Tim Dwyer

Tim Dwyer serves as Degree Director of the Master of Media Practice at the University of Sydney and holds a concurrent appointment as Visiting Foreign Professor at Zhejiang University's College of Media and International Culture. His research examines critical aspects of contemporary digital media ecosystems through interdisciplinary lenses.

Dwyer's research focuses on:

• Transformations in media industries through convergence and algorithmic systems
• Legal and ethical dimensions of personalized data usage
• Economic sustainability of news organizations
• Regulatory frameworks for digital platforms
• Impact of automated curation on media pluralism

His publications demonstrate consistent focus on digital media evolution, particularly analyzing how technological convergence reshapes journalism practices, privacy norms, and information ecosystems. Recent work investigates tensions between platform economics and democratic discourse.

Dwyer currently leads an Australian Research Council-funded project examining:

• Consumer willingness to pay for digital news
• Organizational culture in news publishers
• Social value of journalism in democratic engagement