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Professor Colm Murphy is a faculty member at the School of Communication and Media, Ulster University. His career spans academic leadership, investigative journalism, and media strategy, with expertise in trauma-informed journalism education and digital media development.
- Academic Rank: Professor of Journalism
- Campus: Coleraine, United Kingdom
- Contact: c.murphy@ulster.ac.uk
Murphy specializes in media law and regulation, investigative journalism, and hostile environment reporting. His research focuses on digital media economics, journalism safety, and strategies for global media clusters. He has supervised PhDs in topics including censorship, digital media, and documentary practices.
Recent publications emphasize trauma resilience education, press-public dynamics, and journalism safety frameworks. His 2020 article on safety pedagogy was cited 10 times in Scopus, while his 2024 work on trauma training reflects ongoing innovation in media education.
Scientific Awards:
- Innovation of the Year, Journalism Awards for Excellence (2019)
- National teaching excellence and innovation awards
Murphy chairs the National Council for the Training of Journalists international strategy group and directs the £5m Facebook Community News Project. He previously led the EU Honeycomb Creative Works project (£3.6m) and served on the Northern Ireland Creative Skillet board, instrumental in developing the region’s film and TV industry.
