Pathological Parochialism or a Valuable Service? Attitudes to the constituency role of Irish Parliamentarians

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DCU Institute of Future Media, Democracy and Society (FuJo) is a research centre focused on the intersection of media, democracy, and society. We conduct research on disinformation, media pluralism, digital journalism, and the impact of technology on public discourse.

About the role

The Institute is involved in multiple high-impact research projects funded by the European Union, national agencies, and other organizations. Our work spans media literacy, deliberative democracy, political communication, and the challenges posed by digital transformation in news and public debate.

Projects

• EDMO Ireland – European Digital Media Observatory hub for Ireland
• EUComMeet: Deliberative Spaces for Democracy
• ReMED: Resilient Media for Democracy in the Digital Age
• Media Ownership Monitor Ireland
• COMDEL: Deliberation for Climate Action
• Reuters Institute Digital News Report (Ireland)
• Provenance: Providing Verification Assistance for New Content
• Jolt: Harnessing Digital and Data Technologies for Journalism
• Media Pluralism Monitor (Ireland and EU-wide)
• SCALEDEM: Scaling Deliberative Democracy
• TAMeLi: Teacher Academy for Media Literacy
• Media and Information Literacy Community Connections (MIL CC)
• ChangingTIDE: Trust in Irish Charities Amid Anti-NGO Disinformation
• Lit: Teacher Education in Digital and Media Literacy
• EurOMo (Euromedia Ownership Monitor)

Research and Publications

The Institute produces research on disinformation, media pluralism, political communication, and digital journalism. Key publications include:

• Reuters Institute Digital News Report (Ireland, 2015–2023)
• Disinformation about Migration: An Age-Old Issue with New Tech Dimensions
• Countering Misinformation: Evidence, Knowledge Gaps, and Implications of Current Interventions
• Media Ownership Monitor Ireland (2023)
• Covid Check: Assessing the Implementation of the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation
• Anti-Immigration Disinformation: How Far-Right Activism Shapes Public Debates
• Understanding Susceptibility to Anti-Immigrant Disinformation
• Monitoring Media Pluralism in the Digital Era (EU and Ireland reports)
• Hybrid Media and Populist Currents in Ireland’s 2016 General Election
• Elect Check 2019: Political Advertising Online During the 2019 European Elections
• CodeCheck: A Review of Platform Compliance with the EC Code of Practice on Disinformation
• Recommending Toxicity: The Role of Algorithmic Recommender Functions on YouTube Shorts and TikTok
• Private Sector News, Social Media Distribution, and Algorithm Change
• Misperceptions and Minipublics: Does Endorsement of Expert Information Influence Wider Public Opinion?
• Researching Visual Representations of Climate Change
• Eco-Film and the Audience: Making Ecological Sense of National Cultural Narratives
• Climate Change in Irish Media
• Women’s Voices in a Deliberative Assembly: Gender Participation in Ireland’s Convention on the Constitution
• Does Deliberation Help Deliver Informed Electorates? Evidence from Irish Referendum Votes
• Polarization and Partisanship: Key Drivers of Distrust in Media
• Scaling Up Deliberation: Testing the Potential of Mini-Publics
• Assessing Democracy In Vitro, In Vivo, and In Actu
• Online Extremism and Terrorism Research: Ethics, Disruption, and Platform Responses
• Terrorist Use of the Internet by the Numbers: Quantifying Behaviors and Patterns
• Europe’s Online Extreme Right: A Snapshot of 2016 vs. 2018 Activity
• Violent Extremism and Terrorism Online: Annual Reviews (2016–2018)
• How Do Funding Models Shape News Organizations’ Social Media Strategies?
• Automated Journalism and Its Impact on Media Practitioners
• Newsroom Integration as an Organizational Challenge in European Public Service Media
• Comparing Legacy Media Responses to the Changing Business of News
• Framing the Newspaper Crisis: Cross-National Debates on the State of the Press