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Jennifer Pinkerton is a journalist/author with a background in longform, feature and non-fiction writing. She writes for national newspapers and publications, and in 2022 authored Heartland (Allen & Unwin). Her recent reportage covers the environment and climate change.
Jennifer holds a Doctor of Creative Arts (journalism/non-fiction) from the University of Technology Sydney. Her academic research aspires to enhance the ways journalism connects with audiences, as well as journalism's capacity to enable informed decision-making and present solutions to social and environmental problems – particularly those related to global heating and climate change.
She is a member of the Sydney Environment Institute, the Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia, and the Nordic Forum for Social Responsibility in Journalism.
Research topics covered:
- Environmental journalism and writing
- Climate change reporting and storytelling
- Regional Australia and climate change
- Climate change solutions
- Solutions journalism
- Regional journalism
- Indigenous affairs journalism and reporting
- Longform journalism and feature writing
- Narrative non-fiction
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Heartlands: Young Love and Sex in Modern Australia, UTS University of Technology Sydney
Award Date: 24 May 2019
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Borderlands 'The Voice' issue
Pinkerton, J., Sefton-Rowston, A., Grimmer, R. & Muthamuluwuy, B.
3/07/23 → 4/12/23
Project: Research
Research output
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"All by myself": COVID-19 and professional, social, and emotional deserts for Top End journalists
Murray, R., Graham, C. & Pinkerton, J., 6 Dec 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Close Encounters of the Crocodile Kind: Crocodiles, teeth and tourists don’t provide ideal optics for the NT but as the Territory’s crocodiles grow bigger and bolder, experts argue culling these robust predators won’t keep people safe.
Pinkerton, J., 6 Sept 2023, The Australian.Research output: Other contribution - including Text-based ERA-eligible Creative Works › Textual Creative Work - ERA-eligible
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Sacred lands at risk in government drive for development: NT traditional owners are being bulldozed in a government push for development
Pinkerton, J., 18 Nov 2023, The Weekend Australian.Research output: Other contribution - including Text-based ERA-eligible Creative Works › Textual Creative Work - ERA-eligible
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Catalogue Essay: Recuperating History
Zemits, B., Dahlsen, J., Farram, S. & Pinkerton, J., 10 Dec 2022, Harvesting Moonlight. p. 2-3 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution
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Heartland: What Is the Future of Modern Love?
Pinkerton, J., 3 May 2022, 1 ed. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 384 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book