About
Libby Lester serves as Professor of Journalism, Media and Communications and Associate Dean for Research within the College of Arts, Law and Education at the University of Tasmania, Australia. Her academic leadership extends across six authored, co-authored, and co-edited scholarly books that establish her prominence in environmental and political media discourse.
Her research critically examines intersections between media coverage, environmental risk perception, and political responsibility, with specialized focus on comparative analyses across Australia, China, and Japan. Key contributions include deconstructing leadership narratives in environmental advocacy (Leadership and the Construction of Environmental Concerns, 2017) and analyzing transnational media framing of pollution (Environmental Pollution and the Media, 2017), demonstrating methodological rigor in political discourse analysis and environmental communication theory.
