Researcher Details |

John O'Sullivan

Dr.

John O'Sullivan currently is leading research into news audiences and other aspects on news media publishing in Ireland, as part of the EU-funded ReMED project.

His background is in newspaper and magazine editing, with experience in Irish national titles and specialist publications, in coverage of ICT, and in digital media initiatives.

He has taught at DCU since 1996, across a range of topics in journalism and communication spanning print news design to social media, and has served as Chair of the MA in Journalism programme.

He has published in leading peer-reviewed journals, primarily focusing on journalism and digital (or post-digital) media. He is a founding vice-president of the Journalism Studies Section of European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) and a former member of the editorial board of Digital Journalism.

His PhD supervision has encompassed digital news practice, content and strategies; and journalism norms, social media and democracy in Southeast Asia.

Peer Reviewed Journal

	Year	Publication
	2021	Fortunati, L.; O’Sullivan, J. (2021) 'Reading and writing news: Why consumption and production modes matter'. Journalism, 22 (9). [Link] [DOI]
	2021	John O'Sullivan; Leopoldina Fortunati (2021) 'Journalism’s sharp end: fatal materiality and the algorithms of profit and political extremism'. Observatorio, 15 . [DOI]
	2020	Fortunati, L.; O’Sullivan, J. (2020) 'Understanding Mobile News: Looking beyond the Lockscreen'. DIGITAL JOURNALISM, 8 . [Link] [DOI]
	2020	FARINOSI, M.; FORTUNATI, L.; O'SULLIVAN, J.; PAGANI, L. (2020) 'Capturing Citizens' Opinions Through a Combination of Survey and Online Social Data'. International Journal of Communication, 14 . [Link]
	2019	Farinosi, M.; Fortunati, L.; O'Sullivan, J.; Pagani, L. (2019) 'Enhancing classical methodological tools to foster participatory dimensions in local urban planning'. Cities, 88 . [Link] [DOI]
	2019	Fortunati, Leopoldina; O'Sullivan, John (2019) 'Unsung convergence of analogue to analogue: Add-ons, supplements and the evolving roles of the print newspaper'. European Journal of Communication, 34 (5). [DOI]
	2019	Fortunati, Leopoldina; O'Sullivan, John (2019) 'Situating the social sustainability of print media in a world of digital alternatives'. Telematics and Informatics, 37 :137-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2018.04.005
	2018	O'Sullivan, John (2018) 'Beyond solutions: Students' rationales for print and screen reading fit in Irish higher education'. Telematics and Informatics, 35 (2). [DOI]
	2017	O'Sullivan, J.; Fortunati, L.; Taipale, S.; Barnhurst, K. (2017) 'Innovators and innovated: Newspapers and the postdigital future beyond the “death of print”'. Information Society, 33 . [Link] [DOI]
	2017	Wheatley, D.; O’Sullivan, J. (2017) 'Pressure to Publish or Saving for Print?: A temporal comparison of source material on three newspaper websites'. DIGITAL JOURNALISM, 5 . [Link] [DOI]
	2011	MacGregor, P., Balcytiene, A., Fortunati, L., Nuust, V., O'Sullivan, J., Roussou, N., Salaverría, R. and Sarrica, M (2011) 'A cross-regional comparison of selected European newspaper journalists and their evolving attitudes towards the internet - including a single-country focus on the UK'. Journalism, 12 (5):627-646. [DOI]
	2010	Fortunati, L.; O'Sullivan, J.; Raycheva, L.; Harro-Loit, H. (2010) 'Interactivity as a metaphor of online news'. Javnost, 17 . [Link] [DOI]
	2010	Sarrica, M.; Fortunati, L.; O'Sullivan, J.; Balcytiene, A.; Macgregor, P.; Nuust, V.; Roussou, N.; Meso, K.; Pereira, X.; de Luca, F. (2010) 'The early stages of the integration of the internet in EU newsrooms'. European Journal of Communication, 25 . [Link] [DOI]
	2009	Fortunati, Leopoldina; Sarrica, Mauro; O'Sullivan, John; Balcytiene, Aukse; Harro-Loit, Halliki; Macgregor, Phil; Roussou, Nayia; Salaverria, Ramon; de Luca, Federico (2009) 'The Influence of the Internet on European Journalism'. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 14 (4). [DOI]
	2008	O'Sullivan, J.; Heinonen, A. (2008) 'Old values, new media: Journalism role perceptions in a changing world'. JOURNALISM PRACTICE, 2 . [Link] [DOI]

Book Chapter

	Year	Publication
	2021	John O'Sullivan; Leopoldina Fortunati (2021) 'Media Convergence: Expanding Perspectives Beyond the Digital' In: Digital Roots: Historicizing Media and Communication Concepts of the Digital Age. Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter. [Link] https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110740202-003
	2019	Fortunati, Leopoldina; Pagani, Laura; O (2019) 'Introduzione' In: Comunicazione e processi partecipativi : amministrazione pubblica e coinvolgimento dei cittadini nel Comune di Peccioli. Milano : FrancoAngeli. [Link]
	2017	Vincent, J.; O'Sullivan, J.; Lim, C.; Farinosi, M. (2017) 'Students' preferences for smartphones versus other media within their academic study' In: Smartphone Cultures. [Link] [DOI]
	2014	O'Sullivan, J. (2014) 'Foreign correspondents in Ireland close neighbours, global agenda' In: Mapping Foreign Correspondence In Europe. [Link] [DOI]
	2012	O'Sullivan, J. (2012) 'Challenging Values: The Good Journalist Online' In: The Handbook of Global Online Journalism. [Link] [DOI]
	2007	Horgan, J, McNamara P, O'Sullivan, J. (2007) 'Irish Print and Broadcast Media: The Political, Economic, Journalistic and Professional Context' In: Mapping Irish Media: Critical Explorations. Dublin : UCD Press.
	2005	O'Sullivan, J. (2005) 'Ireland: Newsprint Colonizes the Web' In: van der Wurff, Richard & Lauf, Edmund(Eds.). Print and Online Newspapers in Europe: a comparative analysis in 16 countries. Amsterdam : Het Spinhuis.

Conference Contribution

	Year	Publication
	2018	John O'Sullivan; Eugenia Siapera (2018) 7th European Communication Conference (ECC) Centres and Peripheries: Communication, Research, Translation Journalism and Technology through the Lens of Bourdieu Lugano, Switzerland, .
	2016	O'Sullivan, John (2016) Communicating with Power Changing the mix: migration and re-migration from digital to print in panel: Dialogues in Journalism Studies: Newspapers and the Postdigital Future Beyond the 'Death of Print'' Fukuoka, Japan, 10/06/2016-.
	2012	Various (2012) Social Media: Good for Journalism? Seminar of media scholars and practitioners Dublin City University, 22/02/2012-.
	2007	(2007) Equal Opportunities and Communication Rights: Representation, Participation & the European Democratic Deficit Insiders and Outsiders: a common understanding for citizens - session chair Brussels, 11/10/2007-12/10/2007.
	2006	Heinonen, Ari; O'Sullivan, John (2006) The Impact of the Internet on the Mass Media in Europe: COST A20 International Conference Changing Role Perceptions of ”The European Journalist” after 10 Years of the Internet in Newsrooms Delphi, 26/04/2006-29/04/2006.
	2006	O'Sullivan, John (2006) Interdisciplinary Biennial Conference in the Humanities and Social Sciences Let them have Letters: Irish news media and the challenges of interactivity Dublin, 11/05/2006-12/05/2006.
	2005	Fortunati, Leopoldina; Raycheva, Lilia; Harro-Loit, Halliki; O’Sullivan, John (2005) Digital utopia in the media: from discourses to facts Online news interactivity in four European countries: a pre-political dimension (comparing practices in Bulgaria, Estonia, Ireland and Italy) Barcelona, 20/05/2005-21/05/2005.
	2003	O'Sullivan, John (2003) Towards New Media Paradigms: content, producers, organisations and audiences Same old news? Properties of print and web news media in Ireland Pamplona, 27/06/2003-28/06/2003.

Book

	Year	Publication
	2003	Quinn, G., with Trench, B. and O'Sullivan, J. (2003) Training European Journalists Online: a survey of distance learning tools and practice . : European Journalism Centre.

Other Publication

	Year	Publication
	2005	O'Sullivan, J. (2005) Delivering Ireland: Journalism's search for a role online. [Link] [DOI]

Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	COST Action IS0906 Transforming Audiences, Transforming Societies	The COST Action "Transforming Audiences, Transforming Societies" coordinates research efforts into the key transformations of European audiences within a changing media and communication environment, identifying their complex interrelationships with the social, cultural and political areas of European societies.	-
	COST A30 Action 'East of West: Setting a New Central Eastern European Research Agenda'	Since 1989, a new media landscape has emerged in Central and Eastern Europe, with new ownership patterns, forms of media organization, journalistic practices, relationships between politics and the media, regulation processes, modalities of media use. A new system has been established, predominantly designed according to Western models and with heavy influence of Western players. Twenty years later, it is time to re-examine these changes. What went right, what went wrong, and what can we learn from this? Were Western media models and concepts appropriate for the post-1989 social, political, economic and cultural realities of Central/Eastern Europe? What are the future trajectories of media development in the region? And how do they compare to those in other regions undergoing systemic transformation – from Latin America to China? The conference “Beyond East and West” will trace post-1989 development and look towards the future. To build research for communication in transition, conference participants will explore the necessary building-blocks for a research agenda. See http://www.beyondeastandwest.net/	-

Research Interests

Journalism values and practice, media formats and platforms, news design, interactivity, social media, news audiences, citizen and participatory journalism, media ethics, media and democracy, media representation, technology and society, technology in education, sport and media.

Teaching Interests

Professional journalism roles and values online
Journalism studies
Media theory
Technology and society
Social media and society
News design