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

55 works between 1995 and 2025
All (55) Journal Article (35) Book Chapter (7) Conference Publication (8) Book (4) Other Outputs (1)

41 - 55 of 55 works

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

2004

Conference Publication

Indigenous knowledge in the age of new technologies: whose knowledge

Obijiofor, L. M. (2004). Indigenous knowledge in the age of new technologies: whose knowledge. Intellectual Property Rights, Communication, and the Public Domain in the Asia-Pacific Region, UQ, Brisbane, 14 to 17 December 2004. Brisbane, UQ: WACC, School of Journalism and Communication.

Indigenous knowledge in the age of new technologies: whose knowledge

2003

Journal Article

New technologies and journalism practice in Nigeria and Ghana

Obijiofor, L. M. (2003). New technologies and journalism practice in Nigeria and Ghana. Asia Pacific Media Educator, 2003 (14), 36-56.

New technologies and journalism practice in Nigeria and Ghana

2003

Journal Article

Foreign news coverage in five African newspapers

Obijiofor, Levi and Hanusch, Folker (2003). Foreign news coverage in five African newspapers. Australian Journalism Review, 25 (1), 145-164-164.

Foreign news coverage in five African newspapers

2003

Conference Publication

Campfire culture and computer culture: Museums of the present

Lawe Davies, Chris, Connelly, Brian and Obijiofor, Levi (2003). Campfire culture and computer culture: Museums of the present. Panamerican Colloquium: Cultural Industries and Dialogue between Civilizations in the Americas, Montreal, Canada, 22-24 April 2002. Montreal, Canada: Presses de l'Universite de Laval.

Campfire culture and computer culture: Museums of the present

2002

Book Chapter

The telephone - Africa's future in the age of technology

Obijiofor, L. M. (2002). The telephone - Africa's future in the age of technology. Technology, Sustainability & Future Generations. Transforming Communication. (pp. 66-75) edited by Sohail Inayatullah and Susan Leggett. Westport, CT, USA: Praeger.

The telephone - Africa's future in the age of technology

2001

Journal Article

Singaporean And Nigerian Journalists' Perceptions Of New Technologies

Obijiofor, Levi (2001). Singaporean And Nigerian Journalists' Perceptions Of New Technologies. Australian Journalism Review, 23 (1), 131-151.

Singaporean And Nigerian Journalists' Perceptions Of New Technologies

2001

Journal Article

New technologies and the future of newspapers

Obijiofor, L. M. and Green, K. (2001). New technologies and the future of newspapers. Asia Pacific Media Educator, 11 (July-December), 1-13.

New technologies and the future of newspapers

2001

Conference Publication

Television in a remote Aboriginal community: Social justice or injustice

Obijiofor, L. M., Lawe Davies, C. R., Connelly, B., Haswell, S. J., McIlwaine, S. J., Mccarthy, N. and Ester, H. (2001). Television in a remote Aboriginal community: Social justice or injustice. 2001 Journalism Education Association Conference, Perth, 03-07 December, 2001. Perth: Journalism Education Association.

Television in a remote Aboriginal community: Social justice or injustice

2000

Journal Article

Impact of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) on socio-economic and educational development of Africa and the Asia-Pacific

Obijiofor, L. M., Inayatullah, S. and Stevenson, T. (2000). Impact of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) on socio-economic and educational development of Africa and the Asia-Pacific. Journal of Futures Studies, 4 (2), 21-66.

Impact of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) on socio-economic and educational development of Africa and the Asia-Pacific

2000

Conference Publication

Overseas student journalists and their approaches to learning

Obijiofor, L. M. (2000). Overseas student journalists and their approaches to learning. Journalism Education Association Conference 2000, Mooloolaba, Queensland, 05-08 Dec 2000.

Overseas student journalists and their approaches to learning

1998

Journal Article

Africa's dilemma in the transition to the new information and communication technologies

Obijiofor, Levi (1998). Africa's dilemma in the transition to the new information and communication technologies. Futures, 30 (5), 453-462. doi: 10.1016/S0016-3287(98)00048-2

Africa's dilemma in the transition to the new information and communication technologies

1998

Journal Article

Future of communication in Africa's development

Obijiofor, Levi (1998). Future of communication in Africa's development. Futures, 30 (2-3), 161-174. doi: 10.1016/S0016-3287(98)00023-8

Future of communication in Africa's development

1996

Journal Article

Knowing the future through the present

Obijiofor, Levi (1996). Knowing the future through the present. Futures, 28 (6-7), 643-645. doi: 10.1016/0016-3287(96)84467-3

Knowing the future through the present

1995

Journal Article

The futures of communication

Ihsan, Samar, lnayatullah, Sohail and Obijiofor, Levi (1995). The futures of communication. Futures, 27 (8), 897-903. doi: 10.1016/0016-3287(95)00053-Y

The futures of communication

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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