In Journalism Studies, Brian McNair argues that “the concept of objectivity can and must be re-evaluated in the digital era, if such a thing as a…
Writing on the LSE Impact Blog, Wasim Ahmed examines what effect can a popular Twitter hashtag really have in achieving political or social change? #ThisisACoup, born in Barcelona…
An article by Anthony King, reprinted in Euro Scientist, examines the enduring role of citizen journalism. As the catastrophic fire blazed in Grenfell Tower, London in June 2017,…
Writing for American Press Institute, Leslie Caughell (Virginia Wesleyan University) reports on research examining the characteristics that improve audience acceptance of fact checking. The number of…
A new verification tool for images and video was launched at a meeting of the First Draft Network in Strasbourg on Monday. InVID is free plugin…
Writing in The Irish Times, Eileen Culloty considers the implications of Reuters Digital News Report 2017 findings on public willingness to pay for online news. If we take…
International research, published today by the Reuters Institute has found that Ireland has a higher trust in news media than the international average. The survey…
On June 22nd, DCU will hold a symposium on public funding of private media. The “advertising-for-journalism” model which has funded print and broadcast media since the…
In a recent New York Times article, Farhad Manjoo examines how Twitter “exacerbates groupthink” and aids “production and dissemination of propaganda and misinformation.” After last…
In a recent article for The Conversation, Professor Philip Seib outlines why “Mainstream media outlets are dropping the ball with terrorism coverage”. Professor Seib was in DCU last…