Riordan, Benjamin (2023) NDARC webinar series presentation: The wind of change? Alcohol, media, and emerging technology. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
External website: https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/wind-change...
This presentation focused on how substance use is discussed in the media, the potential impact of exposure, and how we can use media to intervene or prevent alcohol-related harms. [57 minutes]
About the speaker: Dr Ben Riordan is an ARC DECRA Research Fellow at La Trobe University’s Centre for Alcohol Policy Research. His research focuses on using new and emerging technologies to understand and intervene with people who drink alcohol. He currently leads CAPR’s stream of research focusing on “alcohol, media, and emerging technologies” and its aims to use emerging technology to better understand the link between exposure to alcohol use in the media and alcohol use.
B Substances > Alcohol
N Communication, information and education > Communication > Online communication / social media
N Communication, information and education > Message / Language (portrayal of use) > Portrayal of substance use in the media
N Communication, information and education > Information use and impact
VA Geographic area > Australia and Oceania > Australia
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