In March 2017, a team led by Dr Roddy Flynn of the Institute for Future Journalism and Media (FuJo) and DCU School of Communications made a…
The current Wireless podcast from Flirt FM features a discussion on gender equality in radio broadcasting with DCU FuJo’s Dr Debbie Ging. Considering the recent controversies surrounding…
In response to criticism about “fake news”, Facebook now applies “Disputed by 3rd Party Fact-Checkers” tags to stories evaluated by impartial organisations. Facebook has also…
On October 24, Digital Identities will run a journalism workshop in Dublin on achieving impact through social media. Supported by Google News Lab, the workshop will help…
Google News Lab is hosting a free workshop for journalists on Tuesday, October 24. Focusing on impact journalism, the workshop will explore new engagement models to raise awareness of…
The Conversation is a new series of monthly events bringing together journalists and industry experts to discuss the major issues shaping our world. The series is…
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…