Bluey, Requestival, Play School and ME@Home: the ABC (Kids) of communication cultures during lockdown

L. Giuffre

DOI:10.1177/1329878x20952520

Corpus ID: 225312377

Bluey, Requestival, Play School and ME@Home: the ABC (Kids) of communication cultures during lockdown

@article{Giuffre2020BlueyRP,
  title={Bluey, Requestival, Play School and ME@Home: the ABC (Kids) of communication cultures during lockdown},
  author={L. Giuffre},
  journal={Media International Australia},
  year={2020},
  volume={178},
  pages={63 - 76}
}

L. Giuffre

Published 2020

Political Science

Media International Australia

When a nationwide lockdown was declared in Australia in March 2020, the role of the ABC as the public broadcaster became vital. Unprecedented pressure was placed on parents and carers as families were cut off from their physical networks and communities beyond immediate household groups. This article focuses on the specialist material created and curated by the ABC to entertain, educate and continue to provide cultural connection for households with children and young adults, particularly… CONTINUE READING

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