Dr Guy Healy works as a researcher on an Australian Research Council project investigating the role of the web-series globally. Healy worked for about a decade at The Australian newspaper, mainly as a higher education writer; and for BBC Wildlife magazine as a freelance correspondent investigating species-level threats to wildlife. His most important story reported on calls from zoologists warning that research funding into, and surveillance of bat-borne viruses in Asia, Africa and elsewhere, had to be prioritized, in 2009
"Of chapter 2: The Networked Muse: Chris Voigt’s journey onto the EMMY-winning Bluey: ""I read it, with so much joy! What rich detail, and so much insight. I really learned something here. A solid piece of work!"" Professor Mark Deuze, author, Media Work (2007); co-author with Henry Jenkins, Editorial: Convergence Culture (2008). ""This book provides an in-depth examination of what it is like to rely on a profit-geared, algorithm-driven, global platform for income (YouTube). Each case study is a fascinating journey into the working lives of those who dominate and influence internet culture. Healy proceeds with respect for the creatives and their audiences; I wanted to cheer their successes and felt disappointed when platform algorithms shifted against them. A fascinating investigation."" Professor Ellie Rennie, PhD Examiner, Principal Research Fellow in RMIT's Digital Ethnography Research Centre; author of Community Media: A Global Introduction (2006); and Using Media for Social Innovation (with Aneta Podkalicka, 2018). ""These original and rich longitudinal case studies offer a clear understanding of the knowledge transfer process between the ‘divided camps’ of experienced TV producers and social media creators, and the importance of the critical knowledge transfer across this industrial–cultural divide."" Associate Professor Cathy Henkel, PhD examiner, EMMY-nominated writer-director of The Burning Season (2008), and the multi-award-winning Laura’s Choice (2020). ""Healy balances the business of storytelling with the passion of the creator to tell stories, no matter the budget or obstructions. Not all creators have travelled the same path, but we all share the same desire to push forward our voices and for someone like Healy to examine and celebrate them."" Tina Cesa Ward co-writer and director of web-series, Anyone But Me (100 million views), and director of the second season of the multi-Emmy Award winning shortform series, After Forever."