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A majority of Irish people are either extremely or very interested in news, according to the annual Digital News Report Ireland 2025, published this week by Coimisiún na Meán @CNaM_ie. Analysis of the Irish data is provided by DCU FuJo @FuJoMedia. Read: launch.dcu.ie/3FQ8LuB

Trump’s attack on the BBC is part of an endless campaign to undermine public trust in information. Piece by Prof Colleen Murrell @ivorytowerjourn, Full Professor in Journalism @DCU_SoC, for @ConversationUK. Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4mPDgkO

Would you like to work on an EPA-funded anthropology/STS PhD with Dr. Fiona Murphy and myself on Irish community engagement with catchment water ? tinyurl.com/ynxewhpk Proposals to padraig.murphy@dcu.ie and fiona.murphy@dcu.ie by June 30.

What media sources did people use & trust before voting in 2024 General Election? Analysis of the National Election and Democracy Study by @robraonain_ & Rabhya Mehrotra @FuJoMedia @DCU rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

📢PhD Scholarship at @DCU_SoC /DCU Water Institute! Apply by June 30, 2025 for a 4-year fully funded fellowship (€25k pa + fee waiver) in comms anthropology: “Anthropology of Water Catchment Areas.” Start Sept 2025. Details: dcu.ie/communications… #PhD #WaterGovernance

How an Irish Catholic newspaper viewed World War II - and communism. Piece by Dr Daniel Carey @danielmcarey, Postdoctoral Researcher @DCU_SoC, for @RTEBrainstorm. Read here: launch.dcu.ie/44zQMCD #RTEBrainstorm

For his PhD, documentary maker Tom Burke turned the camera on his fellow filmmakers to explore the ethical dilemmas of his profession @DCU_SoC. Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/3EnPEqU

Thanks @Researchirel for the New Foundations grant. @SalimSaay @UL and me @DCU_Research are collaborating on the DiSSENT project and held an expert panel @mict_intl in Berlin in March to discuss digital security for journalists working in exile. Watch this space for more soon.

A huge achievement for MA in Journalism alum @declanwalsh - winner of a Pulitzer Prize for his @nytimes team’s coverage of Sudan's civil war. Congratulations from all @dcu irishtimes.com/media/2025/05/…

Build your career in strategic communications with @DCU’s @PRII_ie accredited @MScPRDCU. Advance your PR skills—learn more: dcu.ie/courses/postgr… 🌐 @DCU_SoC @DCUAlumni @MartinMolony @PadraigMcKeon @GlasnevinGirl @PRCA_Ireland @CIPR_NI @MartinaPQuinn

At @kevinrafter’s book launch at Hodges & Figgis, @DCU President @DaireKeogh notes May 3 is World Press Freedom Day, so appropriate for launching a book about eminent Irish foreign affairs reporter E.J. Dillon! @DCU_SoC @HumanitiesDCU

🎬 Next Level Filmmaking: Master the craft of documentary-making at Ireland’s top Communications School. Learn more: dcu.ie/courses/postgr… @DCU @DCUAlumni @DCU_SoC @IFI_Dub @GalwayFilm @ScreenIreland @FilmIreland @IFTN @DublinFilmFest @WFTIreland @artscouncil_ie

Become an effective communicator of science & health 🔬🎓 @DCU’s MSc in Science & Health Communication creates uniquely skilled science communicators sought after by industry: dcu.ie/courses/postgr… @DCU_SoC @Declanfahy10 @b_trench @DCUScienceComm @ISTJA_IE

Congratulations to MAJ alum @declanwalsh winner of the 2024 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism for his @nytimes team's coverage of Sudan's civil war. tinyurl.com/4mubm4e4

Forge a career in politics, media & PR DCU’s MA in Political Communication equips you for a range of careers in the worlds of politics, public relations & media: dcu.ie/courses/postgr… @DCU_SoC @thejournal_ie @The42_ie @WFTIreland @DeptCultureIRL @DeptofFHed @The_Wheel_IRL

Good Night, and Good Luck: why AP’s battle for press freedom echoes the theme of George Clooney’s new play. Piece by Prof Colleen Murrell @ivorytowerjourn, Full Professor in Journalism @DCU_SoC, for @ConversationUK. Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/3XV7dFu

'Netflix levy' to fund Irish productions under threat. Dr Roddy Flynn from @DCU_SoC questioned the timing of the move and he said that the disruption to the industry will be clear. Read more on @rtenews: launch.dcu.ie/42rwwk1

Can ‘radical sharing’ of information mean equitable sharing among journalists of risks, resources or rewards? The April 2025 special issue of Journalism explores these questions. Find it here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/JOU/current

Well done to our @DCU_SoC colleague Dr Eileen Culloty @CullotyEileen, winner of the @DCU President's Award for Engagement, in recognition of her important work on media literacy

This is the kind of @DCU PhD graduation photograph you get when your topic is about three centuries of the impact and significance of the puppet theatre in Ireland! Thanks to @BridHoranIE and @DaireKeogh for humouring me and to Kyran O'Brien for capturing it.