Media and communications are concerned with the dissemination of information. It includes journalism, public relations, marketing and advertising. 

Media and communications writing can support social or government aims (eg reporting a news story, informing the public about new policies or processes), or commercial aims (eg advertising a product, announcing a business development).

This section covers:

• Media and communications writing style
• Challenges in media and communications writing
• Media and communications writing resources.

Other relevant sections

How to:

• connect with your audience
• make content accessible
• use clear and appropriate language
• use inclusive and respectful language
• write about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• write about evidence
• write about risk
• write about data and statistics
• cite other work.

How to present and format:

• Australian regions
• country names
• geographical and political regions
• state and territory government departments
• acronyms and initialisms
• titles of documents and other resources
• quotations
• references.

How to capitalise:

• ethnic groups
• names of events
• job titles
• national and religious holidays
• organisations and institutions
• political parties
• proper nouns.

Related subject areas

Media and communications is relevant to all subject areas, inludng:

• Environment
• Government
• Health and medicine.

Types of publications and content

• Web content
• Books and reports
• Presentations
• News articles and press releases