HEFFERNAN Troy A. <br/><br/>
Reporting on vice-chancellor salaries in Australia's and the United Kingdom's media in the wake of strikes, cuts and 'falling performance'/ 
Troy A. Heffernan 
 -  2021 
<br/><br/> This article examines 190 print and online articles from Australian and United Kingdom media, published between 2013-2018. It argues that the common narratives are highly critical, as vice-chancellors' salaries are reported to be increasing while university performance is subsiding, student fees are increasing, staff salaries are increasing minimally, and as University and College Union (UCU) pension strikes occurred, in 2018, in the United Kingdom. As research suggests media narratives influence public discourse, this article highlights the need for greater transparency and understanding of vice-chancellors' roles to improve the (currently media-led) public understanding, which frequently misrepresents vice-chancellors' roles and aligns quality with league table performance. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>VICE-CHANCELLOR--VC--AUSTRALIA--UNITED KINGDOM--EDUCATION MANAGEMENT--LEADERSHIP RESEARCH