Rate My Professor Terry Flew

Terry Flew is Professor of Digital Communication and Culture in the Department of Media and Communications, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney. He earned a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) and Master of Economics from the University of Sydney, a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education and MBA from Queensland University of Technology, and a PhD in Media and Cultural Studies from Griffith University. Flew commenced his academic career as a lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Technology Sydney in 1990. In 1994, he joined Queensland University of Technology, advancing through positions to Professor of Media and Communications in the Creative Industries Faculty, where he served as Head of Postgraduate Study and Assistant Dean (Research) until 2021. Since joining the University of Sydney in 2021, he has been Deputy Head of School (Research) and Co-Director of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Trust and Governance.

An internationally recognized leader in media and communications, Professor Flew's research specializations encompass digital media, global media, media policy, creative industries, digital platforms, trust in communications, and AI ethics and governance. He is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow for the project Mediated Trust: Ideas, Interests, Institutions, Futures (2024–2029), funded at $3,107,127, and has secured approximately $11 million in competitive research grants, predominantly from the ARC. Elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA) in 2019, he also received a Bicentennial Fellowship from the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies that year. Flew has authored or edited more than 17 books, including New Media: An Introduction (2008), The Creative Industries: Culture and Policy (2012), Global Creative Industries (2013), Regulating Platforms (2021), and Understanding Global Media (2018). His highly cited works include New Media: An Introduction (2007, 1830 citations) and De-Westernizing Media Studies (2000, 1429 citations). He has published extensively in journals such as Media, Culture & Society, Journal of Communication, International Journal of Communication, and Policy & Internet, influencing media policy discussions, including advice to the OECD on the future of news and the NSW Department of Education on AI in schools. Additional appointments include Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics (2026).