Personal profile
Research Interests
Biography
- Lecturer and Course Director of the BA in Journalism and New Media programme, University of Limerick, Ireland, since 2016. Responsible for the design, delivery and assessment of a number of modules in the BA in Journalism and New Media programme and the MA in Journalism, which focus on news reporting and writing skills for multimedia platforms.
- Limerick correspondent for The Irish Times newspaper 2003 - 2016.
- Working journalist with 20 years experience in print, online and broadcast journalism for national and regional media organisations.
- Stringer for RTE s mid-west correspondent Cathy Halloran and regular contributor to RTE's online news service and prime time radio programmes including Morning Ireland, The News at One and Drive Time.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Labouring the News: An exploration of working conditions in journalism
Award Date: 25 Aug 2023
Bachelor, BA in Journalism , Dublin City University
Award Date: 5 Sep 1997
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Research Handbook on Privatization
Hayes, K., Silke, H. & Graham, C., 2025, Privatisation, commodification, and the public sphere: Privatisation, commodification, and the public sphere. Edward Elgar, p. 303 320 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Networked Newsroom: Navigating New Boundaries of Work
Hayes, K., 2024, In: Journalism Practice. 18, 4, p. 803-817 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Freelance Writers and Stringers
Hayes, K., 2022, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Journalism,. Sage PublicationsResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Book Review: Neilson, T. Journalism and Digital Labor: Experiences of Online News Production
Hayes, K., 2021, In: Journalism. 22 , 8, p. 2160 2161 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Narrowing the discourse? Growing precarity in freelance journalism and its effect on the construction of news discourse
Hayes, K. & Silke, H., 27 May 2019, In: Critical Discourse Studies. 16, 3, p. 363-379 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review