Media, Politics and Young People
Presentation / Conference
O'Neill, E. (2017, June)
Media, Politics and Young People. Presented at Association for Media Education Scotland - Annual Conference, Edinburgh
This keynote address reflected on the importance of young people in Scottish education being aware of the vital role the media plays in their lives; Asks how they can engage w...
Press Scrutiny and the Proposals for Security and Intelligence in an Independent Scotland.
Book Chapter
O'Neill, E. (2017)
Press Scrutiny and the Proposals for Security and Intelligence in an Independent Scotland. In Security in a Small Nation: Scotland, Democracy, Politics, (179-201). Open Book Publishers. https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0078
This chapter examines the scrutiny by the press in Scotland and the wider UK, before, during and after the publication of issues related to the proposals presented in the Scot...
Investigative Journalism post-print: Dead as a dodo or alive and kicking?
Book Chapter
O'Neill, E. (2016)
Investigative Journalism post-print: Dead as a dodo or alive and kicking?. In Last Words: How can journalism survive the decline of print?. abramis
As print journalism sales in the UK continue to slide downwards, this chapter examines the state of investigative journalism, in both qualitative and quantitative terms.
Do we still follow the money? Or everything else?
Presentation / Conference
O'Neill, E. (2016, June)
Do we still follow the money? Or everything else?. Paper presented at Association for Journalism Education Summer Conference 2016, University of Newcastle, London Campus
This presentation examined the current state of investigative journalism approaches and techniques in the UK and international media and reflected on their links to current te...
Where was the scrutiny? An overview of the media coverage of the Scottish Government’s White Paper proposals on national security
Presentation / Conference
O'Neill, E. (2015, October)
Where was the scrutiny? An overview of the media coverage of the Scottish Government’s White Paper proposals on national security. Presented at Centre for Security Research (CeSeR) launch conference: The Future of Security Research: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Edinburgh
This paper examined in detail the Scottish Government's White Paper for Independence proposals on Intelligence and Security matters and examined the scrutiny (or lack thereof)...
A New Chilling Effect? Could Levenson Lead to Less Investigative Journalism Being Undertaken in the UK?
Book Chapter
O'Neill, E. (2013)
A New Chilling Effect? Could Levenson Lead to Less Investigative Journalism Being Undertaken in the UK?. In After Levenson?: The Future for British Journalism. abramis
This chapter analysed the media landscape post-Levenson report to evaluate whether it could lead to a 'chilling effect' on investigative journalism in the UK.
Pushing at the Boundaries: Investigative Journalism and its Relationship to the Hacking Scandal
Book Chapter
O'Neill, E. (2012)
Pushing at the Boundaries: Investigative Journalism and its Relationship to the Hacking Scandal. In The Phone Hacking Scandal: Journalism on Trial, (224-237). abramis
This chapter studies the genre of investigative journalism and probed its relationship with the so-called 'phone hacking' scandal.
Is anybody there?: an assessment of investigative journalism in the UK's Local Press.
Book Chapter
O'Neill, E. (2012)
Is anybody there?: an assessment of investigative journalism in the UK's Local Press. In What Do We Mean by Local? Grassroots Journalism: Its Death and Rebirth, (166-173
Investigative Journalism as a genre within the UK's local press has always faced challenges and pressures. This chapter assesses where this mode of reporting currently stands ...
Shared roots: Investigative Journalism and Miscarriages of Justice
Presentation / Conference
O'Neill, E. (2012, March)
Shared roots: Investigative Journalism and Miscarriages of Justice. Paper presented at Innocence Network UK (INUK) Symposium on the Reform of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), London
This paper looked at the deep historical shared roots between investigative journalists and those in the legal profession who seek to challenge alleged miscarriages of justice...
'"Am currently in Misrata...": Assessing the impact of the work and death of photojournalist Tim Hetherington.'
Book Chapter
O'Neill, E. (2011)
'"Am currently in Misrata...": Assessing the impact of the work and death of photojournalist Tim Hetherington.'. In Mirage in the Desert: Reporting the Arab Springabramis
This chapter assesses the work of visionary photojournalist Tim Hetherington, a British citizen who lived and worked in the USA, who was killed by shrapnel in the Libyan city ...