Research case studies

Developing better international legal protection for journalists

Completed

Demonstrating how current international law does not sufficiently protect journalists and recommendations to protect the safety and independence of journalists around the world.

School: The City Law School

Improving international crises reporting

Ongoing

Journalism researchers at City St George's are improving the way journalists and aid organisations report on humanitarian crises.

School: School of Communication and Creativity

Department: Department of Journalism

Less tech, more human: How live journalism could help rebuild trust in the media

Ongoing

Dr Glenda Cooper’s research explores how live journalism can rebuild public trust by reconnecting audiences with the human side of news.

School: School of Communication and Creativity

Department: Department of Journalism

Social media ‘bots’ used to boost political messages during Brexit referendum

Ongoing

Research by Dr Marco Bastos discovers how a network of automated social media accounts were used on Twitter to artificially amplify electoral messages during the 2016 Brexit referendum campaign.

School: School of Policy and Global Affairs

Department: Department of Sociology and Criminology

Spotlighting inequalities in the media

Ongoing

Highlighting the imbalance of female experts compared to male featured on Britain’s biggest broadcasters.

School: School of Communication and Creativity

Department: Department of Journalism