Media Stars 2019

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VISUALS: RMIT University and Media Stars logos.

TEXT ON SCREEN: RMIT University. Media Stars.

VISUALS: Flashing images of: Dr Emma Shortis standing outdoors looking at camera; The Guardian website showing article titled "Greed the common thread in scandals played out at bank royal commission"; female reporter holding Channel 9 News microphone, standing outdoors in front of children's playground talking to the camera; Brisbane Times website showing article titled "App data predicts when, where Brisbane criminals will strike next"; and, Professor Joe Siracusa standing outdoors with a Channel 10 microphone appear at the bottom of the frame and a "10 News First" logo on the bottom left side of the frame.

VISUALS: A female and male presenter appear on the left side of the frame sitting at a news desk with two laptops in front of them. A male guest speaker presented on the right side of the screen is seated with a nighttime city backdrop looking at the camera.

TEXT ON SCREN: News, people, culture. Melbourne.

[Female presenter]

Microplastic has been found in the human gut for the first time. I am freaking out--

VISUALS: Dr Emma Shortis standing outdoors talking to the camera.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Dr Emma Shortis, RMIT. Channel 9 News.com.au.

[Dr Emma Shortis]

I think Ardern has captured this moment in a way that other leaders haven't.

VISUALS: Martin Bean standing inside the Capitol theatre talking to someone off camera.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Martin Bean, RMIT University Vice-Chancellor. Channel 9 News.com.au.

[Martin Bean]

We've really given that nod to the past but embraced everything digital for the future.

VISUALS: The Guardian website showing article titled "Greed the common thread in scandals played out at bank royal commission". Transition to another part of the article with a video placeholder image showing bank CEOs.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Greed the common thread in scandals played out at bank royal commission. Editorially independent, open to everyone. Bank bosses grilled.

[Male]

It's the big four and the concentration of them and their power.

VISUALS: Dr Con Stavros indoors talking to the camera with a large artwork behind him showing part of a woman's body with her legs crossed.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Dr Con Stavros, RMIT University. 10 News First.

[Dr Con Stavros]

Where you can use an app to scan your items and leave the store, but that will sit alongside--

VISUALS: Brett McLeod sitting at a news desk on the left-hand side with his body turned to face a woman seated opposite him.

TEXT ON SCREEN: 9 News Melbourne.

[Brett McLeod]

Now, this only the second state visit under Donald Trump's leadership. Why do you think he picked Scott Morrison?

VISUALS: Female reporter holding Channel 9 News microphone, standing outdoors in front of children's playground talking to the camera. Dr Leonora Risse standing outdoors with her hair backlit by the sun talking to someone off camera.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Dr Leonora Risse, Wordplace Equality Researcher. 9 News.com.au.

[Dr Leonora Risse]

Just because the policy is available doesn't necessarily mean--

VISUALS: Annelise Nielsen sitting behind news desk facing a large monitor to her right and Parliament House as the studio backdrop. On the screen is a male who is wearing glasses and a scarf with his hands clasped together looking at the camera.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Sky News.com.au. Breaking News: Reuters, China behind cyber attack. Headlines, police investigating after man's body found in Melbourne caravan.

[Annelise Nielsen]

-- Brexit expert. Thank you for joining us Bruce. What do you make of these whole--

VISUALS: Brisbane Times website showing article titled "App data predicts when, where Brisbane criminals will strike next" with a picture of two police vehicles and a policeman walking in between the vehicles.

TEXT ON SCREEN: App data predicts when, where Brisbane criminals will strike next.

[Flora Salim]

Our life has changed due to disruption of Internet of Things.

VISUALS: Professor Joe Siracusa sitting in a room with books on a bookshelf behind him talking to the camera.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Prof Joe Siracusa, Security & Diplomacy Expert, RMIT.

[Professor Joe Siracusa]

Oh, yes, it's reaching a flash point.

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TEXT ON SCREEN: Media Stars 2019.

VISUALS: RMIT University and Media Stars logos.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Media Star of the Year. Associate Professor Oliver Jones (Science, Engineering and Health).

VISUALS: Oliver Jones seated in front of a window panel showing a streetscape and talking to someone off camera. Webpage showing a news article titled "A wake-up call: Study finds humans consume at least 74,000 microplastics each year" with a bird's eye image of plastic bottles.

TEXT ON SCREEN: A wake-up call: Study finds humans consume at least 74,000 microplastics each year. A new study says we are likely eating, drinking and breathing in microplastics every day.

[Oliver Jones]

We live in a very connected world and a lot of content, but most people don't get their scientific news from journals or conferences they get it from the media.

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And sometimes it can be quite hard to understand what a particular story means in context. Sometimes the press reports out of context.

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TEXT ON SCREEN: Rising Media Star. Dr Leonora Risse (College of Business).

VISUALS: The Guardian website showing article titled "Nothing to show: how Australia's gender pay gap is harming older women" with an image of corridor in a medical facility and a female practitioner is consoling a person who is holding their head. There is an image of reporter Lisa Martin on the left side of the page and the right-hand column shows a list of 'most viewed in Australia' thumbnails and news headlines below a block of text titled " Editorially independent, open to everyone".

TEXT ON SCREEN: Nothing to show: how Australia's gender pay gap is harming older women. Editorially independent, open to everyone.

[Female]

Dr Leonora Risse is a workplace equality researcher at RMIT University.

VISUALS: The Courier Mail website is scrolling and showing a red banner at the top of the page and a video is playing on the page of a drought-stricken area. There is a headline below that titled "Federal Budget 2019 was one for the boys". On the right side of the video is a column with a list of 'most viewed' thumbnails and headlines. Then a new article appears on the RMIT ABC Fact Check site with the headline titled "Does Australia have one of the least generous paid parental leave schemes in the OECD?" with an image of two people either side of a toddler, holding the toddler's hands and walking up concrete stairs.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Courier Mail. Rednez View, the meeting place for news-making views. Winners. Federal Budget 2019 was one for the boys. Most viewed. Does Australia have one of the least generous paid parental leave schemes in the OECD? Fair call.

She says, policies like these are a positive for Australia, but a cultural shift needs to follow for them to have a full effect.

VISUALS: Dr Leonora Risse standing outdoors with her hair backlit by the sun talking to someone off camera.

[Dr Leonora Risse]

If you look at attitudinal data, a lot of Australians still believe that it is the role of the females who look after their children. And it is the role of the male primarily should be the breadwinner.

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TEXT ON SCREEN: Industry Media Star. Associate Professor Flora Salim (Science, Engineering and Health).

VISUALS: A news website showing an article with a video placeholder image of a female on a moped holding her phone and paying no attention to the road. There are images and headlines on the right side of the page for other articles.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Are smartphones making teens depressed?

[Flora Salim]

Our life has changed due to disruption of Internet of Things and AI.

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And just look at the smartphones in front of you or maybe you're using it right now.

VISUALS: Transition to another article on The Australian Business Review website.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Crime stopped before it happens.

That's actually an example of evidence of how our life has been disrupted.

VISUALS: Brisbane Times website showing article with a picture of two police vehicles and a policeman walking in between the vehicles. Image transitions to part of article showing only text.

TEXT ON SCREEN: App data predicts when, where Brisbane criminals will strike next.

So, we are all now connected on the phone and this phone itself is no longer just a communication tool, but it's basically a device that connects you to the whole world.

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TEXT ON SCREEN: Science, Engineering and Health Media Star. Dr Torben Daeneke.

VISUALS: Dr Torben Daeneke seated in front of a window panel showing a streetscape and talking to someone off camera.

[Dr Torben Daeneke]

Ultimately my research is funded by the taxpayers.

VISUALS: Web page showing video on screen with Dr Torben Daeneke in a laboratory talking to the camera.

TEXT ON SCREN: RMIT Universitty. Dr Torben Daeneke, RMIT University. Scientists turn C02 'back into coal' in breakthrough carbon capture experiment.

So, it's very important for me to basically communicate what we're doing.

VISUALS: Dr Torben Daeneke wearing in a lab coat walking in a laboratory alongside and talking to a woman also wearing a lab coat. Animated spinning earth with red and yellow swirls in the atmosphere.

TEXT ON SCREEN: And it offers an alternative way to safely…and permanently…remove the greenhouse gas from our atmosphere.

Communicate our successes. To get the public engaged in STEMM and in research. To capture the imagination.

VISUALS: Dr Torben Daeneke in a laboratory talking to the camera. Dr Torben Daeneke seated in front of a window panel showing a streetscape and talking to someone off camera.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Dr Torben Daeneke, RMIT University.

And to basically communicate what we're doing to be also accountable, I guess, for what we're doing.

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TEXT ON SCREEN: Design and Social Context Media Star. Dr Emma Shortis.

VISUALS: Dr Emma Shortis seated in front of a window panel showing a streetscape and talking to someone off camera.

[Dr Emma Shortis]

I would say absolutely do it. It's scary sometimes, but you do get used to it. It gets less scary as you practice. The more you practice, the easier it gets. And I think there are a lot of benefits personally in terms of your own career, but also societally speaking.

VISUALS: Dr Emma Shortis seated, talking to camera with Melbourne city skyline behind her. ABC News logo in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. Transitions to Dr Emma Shortis seated in front of a window panel showing a streetscape and talking to someone off camera.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Live Melbourne. Breaking: Deportation case. Man deported from Australia refused entry into PNG. Heart Foundation's latest advice encourages full-fat dairy product. 14:33 QLD. Emma Shortis, RMIT.

So, it's really important to have academics out there using their expertise to explain difficult concepts to people. And also, in my own area in politics and history, really countering some of the terrible misinformation that is out there.

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TEXT ON SCREEN: Media Commentator. Professor Bruce Wilson (Design and Social Context).

VISUALS: Bruce Wilson seated in front of a window panel showing a streetscape and talking to someone off camera.

[Bruce Wilson]

We are educators and therefore I think being engaged with the world, especially in the areas that are that are close to our hearts.

VISUALS: Bruce Wilson seated in a television studio with a coloured and striped background talking.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Brexit. Wilson: All Brexit options still remain on the table. Bruce Wilson, RMIT University.

Knowing the stuff, you've got to know your stuff.

VISUALS: Wide shot of Bruce Wilson in television studio seated on the left-hand side at news desk with male presenter in front of his laptop and a female sitting on the right side with her hands clasped in front of her. Then close-up shot of Bruce Wilson. Transition to Bruce Wilson seated in front of a window panel showing a streetscape and talking to someone off camera.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Brexit. Wilson: There is a failure to focus on future relationships post-Brexit.

But then being able to engage and try and understand what it is that listeners and viewers will be interested to hear and why it should or could matter to them.

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TEXT ON SCREEN: Congratulations to our 2019 Winners! Media Stars Hall of Fame. Professor Joseph Siracusa (2018), Professor Michael Buxton and Associate Professor Con Stavros (2017).

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TEXT ON SCREEN: RMIT University.

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