About
Claire has a PhD in Communications from DCU which examined changing media consumption practices and civic engagement. Claire is interested in the continuities and changes in audience behaviour over time and the relationship between news consumption, civic engagement and future of funding for media organisations. She is an audience research specialist with experience working in news media organisations and market research. She was Head of Research for The Irish Times Group and also worked with BBC and REDC Research. Throughout her career she has gained extensive experience working across qualitative and quantitative research projects. She has worked on a number of FuJo projects including the Reuters Digital News Report, the Media Ownership Project, and the CnaM consultation on the local reporting schemes.