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English and Creative Arts
Dr Tom Felle
Contact Details
Discipline of Journalism and Communication, Arts Millennium Building
University of Galway
University Road
Galway H91 TK33, Ireland
T: +353 (0) 91 49 2049
E: tom.felle@universityofgalway.ie
www.twitter.com/tomfelle www.LinkedIn.com/in/tomfelle

Biography
Research Interests
Books
Year | Publication | |
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(2022) | How to Spell Good and Write Proper.
Felle, Tom (2022) How to Spell Good and Write Proper. Cork, Ireland: Lettertec. [Details] |
Book Chapters
Year | Publication | |
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(2020) | 'COVID news tsunami spells calamity for Irish news media'
Felle, Tom (2020) 'COVID news tsunami spells calamity for Irish news media' In: The Virus and the Media: How British Journalists Covered the Pandemic. London: BiteSizeBooks. [Details] |
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(2019) | 'Brexit and Northern Ireland: Bordering on Confusion'
Felle, T (2019) 'Brexit and Northern Ireland: Bordering on Confusion' In: A history lesson for Brexiteers. London: Bite-sized Books. [Details] |
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(2017) | 'Going digital or going free? Ireland's newspapers struggle for digital success as the print cliff looms'
Hayes, K and Felle, T (2017) 'Going digital or going free? Ireland's newspapers struggle for digital success as the print cliff looms' In: Last Words: How can journalism survive the decline of print?. :245-253 Bury St Edmunds: Abramis. [Details] |
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(2015) | 'Accountability meets engagement: data journalism’s watchdog role'
Felle, T (2015) 'Accountability meets engagement: data journalism’s watchdog role' In: Data Journalism: Inside the Global Future. Bury St Edmunds: Abramis. [Details] |
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(2015) | 'Why freedom of information is important for democracy'
Felle, T (2015) 'Why freedom of information is important for democracy' In: FOI 10 years on: freedom fighting or lazy journalism?. Bury St Edmunds: Abramis. [Details] |
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(2015) | 'Critical perspectives on freedom of information'
Felle, T (2015) 'Critical perspectives on freedom of information' In: Ireland and the Freedom of Information Act. Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details] |
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(2015) | 'Introduction'
Adshead, Maura and Felle, Tom (2015) 'Introduction' In: Ireland and the Freedom of Information Act. :1-2 Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details] |
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(2014) | 'Old reporting, new methods: how data journalism is keeping an eye on government'
Felle, T (2014) 'Old reporting, new methods: how data journalism is keeping an eye on government' In: Abramis. [Details] |
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(2013) | 'Why the internet won't save Ireland's provincial newspapers (but going non-profit just might)'
Felle, T (2013) 'Why the internet won't save Ireland's provincial newspapers (but going non-profit just might)' In: Abramis. [Details] |
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(2012) | 'Ireland's press regulation: an Irish solution to a British problem?'
Felle, T (2012) 'Ireland's press regulation: an Irish solution to a British problem?' In: Abramis. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication | |
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(2016) | 'Freedom of Information in the UK: Opportunity and Threat'
Felle, T (2016) 'Freedom of Information in the UK: Opportunity and Threat'. Political Insight, 7 :28-31 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2016) | 'Digital watchdogs? Data reporting and the news media's traditional 'fourth estate' function'
Felle, T (2016) 'Digital watchdogs? Data reporting and the news media's traditional 'fourth estate' function'. Journalism, 17 :85-96 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2014) | 'A Lebanese State of Affairs'
Felle, T (2014) 'A Lebanese State of Affairs'. Near East Quarterly, 1 :1-14 [Details] |
Edited Books
Year | Publication | |
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(2016) | Data Journalism: Inside the Global Future.
Felle, T and Mair, J and Radcliffe, D (Ed.). (2016) Data Journalism: Inside the Global Future Data Journalism: Inside the Global Future. Bury St Edmunds: Abramis. [Details] |
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(2015) | FOI 10 years on: freedom fighting or lazy journalism?.
Felle, Tom and Mair, John (Ed.). (2015) FOI 10 years on: freedom fighting or lazy journalism? FOI 10 years on: freedom fighting or lazy journalism?. Bury St Edmunds: Abramis. [Details] |
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(2015) | Ireland and the Freedom of Information Act.
Maura Adshead, Tom Felle (Ed.). (2015) Ireland and the Freedom of Information Act Ireland and the Freedom of Information Act. Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details] |
Teaching Interests
Modules Taught
Term/Year | Module Title | Module Code | Subject / Desc | |
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Semester one | Reporting Economics and Politics | DJ6135 | Politics and current affairs | |
Semester two | Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics | AJ2111 | Introduction to numeracy, statistics and quantitative methodologies for undergraduate Arts students. | |
Semester 2 | Global Migration and Media: Refugees, Climate, Misinformation and Crisis | AJ2116 | Media and Communication | |
Semester one | Journalism Bootcamp | DJ6112 | News practice | |
Semester two | Multimedia Newsdays | DJ6112 | Journalism practice module where students run a hyper-local news website, Galway Pulse |