The Institute of Future Media, Democracy, and Society at Dublin City University @DCU |Coordinator for @ireland_edmo|

Joined March 2015
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'Dangerous Dublin': DCU's Dr Eileen Culloty @CullotyEileen told The Journal @thejournal_ie that scapegoating migrants like the narrative about Dublin has done “is an old story” because they stand out as an “easy target”. Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4l1Itp1
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Why Netflix drama Adolescence is essential viewing for everyone. DCU’s Prof Debbie Ging @debbieging says the new Netflix drama series is a call to liberate boys from toxic gender scripts. Read more in @thejournal_ie: launch.dcu.ie/4iCHSIf
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On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the brilliant women driving research & innovation at @FuJoMedia, @DCU! Their work shapes the future of media, democracy & digital culture. Here's to their impact & leadership! Happy International women day. More power to you.
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Exciting fully funded PhD opportunities at @DCU_SoC @DCU ! 📢If you're passionate about digital culture, identities, or global music economies, this is your chance! Apply by 31 March 2025.
Announcing two fully funded PhD opportunities @dcu_soc Join Ireland's most vibrant and research intensive school of communications, journalism and multi media. Deadline for applications is 31 March and full details are available at tinyurl.com/38avt4n8 All r/ts appreciated.
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Public libraries are beacons of trust in an age of #misinformation. @FuJoMedia's @CullotyEileen at @DCU explores how librarians can lead the way in media literacy in her latest piece for @rte. Read more: https:rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0221/…
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Why public libraries are ideal spaces to promote media literacy. A new project will train librarians to equip people with the knowledge and skills to navigate a media saturated age. Piece by DCU's Dr Eileen Culloty @CullotyEileen for @RTEBrainstorm. Read: launch.dcu.ie/41pQyvG
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Prof @DebbieGing on the risks #influencers pose to young people: 🔹Lack of understanding about how influencer economy works 🔹Vulnerability to those who exploit #algorithms 🔹Lack of critical digital literacy #SaferInternetDay @Webwise_Ireland
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Not sure how many people are around here but my latest article is out: 'Language and trust: Struggles for recognition of migrant people in the political realm' @DcuSalis @FuJoMedia Open Access & supported by @IrishResearch & @HumanitiesDCU sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Famous at Five: are there enough protections for 'child influencers', filmed or photographed by their parents? Join us for Dr Francis Rees's public talk next Monday (10th) in DCU St Pat's Campus.
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DCU FuJo and the new DCU Institute for Research on Genders and Sexualities are delighted to welcome Dr. Francis Rees (University of Essex) for a public talk on the lack of protections for child influencers
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Media coverage matters because it shapes public understanding of what's happening and of what's legal and ethical. Join us Friday for this @AcaforPalestine event to trace how we got here and what needs to happen next
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What Ireland can learn from Finnish schools in tackling disinformation. Dr Eileen Culloty @CullotyEileen, @DCU_SoC @FuJoMedia, points out the difficulties Ireland would face in introducing media literacy to schools. Read more in @IrishTimes: launch.dcu.ie/3Ci2qq6
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Thursday week, DCU will host an @AcaforPalestine talk on #scholasticide by @wesaamamer
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📉 The "death" of fact-checking? Meta's pivot to a new era of ‘free expression’ raises big questions for Ireland. Zuckerberg’s claim of political bias in fact-checking is “particularly galling,” says Dr. @CullotyEileen in @Independent_ie. Read more: launch.dcu.ie/4ajz1Za
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Zuckerberg described factcheckers as a “tool to censor” but as @BiddyEarly explains "this simply isn’t possible. Fact-checkers could never remove or block content on Meta platforms. ... only Meta has the power to remove or limit access" thejournal.ie/readme/the-jou…
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What will the death of fact-checking and Meta’s new era of ‘free expression’ mean for users in Ireland? Zuckerberg’s claim that fact checking has been “too politically biased” is “particularly galling”, says Dr Eileen Culloty. Read in @Independent_ie: launch.dcu.ie/4ajz1Za
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New @EDMO_EUI statement on Meta: Zuckerberg’s "stated aim to “prioritise free speech” is politically motivated and an alibi to divert public attention away from the many instances of information manipulation and foreign interference that for years have wreaked havoc on the services of his company." linkedin.com/company/europea…

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EU 'absolutely' rejects Meta CEO's censorship claim. Dr Roddy Flynn, @DCU_SoC, said he believes the new policy will take time to affect users in the EU. Read more on @rtenews: launch.dcu.ie/42cksEN
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Merry Christmas to all our students, staff, our @DCUAlumni community, and our many friends around the world! Nollaig faoi shéan agus faoi mhaise!🎄🎅 #WeAreDCU
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Thrilled to announce a new @Researchirel project! It will bring together researchers (sociolinguists, minority language scholars, computational linguists) to tackle dis/misinformation from a multilingual perspective @FuJoMedia @AdaptCentre @DCU_Research @brendanspillane
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