Contributors

There are a number of important contributors to the project "New Media and the Informed Citizen" that need to be acknowledged. Without their assistance and support, the task at hand would be all the more difficult.

Of course, we must thank particularly the Australia-Malaysia Institute and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for providing the initial funding and inspiring our team to pursue this topic. Without this significant funding and the support of the AMI, this project would not have been possible.

Air Asia has demonstrated their interest and support for the project by providing flights for our international guests at the Symposium and for the project team to conduct its interviews in Malaysia. The provision of flights was a significant contribution to the project and is testament to Air Asia's vision and foresight in supporting this project.

Griffith University has been most helpful in providing the venue for the "New Media and the Informed Citizen" Symposium at the Ian Hanger Recital Hall, Queensland Conservatorium of Music, South Brisbane, as well as other logistical support. The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has been instrumental in introducing the project within the university and providing guidance and feedback on the project. In particular we must thank Dr Cathy Jenkins, Deputy Dean (Learning and Teaching) for her input, interest and support for the project and the Symposium.

We must thank Sinister Art for providing graphic design work and website advice in the initial stages of the project. The high quality of their work and advice was greatly appreciated and provided the project with professional and appealing branding.

Mark Dass of Definitive Solutions Network, the fourth member of the interview team, provided sound work during all the interviews conducted in Malaysia, and also pitched in whenever he could to lighten the load on the project team. We are particularly indebted to Mark for the incredible support, attention to detail, and professionalism he brought to every aspect of the project that he was involved in.

Finally, our sincere thanks to Liza Masrina binti Ibrahim for her work on the translation of the New Media and the Informed Citizen project into Malay language. Her work on this project included (but was not confined to) advice and consultation on the Malay language version of the website, the translation of the website into Bahasa, and the complete translation of the project report into Bahasa. The majority of this work was undertaken while she was recuperating from injuries sustained in a car accident; despite these circumstances, she completed this project meticulously and promptly and for that we are very grateful.