Humanities and Social Sciences

Media Studies Program

Staff Directory

• Third year level coordinator: Bachelor of Media Studies
• Postgraduate Coordinator: Graduate Diploma - Media Studies and Journalism; Postgraduate Diploma and Masters by Coursework
• Coordinator for International Exchange Programs

Teaching
MST4/5PGC Public Service Broadcasting in a Global Context
MST3MIN Media Industries
MST3MPD Media Project Development - visit the Melbourne Media Map produced by MST3MPD students - http://www.latrobe.edu.au/mmm


Background/Research Interests
Mary has a professional background in television and video production having worked as a senior editor for Television New Zealand and as a freelance documentary maker and researcher.

Mary's research interests are broadcasting policy, public service broadcasting in the digital era, media representation of climate change, the future of news media, media policy, and documentary. She is currently writing a book for the UK publisher Intellect, on the role of public service broadcasting in the digital era.

Postgraduate Supervision
Mary is available to supervise honours and postgraduate theses on topics relating to television broadcasting, the news media industry, documentary and new media policy and creative theses by documentary production.

Publications
Refereed Articles
Debrett, Mary. 2009. Riding the Wave: public service broadcasting in the multiplatform era. Media Culture & Society 31 (5) In Press.

Debrett, Mary. 2007. Professionalising Documentary Production: Third Way cultural policy conundrums in Australasia. International Journal of the Arts in Society, 1(3) 93-99.

Debrett, Mary. 2006. Representing Cultural Diversity or Serving Local Industry? An Exploration of the Future Prospects of Subsidised Documentary on Television. International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations, 5 (3): 94-101.

Debrett, Mary. 2005. Extreme Makeover: The recurring motif of New Zealand broadcasting policy. Media International Australia incorporating culture and policy. No. 117 (November).

Debrett, Mary. 2004. Branding documentary: New Zealand's minimalist solution to cultural subsidy. Media Culture & Society 26 (1) 5-23.

Debrett, Mary. 2003. Reclaiming the personal as political: Three documentaries on East Timor, Metro Magazine 138:76-82.


Refereed Conference Paper
Debrett, Mary. Reinventing public service television: From Broadcasters to Media Content Companies. ANZCA Conference, Centre for Media and Law, University of Melbourne, July 5-7 2007. http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ANZCA2007/proceedings/Debrett.pdf

Book Reviews
Debrett, Mary. 2004. Film editing; the art of the expressive.[Book Review] Screening the Past, Issue 17
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/screeningthepast

Debrett, Mary. 2002. Public television: politics and the battle over documentary film.[Book Review] Screening the past,Issue 14. http://www.latrobe.edu.au/screeningthepast

Debrett, Mary. 2001. Lies, damn lies and documentaries. [Book Review] Screening the Past, Issue 13, 2001. http://www.latrobe.edu.au/screeningthepast

Debrett, Mary. 2000. Shaping the News - Waitangi Day on Television [Book Review] Metro Magazine Online; Issue 121/122; 2000; 160-163

Conference Papers
Debrett, Mary. Reinventing public service television: From Broadcasters to Media Content Companies. ANZCA Conference, Centre for Media and Law, University of Melbourne, July 5-7 2007.

Debrett, Mary. "Representing Cultural Diversity of Serving Local Industry? An Exploration of the future Prospects of Subsidised Documentary on Television", Fifth international Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations,Central Institute of Ethnic Administrators, Beijing, China, 30 June - 3 July 2005.

Debrett, Mary. "Representing Distant Others". Australian International Documentary Conference, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia, 17-20 February 2003.

Debrett, Mary. "Branding Documentary: New Zealand's Minimalist Solution to Cultural Subsidy in the Global Era", Visible Evidence IX, Brisbane Queensland conservatorium, Griffith University, Australia, 17-20 December 2001.

Debrett, Mary. "Marriage of Convenience or the Real Thing? Documentary and Public Service Broadcasting". Public Service Broadcasting Beyond 2000, The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada, 9-11 June 2000.