Neill Fitzpatrick

Neill Fitzpatrick serves as Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for Journalism at MacEwan University's Department of Communications. He joined the faculty in 2016 following a distinguished career as an executive producer and journalist with Global Television and CBC News.

His research investigates critical issues in contemporary journalism:

• Media manipulation in digital environments
• News avoidance behaviors and information fatigue
• Impact of social media on journalistic practice
• Ethical challenges in modern newsrooms

Fitzpatrick's publications analyze how technological transformations—particularly social media platforms—have fundamentally altered news production, distribution, and consumption patterns. His recent work examines pandemic-era journalism disruptions and evolving audience relationships with news media.

He teaches courses that blend theoretical foundations of journalism with practical skills development across multiple media platforms.