Professor Colleen Murrell researches international news gathering, public service broadcasting, news production and digital and social media. She is currently undertaking research into two projects: philanthropic funding of journalism and safety issues for women journalists. She teaches audio visual broadcasting and international news and has won several prizes for her teaching, including an Australian national citation for teaching excellence. She joined DCU in January 2020 after previously working at Monash University, Swinburne University and Deakin University in Melbourne. She holds a PhD in media and communications from the University of Melbourne. Colleen has held research fellowships at The London School of Economics (2015-16); The University of Oxford - Reuters Institute (2011) and City University (2007). In her previous career she worked as a producer, reporter and news editor for a number of international broadcasters including the BBC, ITN, AP, TF1, CBC and ABC Australia. In these roles she travelled extensively in Europe, and the Middle East. Colleen is the author of a range of scholarly publications, including the book 'Foreign Correspondents and International Newsgathering: The Role of Fixers' (2015: Routledge).