Dr. Dylan Bird
Details
College: School of Media & Communication
Department: School - Media & Communication
Campus: City Campus Australia
dylan.bird@rmit.edu.au
ORCID: 0000-0001-9557-1356
About
Dylan's research focuses on the intersection between podcasting, journalism, and democracy. He has a particular interest in exploring how podcasting can be used to encourage civic engagement and social-political wellbeing in times of polarisation. His published research spans news podcasts and political participation, right-wing podcasting, podcast journalism formats, AI and generative authenticity, and journalism pedagogy.
Dylan has produced Non-Traditional Research Outputs in radio and podcasting, and has worked on numerous collaborative podcast projects. These include hosting the Seeing Green podcast, for an ARC Discovery Project ‘Remaking the Australian Environment Through Documentary Film and Television’, and producing The Masterclasspodcast, designed as a learning resource for journalism students.
In 2024, Dylan won two Australian Podcast Awards for his work on The Masterclass, which was also a finalist in the New York Festivals Radio Awards. He was also a joint-winner of the JERAA Award for Outstanding Teaching in a Journalism Program.
He is an editorial assistant with Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media.
Dylan is also a podcast producer and broadcaster, and currently hosts the weekly program Future Perfect on Melbourne radio station 3RRR. He has taught a wide range of subjects spanning politics and journalism, and currently teaches audio-visual journalism (with an emphasis on mobile formats) and podcasting. He is a regular media commentator on issues relating to media and democracy.
Supervisor projects
- The core tensions between authoritarian regimes and public interest media - a lived experience across the Asia Pacific, North America and Africa
- 17 Jul 2026
- Meta and Third-Party Fact-Checking: An Insider’s Perspective on Journalism’s Fight Against Mis/Disinformation in the Face of Censorship Narratives
- 5 Jan 2026
- Expanding Practice: Translating Fact-Check Methodology to New and Emerging Formats
- 17 Feb 2025
- Staying with the trauma: reconsidering how soundwork creators communicate climate change
- 20 Sep 2024
Research interests
Podcasting; podcast journalism; public media; democracy and political participation; journalism pedagogies; practice-based research.
