Social media and the news industry

About the DCU Institute of Future Media, Democracy and Society

The DCU Institute of Future Media, Democracy and Society is a research institute that focuses on the intersection of media, democracy, and society. The institute conducts research on various topics, including media ownership, disinformation, and the impact of technology on democracy.

Projects

• EDMO Ireland: A project that aims to combat disinformation and promote media literacy in Ireland.
• EUComMeet: Deliberative Spaces for Democracy: A project that explores the use of deliberative democracy in the European Union.
• ReMED: Resilient Media for Democracy in the Digital Age: A project that aims to promote resilient media systems in the digital age.
• Media Ownership Monitor: A project that monitors media ownership and its impact on democracy.
• COMDEL: Deliberation for Climate Action: A project that explores the use of deliberative democracy in addressing climate change.
• Reuters Institute Digital News Report: An annual report that provides an overview of the digital news landscape in Ireland and other countries.

Publications

• Disinformation about Migration: An age-old Issue with New Tech Dimensions
• Countering misinformation: Evidence, knowledge gaps, and implications of current interventions
• Reuters Institute Digital News Report (various years)
• Covid Check: Assessing the implementation of the EU Code of practice on disinformation in relation to Covid-19
• Anti-Immigration Disinformation

Research Areas

• Media literacy and disinformation
• Deliberative democracy and citizen engagement
• Media ownership and pluralism
• Climate change and environmental communication
• Populism and extremism