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…
Opinion: just why are politicians so addicted to “level playing fields”, “green jerseys” and “winning teams”? “I believe that most political correspondents are frustrated sports…
2020 has been an apocalyptic year. And we are only half way through it. As the world falls apart around us, with a global pandemic…
Questioning the power relations behind audience metrics in journalism What do fields such as academia, health, police and journalism all have in common? Metrics. Ubiquitously imbricated in the fabric…
Yesterday, Fianna Fáil TD Thomas Byrne suggested that Russian bots are amplifying social media posts by a campaign group, Fairer Future, opposed to the government…
The Reuters Institute Digital News Report has been released today. The annual survey aims to understand how news is being valued and consumed globally, with a…
In the context of the project “PEREDEP” (Promoting E-Rulemaking in the EU through deliberative procedures) we have developed with ADAPT research centre an e-rulemaking deliberative platform…
Last week the European Commission launched a public consultation for the Digital Services Act (DSA), an overhaul of how the EU regulates digital platforms. A…
The upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has, of course, had enormous impact on news cycles. Coverage of current events are largely dominated by the…
In the era of “stay home” policies and social distancing “face to face” public participation is not possible leading to an upsurge of interest in…
Funded by the BAI’s Media Research Funding Scheme, FuJo is investigating the diversity of RTÉ’s Covid-19 coverage. The research – conducted by Eileen Culloty, Colm…
FuJo researchers are investigating citizen exposure to Covid-19 disinformation and possible countermeasures. This is one of sixteen projects funded by DCU’s Covid-19 Research and Innovation Hub. The…