Matthew Ricketson

Matthew Ricketson is a Professor of Communication at Deakin University. He has held roles as a journalist at The Australian, Time Australia, and as Media Editor for The Age (2006–2009). He authored a Paul Jennings biography, a monograph on literary journalism, and co-authored a feature writing textbook (2017). He edited two journalism-focused books and served on a 2011 Australian government media regulation inquiry with Ray Finkelstein QC. Ricketson is co-editor (with Peter English) of the Australian Journalism Review and has contributed to media policy discussions.

His scholarly work bridges journalism practice, media industry analysis, and Australian cultural studies. As an academic, he focuses on enhancing journalism education and critiquing contemporary media landscapes.