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…
In an effort to better understand the media lives of older people, Adrian Smyth conducts an exercise in autoethnography whereby he chronicles and reflects on…
Research suggests that journalists have strong opinions about, and are often critical towards, reader comments. Bergström and Wadbring (2015) carried out a survey of the…
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…
From #MuslimBan protests across the US to this weekend’s anti-corruption rallies in over a hundred cities in Russia, protesters have attempted the same thing: making…
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…