Julien Mercille

Julien Mercille is an academic at University College Dublin's School of Geography, Planning & Environmental Policy. He has contributed articles to the Irish national media on platforms RTÉ, Newstalk and TV3 (on Tonight with Vincent Browne).[1][2]

Early life and education

Mercille received his PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2007. Before this he received his MA from the University of Kentucky and he also studied at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[2]

Career

Mercille researches and writes about the role of the media in Ireland and elsewhere, and in particular political economy.[3] His articles have been critical of the media's focus on the feelings of politicians, while ignoring the feelings of ordinary citizens.[4] His controversial paper, The Role Of The Media In Propping Up Ireland's Housing Bubble, was heavily discussed in the press.[5] After Paul Murphy TD appeared on The Late Late Show, Mercille wrote a critical analysis of interviewer Ryan Tubridy[6] and of Marc Coleman, former economics editor at The Irish Times.[7]

Mercille is the writer of The Political Economy and Media Coverage of the European Economic Crisis: The Case of Ireland.[8][9] He has also addressed the Cleraun Media Conference, an important forum where ethical and professional issues are discussed.[10]

His other interests include global politics and the 'War on Drugs'.[2]

gollark: I'll have to think of something. Or remember my previous ideas.
gollark: Oh great, I completely forgot to program an April fool's joke for my website this year...
gollark: I don't think infecting everyone at once would be very smart. Health systems would be overwhelmed and many people who might otherwise not get it would.
gollark: Ignoring epidemiological implications for a moment, I think that in general having a big fraction of the population unable to work instead of a small one is... well, worse, since fewer people can work and less stuff can get done.
gollark: That's worse?

References
  1. "UCD's Dr Julien Mercille & IIEA Chief Economist Dan O'Brien debate the media's attitude to austerity". RTÉ News. 29 December 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  2. "Dr Julien Mercille PhD MA BA". Archived from the original on 8 March 2015.
  3. "Economics, Media and Crisis – Interview with Julien Mercille". Critical Media Review. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. "Isis, crisis and kicking against the bricks". 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  5. "Read all about it: the media and the housing bubble". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  6. Mercille, Julien (23 February 2015). "Just Doing His Job". Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  7. "No Mercille". 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  8. "Extract: The role of the media in the Irish economic crisis". TheJournal.ie. 19 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  9. "There is not much coverage of protests in the media, with the result that many people either don't know about them or don't feel like joining them". TheJournal.ie. 26 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  10. Pope, Conor (19 October 2014). "Nama in legal battle with journalist over meaning of 'including'". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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