Mark Frankel

Mark Frankel is a Lecturer and Module Convenor at St Mary's University, with over 25 years of experience in broadcast and digital media. He specializes in political journalism, international affairs, and the intersection of technology with media practices. Currently, he teaches political communication to undergraduates and leads an MA module on mediating migration, trafficking, and diaspora.

His research focuses on online communities' influence, particularly in journalism contexts. He has published for Harvard's Nieman Lab and Oxford's Reuters Institute. He previously lectured at City and Cardiff Universities on social media content production and generative AI applications in journalism.

Frankel is developing a new post-graduate course on the 'dark social net,' exploring under-researched digital communication spaces. No academic awards are listed, but his work emphasizes practical training for journalists through workshops on podcasting and digital storytelling.