Jay Daniel Thompson

Dr Jay Daniel Thompson is a Senior Lecturer and Discipline Lead (Digital Communication) in the Bachelor of Professional Communication degree. He researches the intersections of journalism, disinformation, digital hostility and media ethics.

Dr. Thompson is the author of silverchair's Frogstomp (2025) and a co-author of two books published in 2022: Content Production for Digital Media (with Associate Professor John Weldon) and Fake News in Digital Cultures (with Professor Rob Cover and Dr. Ashleigh Haw). He is currently completing a monograph for Routledge on the relationship between journalism and conspiracy,

Dr. Thompson is a recipient or co-recipient of competitive funding from the Australian Research Council and the Australian National University.

Dr. Thompson is a Core Member of RMIT University’s Communication and Change Co-Lab.

Industry experience:
Dr. Thompson has worked as a freelance journalist since 1998. His work has been published in a range of outlets, including ABC Religion & Ethics, Antic Magazine, Australian Book Review, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Herald Sun, Overland, Right Now, Stereo Stories, and The Weekend Australian.

He has also been invited to speak on topics relating to his research for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, The Guardian, The New Daily, Triple J, VICE, JOY Media, Pulse Radio Geelong.