STAFF PROFILE
Dr. Edward Hurcombe
Position:
Lecturer, Public Relations (School of Media and Communication)
College / Portfolio:
Design and Social Context
School / Department:
DSC|School - Media & Communication
Phone:
+61399251533
Email:
edward.hurcombe@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
- Glazunova, S.,Bruns, A.,Hurcombe, E.,Monana-Nino, S.,Coulibaly, S.,Obeid, A. (2023). Soft power, sharp power? Exploring RT’s dual role in Russia’s diplomatic toolkit In: Information Communication and Society, 26, 3294 - 3319
- Angus, D.,Bruns, A.,Hurcombe, E.,Harrington, S.,Tan, X. (2023). Computational Communication Methods for Examining Problematic News-Sharing Practices on Facebook at Scale In: Social Media and Society, 9, 1 - 18
- Meese, J.,Hurcombe, E. (2022). Global Platforms and Local Networks: An Institutional Account of the Australian News Media Bargaining Code In: Digital Platform Regulation, Springer, Switzerland
- Hurcombe, E.,Meese, J. (2022). Australia’s DIGI Code: what can we learn from the EU experience? In: Australian Journal of Political Science., 57, 297 - 307
- Bruns, A.,Hurcombe, E.,Harrington, S. (2022). Covering Conspiracy: Approaches to Reporting the COVID/5G Conspiracy Theory In: Digital Journalism, 10, 930 - 951
- Thomson, T.,Angus, D.,Dootson, P.,Hurcombe, E.,Smith, A. (2022). Visual Mis/disinformation in Journalism and Public Communications: Current Verification Practices, Challenges, and Future Opportunities In: Journalism Practice, 16, 938 - 962
- Hurcombe, E. (2022). Social News, Springer, Switzerland
- Graham, T.,Bruns, A.,Angus, D.,Hurcombe, E.,Hames, S. (2021). #IStandWithDan versus #DictatorDan: the polarised dynamics of Twitter discussions about Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions In: Media International Australia, 179, 127 - 148
- Dootson, P.,Thomson, T.,Angus, D.,Miller, S.,Hurcombe, E.,Smith, A. (2021). Managing problematic visual media in natural hazard emergencies In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 59, 1 - 11
- Bruns, A.,Harrington, S.,Hurcombe, E. (2021). Coronavirus conspiracy theories: Tracing misinformation trajectories from the fringes to the mainstream In: Communicating COVID-19, Springer, Switzerland
1 PhD Current Supervisions
- Investigating journalistic influencers and their young adult audiences. Funded by: ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher from (2025 to 2027)