Dr Eileen Culloty is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Future Media and Journalism (FuJo) where she works on a number of institute projects including the JOLT European Training Network (H2020), PROVENANCE (H2020) and the Reuters Digital News Report. As part of the JOLT-ETN, she is co-supervisor of a PhD on ‘new journalism publics’ and a member of the project management team. Her research examines the digital public sphere with a specific focus on knowledge-driven media, digital citizenship and information literacy. She is a member of the BAI Media Literacy Network.
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FuJo and the Online News Association hosted a vibrant discussion on media coverage of GE16 in DCU last night. For those who missed it, some…
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Celtic Media Group and the Dublin People Newspaper Group are sponsoring seven training scholarships for DCU journalism students. Dr Jane Suiter, FuJo Director, said the…
Writing in Media Shift, Stephen J. A. Ward outlines the need for a radical rethink of media ethics that can practically respond to new and…
Alastair Reid of First Draft explores how journalists can use WhatsApp to find and distribute stories. “The messaging app’s potential as a broadcast platform was quickly seized upon…
Alexios Mantzarlis, head of the Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checking Network, reviews Irish efforts to fact-check the general election including work by TheJournal.ie, Prime Time and…