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.
Dr Eileen Culloty (DCU) appeared on the Field Day podcast to discuss conspiracy theories with host Dr Cormac Deane. In the conversation, they talk about…
As the COVID-19 crisis escalates, many people are actively searching for updates and anticipating what they need to do to protect themselves and their loved…
The Slándáil National Security Summit Ireland took place in Dublin on February 25th and 26th. Dr Eileen Culloty participated in the panel ‘Democracy in the…
The Fair Play Pledge asks all Irish parties and candidates to commit to playing fair online in the upcoming election. DCU FuJo and Provenance supported…
It’s almost three years since “fake news” became a major talking point and the problem seems more intractable than ever. The major online platforms are…
FuJo Director Dr Jane Suiter wrote about closed messaging apps in The Irish Times ahead of the launch of the 2019 Reuters Digital News Report…
Some 61% of Irish media consumers are concerned about what is real and what is fake on the internet. This is one of the findings…
Carl O’Brien The Irish Times reports on the launch of the Hate Track findings by Dr Eugenia Siapera and her team. The Hate findings were…
Led by Dr Eugenia Siapera, the Hate Track project investigated online racist hate speech and developed a computational tool to track such contents on public Facebook pages and…
The DCU Institute for Future Media and Journalism (FuJo) will lead a €2.4 million EU project to develop new tools for improving how information is shared and…