Are you a member of the visual arts community? Do you have an opinion about the way the media cover the arts in New Zealand? You have a chance to say what you think by participating in an online survey being conducted by Massey University PhD student and lecturer, Judith Bernanke.

This in-depth survey is the first to examine arts journalistic practice in New Zealand from the perspective of the visual arts community.Are you a member of the visual arts community? Do you have an opinion about the way the media cover the arts in New Zealand? You have a chance to say what you think by participating in an online survey being conducted by Massey University PhD student and lecturer, Judith Bernanke.

This in-depth survey is the first to examine arts journalistic practice in New Zealand from the perspective of the visual arts community.The four sections of the online survey will consider participants' roles; their experiences with NZ's media; their views about arts journalism in NZ; and their opinions about NZ media's coverage of a visual art event.

The results of the survey will be available on the Massey University Department of Communication & Journalism website on completion of the project at the end of 2008.

The survey will be available online until the end of July. Surveys are anonymous and take around 30 minutes to complete.

To participate, go to Visual Arts Journalism Survey

For more information about this project, contact:

Judith Bernanke
Department of Communication, Journalism & Marketing,
Massey University at Wellington
J.Bernanke@massey.ac.nz

23/06/08