Colleen Murrell

Experience

• 2020–present
  Full Professor , Dublin City University
• 2018–2019
  Associate Professor , Swinburne University
• 2016–2018
  Senior lecturer, Monash University
• 2008–2016
  Senior lecturer, Deakin University
• 2003–2008
  Lecturer, Deakin University
• 1987–2002
  Journalist, BBC, ITN, APTN, ABC, SBS, TF1, CBC

Education

• 2011 
  University of Melbourne , PhD, Media & Communications
• 1986 
  City University, MA International Journalism

Publications

• 2025
  Murrell, Colleen, BBC Women Reporting the World: Conversations with Foreign Correspondents
• 2024
  Murrell C, English C, Robbins D & Wheatley D. (2024), Reuters Digital News Report Ireland (+120 pages)
• 2023
  Murrell C, Park K, Robbins D & Wheatley D. (2023) , Reuters Digital News Report Ireland (+102 pages)
• 2022
  Murrell C, Park K, Robbins D & Wheatley D. (2022 & 2021), Reuters Digital News Report Ireland (+100 pages)
• 2021
  'Reporting Asia: Courtesy of Australian Philanthropy'., Australian Journalism Review, Vol 43(1)
• 2020
  Martin, F. & Murrell, C. 'Negotiating the Conversation: How Journalists Learn to Interact with Audiences Online'. , Journalism Practice
• 2020
  Martin, F. & Murrell, C. 'You need a thick skin in this game: Journalists' attitudes to resilience training as a strategy for combatting online violence'., Australian Journalism Review. Vol 42(1)
• 2019
  Journalism Studies, Fixers as Entrepreneurs, Vol 20(12)
• 2019
  Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethics, Ethical Dilemmas in Reporting Terrorism, Vol 18(4)
• 2019
  The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies, Foreign Correspondents and Bureaus
• 2018
  Media, War and Conflict , The global television news agencies and their handling of user generated content video from Syria, Media, War & Conflict, Vol. 11, no. 3 (Sep 2018), pp. 289-308
• 2018
  Murrell, C. & Rupar, V. 'Covering Terrorism Safely in France, Belgium, Russia, Australia the UK and USA. , Australian Journalism Review, Vol 40 (2).37-53
• 2017
  Media, War and Conflict , The global television news agencies and their handling of user generated content video from Syria, Online First
• 2016
  The International Newsgathering Challenge for Public Service Australian and Canadian 24/7 TV Channels , S Cushion & R Sambrook (eds). The Future of 24-Hour News: New Directions, New Challenges. Peter Lang, New York.
• 2016
  Guardian: Game of Editions. LSE Working Paper 39. ISSN: 1474-1938-1946, Media@LSE Working Paper Series - number 39. ISSN: 1474-1938-1946
• 2015
  Foreign Correspondents and International Newsgathering: The Role of Fixers, Routledge Research in Journalism
• 2014
  The Vulture Club: international newsgathering via Facebook, Australian Journalism Review
• 2013
  International Fixers: Cultural interpreters or ‘People Like Us’? , Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communications Ethics
• 2013
  ABC News 24 and BBC World: a study of limited resources and challenging newsgathering. , Australian Journalism Review
• 2011
  Foreign Correspondents and fixers: an investigation of teamwork in television newsgathering, Melbourne University Doctoral Thesis
• 2010
  Baghdad bureaux: an exploration of the inter-connected world of fixers and correspondents at the BBC and CNN. , Media, War and Conflict
• 2009
  Fixers and foreign correspondents: news production and autonomy., Australian Journalism Review
• 2008
  Gatekeepers : going, going, gone -the challenge of citizenship journalism to traditional practice., Australian journalism review
• 2006
  Interactive student podcasting: the emerging technology of choice., Proceedings of the 2nd joint JEANZ/JEA Conference, AUT.

Grants and Contracts

• 2023
  Research grant for writing the Reuters Digital News Report Ireland 2023-2024

  Role:

  Lead Researcher

  Funding Source:

  Dublin City University

• 2021
  Research grant for writing the Reuters Digital News Report Ireland 2021-2023

  Role:

  Lead researcher

  Funding Source:

  Dublin City University

• 2018
  Research grant (Internal)

  Role:

  Sole researcher

  Funding Source:

  Swinburne University

• 2016
  Research grant (Internal)

  Role:

  Sole researcher

  Funding Source:

  Monash University

• 2013
  Australian and Canadian public service broadcasting: an investigation of international newsgathering capabilities on restricted budgets.

  Role:

  Sole researcher

  Funding Source:

  JEAA

• 2010
  Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research: Early Career Researcher.

  Role:

  ECR

  Funding Source:

  Deakin University

• 2008
  Australian Learning & Teaching Council Citation (ALTC) for outstanding contributions to student learning

  Role:

  Awardee

  Funding Source:

  ALTC

• 2007
  European Union Erasmus Mundus Senior Journalism Fellowship

  Role:

  Research fellow

  Funding Source:

  European Union

• 2006
  Strategic Teaching & Learning Grant

  Role:

  Co-researcher

  Funding Source:

  Deakin University

• 2004
  Strategic Teaching & Learning Grant

  Role:

  Team researcher

  Funding Source:

  Deakin University

Professional Memberships

• Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies, United Kingdom - Editorial Board
• Australian Journalism Review - Editorial Board
• Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethics - Editorial Board
• International Communications Association - Member
• Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia - Executive (2014-19)
• ECREA - Member
• IAMCR - Member
• The Conversation UK - Editorial Board Member
• The Conversation UK - Trustee

Research Areas

• Journalism Studies (190301)
• Media Studies (200104)