Biography

Fergal Quinn joined UL as Lecturer in Journalism in 2014. He worked for over a decade as a print and multimedia journalist with RTÉ, The Cambodia Daily, The Irish Times, Longford Leader and The Roscommon Herald and completed his doctorate with Dublin City University.

He recently co-edited a special edition of Critical Discourse Studies: "Journalism and Inequality" and leads the newly launched MA in Journalism, Sport in UL.




Research Interests

Research interests include:
- journalism ethics
-representation of minorities and societal inequality in journalism output
- comparative models of journalism practices and journalism discourses, particularly intermedia ones
- journalism training, particularly in developing world and post-conflict environments
- developments in digital media and implications for journalism practice

Professional Activities

Association

  • 2016 Member, Centre for Applied Language Studies

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

2021

Shaping the 'inexplicable': A social constructionist analysis of news reporting of familicide-suicide

Galvin, A;Quinn, F;Cleary, Y (2021) Shaping the 'inexplicable': A social constructionist analysis of news reporting of familicide-suicide. THOUSAND OAKS Journalism

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2020

Justice reframed? An analysis of Twitter and print media discourses on two sexual assault verdicts

Prendergast, Muireann; Quinn, Fergal (2020) Justice reframed? An analysis of Twitter and print media discourses on two sexual assault verdicts. Journalism Practice :1-20

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2020

An Examination of the Interaction of Democratic Ideals with Journalism Training Programmes in the Global South: The Case of Cambodia

Fergal Quinn (2020) An Examination of the Interaction of Democratic Ideals with Journalism Training Programmes in the Global South: The Case of Cambodia. Journalism and Media :159-176

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2019

Telling the truth about power? Journalism discourses and the facilitation of inequality

Silke, Henry; Quinn, Fergal; Rieder, Maria (2019) Telling the truth about power? Journalism discourses and the facilitation of inequality. Critical Discourse Studies :1-7

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2019

Discourses of tragedy: a comparative corpus- based study of newspaper reportage of the Berkeley balcony collapse and Carrickmines fire

Quinn, Fergal & Vaughan, Elaine (2019) Discourses of tragedy: a comparative corpus- based study of newspaper reportage of the Berkeley balcony collapse and Carrickmines fire. Critical Discourse Studies :1-18

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2019

Her Name was Clodagh: Twitter and the News Discourse of Murder Suicide

Fergal Quinn, Muireann Prendergast, Audrey Galvin (2019) Her Name was Clodagh: Twitter and the News Discourse of Murder Suicide. Critical Discourse Studies :1-18

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2018

Failing to Prepare? Journalism Ethics Education in the Developing World: The Case of Cambodia

Fergal Quinn (2018) Failing to Prepare? Journalism Ethics Education in the Developing World: The Case of Cambodia. London Journal of Media Ethics :50-65

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Books

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Book Chapters

2018

Cambodia and the United Nations 1980-2000 (and beyond)

Quinn, Fergal and Doyle, Kevin (2018) Cambodia and the United Nations 1980-2000 (and beyond). Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan Cambodia and the West, 1500-2000 :177-209

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Edited Books

2021

News Discourse and Power: Critical Perspectives on Journalism and Inequality

(2021) News Discourse and Power: Critical Perspectives on Journalism and Inequality. London : Routledge

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Other Journals

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Conference Publications

2019

Communication, Media and Journalism research group

Fergal Quinn, Muireann Prendergast & Audrey Galvin (2019) Communication, Media and Journalism research group.

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Conference Contributions

2020

IAMCR Tampere 2020

Quinn, Fergal (2020) IAMCR Tampere 2020.

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2019

#Resistance: Exploring digital resistance by marginalised groups

Prendergast, Muireann; Quinn, Fergal (2019) #Resistance: Exploring digital resistance by marginalised groups.

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2019

10 years of Journalism at University of Limerick

Fergal Quinn (2019) 10 years of Journalism at University of Limerick.

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2017

SAI Annual Conference, 2017

Quinn, Fergal & Vaughan, Elaine (2017) SAI Annual Conference, 2017.

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2017

Critical Media Literacy: Who needs it

Quinn, Fergal & Vaughan, Elaine (2017) Critical Media Literacy: Who needs it.

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2016

IAMCR Annual conference 2016

Quinn, Fergal (2016) IAMCR Annual conference 2016.

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Published Reports

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Editorials

2020

The high cost of health misinformation

Fergal Quinn (2020) The high cost of health misinformation. RTE Brainstorm, Dublin : RTE

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2020

Coronavirus: Public interest must be the priority in media reporting

Fergal Quinn (2020) Coronavirus: Public interest must be the priority in media reporting. Dublin : Irish Times

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2017

Tech giants who profit from fake news must face their responsibility

Fergal Quinn (2017) Tech giants who profit from fake news must face their responsibility. National Newspaper : Independent Newspapers

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2017

In a blizzard of nonsense, truth can still Trump falsehood

Quinn, Fergal (2017) In a blizzard of nonsense, truth can still Trump falsehood . Cork

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2017

The free press is under attack in Cambodia, and we should be paying attention

Fergal Quinn (2017) The free press is under attack in Cambodia, and we should be paying attention. Cork

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Book Reviews

2018

Book review: Eric Freedman, Robyn S. Goodman & Elanie Steyn (eds.) (2018). Critical Perspectives on Journalists' Beliefs and Actions. Global Experiences. London: Routledge

Fergal Quinn (2018) Book review: Eric Freedman, Robyn S. Goodman & Elanie Steyn (eds.) (2018). Critical Perspectives on Journalists' Beliefs and Actions. Global Experiences. London: Routledge. Poland : Central European Journal of Communication, Polish Communication Association :225-228

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Other Publications

2020

The high cost of health misinformation

Fergal Quinn (2020) The high cost of health misinformation. RTE Brainstorm, Dublin : RTE

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2020

Coronavirus: Public interest must be the priority in media reporting

Fergal Quinn (2020) Coronavirus: Public interest must be the priority in media reporting. Dublin : Irish Times

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2020

The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society: Freedom of Information Act (US)

Quinn, Fergal (2020) The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society: Freedom of Information Act (US). US : Sage :652-655

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2020

The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society: Cambodia

Quinn, Fergal (2020) The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society: Cambodia. : Sage :242-245

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2019

Language, power and media coverage of minorities

Fergal Quinn & Elaine Vaughan (2019) Language, power and media coverage of minorities. Ireland : RTE.ie

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2018

Book review: Eric Freedman, Robyn S. Goodman & Elanie Steyn (eds.) (2018). Critical Perspectives on Journalists' Beliefs and Actions. Global Experiences. London: Routledge

Fergal Quinn (2018) Book review: Eric Freedman, Robyn S. Goodman & Elanie Steyn (eds.) (2018). Critical Perspectives on Journalists' Beliefs and Actions. Global Experiences. London: Routledge. Poland : Central European Journal of Communication, Polish Communication Association :225-228

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2017

The free press is under attack in Cambodia, and we should be paying attention

Fergal Quinn (2017) The free press is under attack in Cambodia, and we should be paying attention. Cork

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2017

Tech giants who profit from fake news must face their responsibility

Fergal Quinn (2017) Tech giants who profit from fake news must face their responsibility. National Newspaper : Independent Newspapers

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2017

In a blizzard of nonsense, truth can still Trump falsehood

Quinn, Fergal (2017) In a blizzard of nonsense, truth can still Trump falsehood . Cork

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