Lowy Institute Conversations: Fan Yang and Fergus Ryan on Chinese Media in Australia

In this episode of Lowy Institute Conversations, researcher Jennifer Hsu chats with Fan Yang and Fergus Ryan about Fan’s recent article for the Lowy Institute, titled “Translating Tensions: Chinese-Language Media in Australia”. The article is one of the first to provide an overview of content published by Chinese-language media organizations in Australia regarding Australia-China relations.

Fan Yang is a doctoral student at the School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University. She researches Chinese-language media on WeChat with an emphasis on human-technology mediation. His doctoral thesis is entitled “News Manufactures on WeChat: The Word Business, Censorship and Pseudo-Journalism”. She has published in various media including Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies, Policy Forum, Media International Australia, The Conversation and others.

Fergus Ryan is a Senior Analyst at the International Cyber ​​Policy Center at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. He has held media, communications and marketing positions in China and Australia for nearly a decade and has published extensively on China’s technology, entertainment and media industries. Most recently Fergus was a reporter for The Australian.