in New Media Services for the Smart Services Co-operative Research Centre where he has worked with leading industry partners including Fairfax Digital. He was also a chief investigator with the ARC Cultural Research Network from 2005 to 2009.
He was President of the Australian and New Zealand Communication Association from 2009-2010, and is active in the International Communications Association. He has provided expert advice to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the National Academies Forum, the Australian Communications and Media Authority, the Department of Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy, the Communications Law Centre, the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Brisbane City Council, the Marsden Fund (New Zealand) and the European Science Foundation.
Professor Flew is on leave from the Queensland University of Technology for the duration of his appointment to the ALRC.