Date/Time
Date(s) - 01/02/2019
9:30 am-1:30 pm
Location
Dublin City University
Categories
To launch the JOLT European Training Network, DCU is hosting a a series of roundtable discussions on the future of journalism and media technology on Friday February 1 in the Glasnevin Campus (Room CG12, ground floor Henry Grattan). In addition to the invited guests listed below, JOLT researchers and their supervisors will be present.
09:30 Welcome and Introductions
- Professor John Doyle, Executive Dean, DCU Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Dr Jane Suiter (Co-ordinator JOLT ETN), Dublin City University
09:45 Overview of the JOLT ETN Research Programme
- Professor Andreas Veglis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Dr Nikos Smyrnaios, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III
- Dr Ramón Salaverría, University of Navarra
10:00 Disinformation: Challenges and Solutions
- Dr Alberto Rabbachin, Scientific Project Officer, European Commission
10:30 Roundtable Panel 1: Journalism in the Digital Age
- Professor Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Cardiff University
- Dr Tarlach McGonagle, University of Amsterdam
- Professor Erik Bucy, Texas Tech University
- Professor Eugenia Siapera (Chair), University College Dublin
11:15 Roundtable Panel 2: Technology and Media
- Dr Andrew Secker, BBC News Labs
- Dervilla Mullan, NewsWhip Media
- Áine Kerr, Kinzen
- Dr Eileen Culloty (Chair), Dublin City University
12:00 Roundtable Panel 3: Data Driven Media
- Claire Miller, Trinity Mirror Regionals
- Christine Jeavans, BBC News Data
- Neil Leyden, RTE.ie
12:45 Discussion and Conclusion
The JOLT project is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska Curie grant agreement No 765140
Bookings
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