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.
‘Bypassing the Fourth Estate’ examines the extent to which Irish and Australian politicians bypass the scrutiny of journalists by publishing directly to online and social…
A new EBU study Trust in Media 2017 indicates that broadcast media remains the most trusted media throughout Europe. Based on data published in the 86th Eurobarometer…
Terrorism and journalism have a symbiotic relationship. Terrorists execute spectacles of violence and chaos to attract attention while journalists provide wall-to-wall coverage of this violence to…
On May 24th Professor Philip Seib will be in DCU for a seminar “Journalism and Diplomacy in a Post-Truth Era”. The following is an excerpt…
Writing in Saturday’s Irish Examiner, Roddy Flynn considers RTÉ’s economic and cultural challenges. IT HAS been an interesting fortnight for RTÉ. Last week, director general…
On May 19th, the Online News Association (ONA) is bringing its international conference to Dublin. ONA Dublin will address the critical issues facing journalism and news media…
A study led by Neil Thurman explores journalists’ perceptions of automated journalism in terms of its quality and ethical implications. Automated journalism refers to “algorithmic…
DCU FuJo is collaborating with the University of Canberra to undertake a pilot project on political disintermediation. ‘Bypassing the Fourth Estate’ examines the extent to which…
New research publications report on studies examining gender balance in Irish radio broadcasting and pro-anorexia practices and discourses on the image sharing platform Instagram. ‘Best and Worst…
Last night, BBC Newsnight highlighted new software for the video manipulation of facial expressions. Combined with advances in voice manipulation, the software has major implications for the…