Associate Professor Levi Obijiofor
Associate Professor

Levi Obijiofor

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Associate Professor Levi Obijiofor is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Communication and media studies Creative Arts and Writing Language, Communication and Culture

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, University of Lagos
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Lagos
  • Masters (Coursework), Queensland University of Technology
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Education, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • International news flow

  • Journalism education

  • Media representations

  • International journalism

Search Professor Levi Obijiofor’s works on UQ eSpace

54 works between 1995 and 2024
All (54) Journal Article (35) Book Chapter (7) Conference Publication (8) Book (3) Other Outputs (1)

21 - 40 of 54 works

2012

Book Chapter

Death of the gatekeeper: foreign news reporting and public sphere participation in Africa

Obijiofor, Levi (2012). Death of the gatekeeper: foreign news reporting and public sphere participation in Africa. International news in the digital age: East-West perceptions of a new world order. (pp. 41-59) edited by Judith Clarke and Michael Bromley. New York, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203804674-10

Death of the gatekeeper: foreign news reporting and public sphere participation in Africa

2012

Conference Publication

Integration challenges that face Congolese, Sudanese, and Somali former refugees in Australia

Hebbani, Aparan, Khawaja, Nigar, Colic-Peisker, Val, Obiojiofor, Levi and Gallois, Cindy (2012). Integration challenges that face Congolese, Sudanese, and Somali former refugees in Australia. The Australian Sociological Association Annual Conference (TASA 2012), Brisbane, Australia, 26-29 November 2012.

Integration challenges that face Congolese, Sudanese, and Somali former refugees in Australia

2011

Journal Article

Peace and conflict reporting: Strategies for knowledge sharing in Africa and the Pacific

Obijiofor, Levi (2011). Peace and conflict reporting: Strategies for knowledge sharing in Africa and the Pacific. The Journal of Pacific Studies, 31 (2), 241-258.

Peace and conflict reporting: Strategies for knowledge sharing in Africa and the Pacific

2011

Book Chapter

New technologies as tools of empowerment: African youth and public sphere participation

Obijiofor, Levi (2011). New technologies as tools of empowerment: African youth and public sphere participation. Popular media, democracy and development in Africa. (pp. 207-219) edited by Herman Wasserman. Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203843260

New technologies as tools of empowerment: African youth and public sphere participation

2011

Book

Journalism across cultures: An introduction

Obijiofor, Levi and Hanusch, Folker (2011). Journalism across cultures: An introduction. Basingstoke, U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan.

Journalism across cultures: An introduction

2010

Journal Article

Press coverage of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria and the socio-cultural barriers that inhibit media coverage

Obijiofor, Levi (2010). Press coverage of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria and the socio-cultural barriers that inhibit media coverage. China Media Research, 6 (4), 24-31.

Press coverage of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria and the socio-cultural barriers that inhibit media coverage

2010

Journal Article

Intercultural communication challenges confronting female Sudanese former refugees in Australia

Hebbani, Aparna, Obijiofor, Levi and Bristed, Helen (2010). Intercultural communication challenges confronting female Sudanese former refugees in Australia. The Australasian Review of African Studies (ARAS), 31 (1), 37-61.

Intercultural communication challenges confronting female Sudanese former refugees in Australia

2010

Book Chapter

ICTs as tools of empowerment: How Indigenous people in a remote Canadian community are harnessing new technologies

Obijiofor, Levi (2010). ICTs as tools of empowerment: How Indigenous people in a remote Canadian community are harnessing new technologies. Indigenous societies and cultural globalization in the 21st Century: Is the global village truly real?. (pp. 92-112) edited by Nnamdi Ekeanyanwu and Chinedu Okeke. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller.

ICTs as tools of empowerment: How Indigenous people in a remote Canadian community are harnessing new technologies

2009

Journal Article

Mapping theoretical and practical issues in the relationship between ICTs and Africa's socioeconomic development

Obijiofor, Levi M. (2009). Mapping theoretical and practical issues in the relationship between ICTs and Africa's socioeconomic development. Telematics and Informatics, 26 (1), 32-43. doi: 10.1016/j.tele.2007.12.002

Mapping theoretical and practical issues in the relationship between ICTs and Africa's socioeconomic development

2009

Journal Article

Journalism in the digital age: The Nigerian press framing of the Niger Delta conflict

Obijiofor, Levi M. (2009). Journalism in the digital age: The Nigerian press framing of the Niger Delta conflict. Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies, 30 (2), 175-203. doi: 10.3368/ajs.30.2.175

Journalism in the digital age: The Nigerian press framing of the Niger Delta conflict

2009

Journal Article

Generational differences faced by Sudanese refugee women settling in Australia

Aparna Hebbani, Obijiofor, Levi M. and Bristed, Helen (2009). Generational differences faced by Sudanese refugee women settling in Australia. Intercultural Communication Studies, XVIII (1), 66-82.

Generational differences faced by Sudanese refugee women settling in Australia

2009

Journal Article

Theoretical and practical issues in team-teaching a large undergraduate class

Hanusch, Folker, Obijiofor, Levi M. and Volcic, Zala (2009). Theoretical and practical issues in team-teaching a large undergraduate class. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 21, 66-74.

Theoretical and practical issues in team-teaching a large undergraduate class

2009

Journal Article

Is bad news from Africa good news for Western media?

Obijiofor, Levi (2009). Is bad news from Africa good news for Western media?. Journal of Global Mass Communication, 2 (3/4), 38-54.

Is bad news from Africa good news for Western media?

2008

Journal Article

Africa's socioeconomic development in the age of new technologies: exploring issues in the debate

Obijiofor, Levi M. (2008). Africa's socioeconomic development in the age of new technologies: exploring issues in the debate. Africa Media Review, 16 (2), 1-9.

Africa's socioeconomic development in the age of new technologies: exploring issues in the debate

2008

Journal Article

Toward a More Holistic Analysis of International News Flows

Hanusch, Folker and Obijiofor, Levi (2008). Toward a More Holistic Analysis of International News Flows. Journal of Global Mass Communication, 1 (1/2), 9-21.

Toward a More Holistic Analysis of International News Flows

2007

Journal Article

Mass Media, socio-cultural factors and rural development: A study of two Nigerian communities

Obijiofor, Levi M. (2007). Mass Media, socio-cultural factors and rural development: A study of two Nigerian communities. The Journal of Development Communication, 18 (2), 38-57.

Mass Media, socio-cultural factors and rural development: A study of two Nigerian communities

2007

Journal Article

Questions related to indigenous cultures and diffusion of innovations: Introductory observations

Servaes, Jan E.J. and Obijiofor, Levi M. (2007). Questions related to indigenous cultures and diffusion of innovations: Introductory observations. International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 6 (6), 593-599.

Questions related to indigenous cultures and diffusion of innovations: Introductory observations

2006

Book Chapter

Indigenous knowledge in the age of new technologies: Whose knowledge?

Obijiofor, L. M. (2006). Indigenous knowledge in the age of new technologies: Whose knowledge?. Intellectual Property Rights and Communications in Asia: Conflicting Traditions. (pp. 103-115) edited by Associate Professor Pradip Ninan Thomas and Professor Jan Servaes. New Delhi: Sage Publications.

Indigenous knowledge in the age of new technologies: Whose knowledge?

2006

Conference Publication

Patterns of internet use among university students in Ghana

Kwansah-Aidoo, and Obijiofor, L. M. (2006). Patterns of internet use among university students in Ghana. International Academy of African Business and Development, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, 23-27 May, 2006. Accra, Ghana: Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.

Patterns of internet use among university students in Ghana

2005

Journal Article

How students perceive journalism education and practice in Australia

Obijiofor, L. M. (2005). How students perceive journalism education and practice in Australia. Australian Studies in Journalism, 15 (-), 192-218.

How students perceive journalism education and practice in Australia

Past funding

  • 2013 - 2015
    Refugees' employment aspirations and inter-generational communication about future occupational pathways
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Examining refugee employment trajectories and the role of intergenerational communication in enabling settlement
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Empowering the Sudanese community: A project to improve community relations through a media platform
    Sudanese Community Association of Queensland Inc
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Refugees and Employment: Analysis of the experiences of multiple refugee residents in the employment sector
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2003
    A Comparative Ethnographic Study of the Impact of New Technologies on Indigenous Communities in Australia, Africa and Canada
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2000
    Impact of television on a remote Aboriginal community: A case study
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Impact of new communication technologies on journalism practice
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Levi Obijiofor is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Impact of national security legislation on public interest journalism in Australia

    The research examines the tensions between the need to safeguard Australia's national interests and the need for journalists to be allowed to do their work that is in the public interest.

  • Examining the impediments to media freedom in Commonwealth countries.

    The project examines factors that impede media freedom in Commonwealth countries. Some of the obstacles include national security legislation, media laws, FoI, structural constraints, etc.

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    How a single-party country constructs worldview of COVID-19 pandemic to manufacture domestic publics' consent

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Shuang Liu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Media and Conflict: Analysing West African Media Coverage of Conflict through War and Peace Journalism Framework

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Jane Johnston

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Levi Obijiofor directly for media enquiries about:

  • Education of journalists
  • Ethnic minority representation in media
  • Indigenous communities and media
  • International news reporting
  • Journalism - across cultures
  • Journalism and technology
  • Media technology
  • News reporting - international

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