Dr Irini Katsirea
LLM (Leicester); PhD (Cambridge)
School of Journalism, Media and Communication
Reader in International Media Law
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- Profile
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Dr Irini Katsirea is Reader in International Media Law at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ. She joined the School of Journalism, Media and Communication in September 2015. Before her appointment at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ, Irini was Senior Lecturer in Law at Middlesex University, London. She has served as Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and is a member of the Athens Bar. She holds a First Examination in Law from the Free University of Berlin, an LLM in European and International Trade Law from the University of Leicester and a PhD from Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Her current collaborative research projects include 'Unreliable science: Unravelling the impact of mainstream media misrepresentation', funded by the Gulbenkian Foundation European Media and Information Fund, and 'Fact-checked - Understanding the Factors Behind Direct Fact-Check Rejection', funded by SPRITE+ (EPSRC).
- Research interests
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Irini's research interests are in the areas of international, European and comparative media law as well as EU law. She has published extensively in these areas. Her recent research projects include 'Press Regulation in an Era of Convergence', funded by the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust, and '', funded by IPSO.
Irini welcomes PhD applications in her areas of research.
- Publications
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Books
- Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era A Comparative Study. Oxford University Press.
- . Oxford University PressOxford.
- Public Broadcasting and European Law A Comparative Examination of Public Service Obligations in Six Member States. Kluwer Law International B.V..
- Cultural Diversity and European Integration in Conflict and Harmony.
Journal articles
- . The Journal of Media Law, 10(2), 159-188.
- Search Engines and Press Archives Between Memory and Oblivion. European Public Law, 24(1), 125-146.
- . European Public Law, 24(Issue 1), 125-146.
- . International Journal of Digital Television, 8(2), 201-219.
- Newspaper Websites as Audiovisual Media Services: The New Media Online GmbH Preliminary Ruling. European Law Review, 42(1), 92-100.
- . Convergence.
- . International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 23(2), 134-156.
- Public Service Broadcasting in Greece: Back to the Future or Point of No Return?. Global Media Journal : Mediterranean Edition, 10(Spring 2015 (01)), 1-12.
- Public Service Broadcasting in Greece in the Era of Austerity.
- . International Journal of Digital Television, 5(1), 103-106.
- . Journal of Media Law, 4(2), 155-158.
- . Yearbook of European Law, 31(1), 416-451.
- . Journal of Media Law, 2(1), 139-143.
- . Journal of Media Law, 1(2), 269-287.
- Audiovisual media services without frontiers implementing the rules. COMMON MARKET LAW REVIEW, 44(6), 1837-1839.
- . Common Market Law Review, 44(Issue 6), 1837-1839.
- . Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, 13(2), 239-258.
- The circumvention principle: An effective defence of national broadcasting systems against abuse?. Communications Law, 10(4), 130-134.
- . International Journal of the Legal Profession, 12(3), 367-406.
- . Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies, 6, 105-139.
- . Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies, 6, 105-139.
- Broadcasting in the European Union. The role of public interest in competition analysis.. COMMON MARKET LAW REVIEW, 39(5), 1200-1202.
- IPSO and accuracy: A comparative study of complaints handling procedures in four UK newspapers. Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies.
Chapters
- , Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era (pp. 35-78). Oxford University PressOxford
- , Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era (pp. 79-108). Oxford University PressOxford
- (pp. xvii-xxii). Oxford University PressOxford
- (pp. ix-xvi). Oxford University PressOxford
- , Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era (pp. 141-174). Oxford University PressOxford
- , Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era (pp. 111-140). Oxford University PressOxford
- , Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era (pp. 229-254). Oxford University PressOxford
- , Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era (pp. 205-228). Oxford University PressOxford
- (pp. xxiii-xxiv). Oxford University PressOxford
- , Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era (pp. 1-10). Oxford University PressOxford
- , Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era (pp. 175-204). Oxford University PressOxford
- , Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era (pp. 13-34). Oxford University PressOxford
- ELECTRONIC PRESS: TURNING A NEW LEAF FOR CONVERGENT MEDIA CONTENT REGULATION? In Simpson S, Puppis M & van den Bulck H (Ed.), European Media Policy for the 21st Century (pp. 45-77). London: Routledge.
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- , The Palgrave Handbook of European Media Policy (pp. 297-311). Palgrave Macmillan UK
- (pp. 159-188). Informa UK Limited
- Routledge
- , The Palgrave Handbook of European Media Policy Palgrave Macmillan
- Edward Elgar Publishing
Preprints
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- Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era A Comparative Study. Oxford University Press.
- Teaching activities
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Irini has taught a variety of subjects including intellectual property and media law, EU law and international commercial arbitration. She is currently module leader for JNL6075 Media Freedom: European, UK and US Perspectives and oversees dissertation work by students on MA Global Journalism (JNL6133) and MA International Public and Political Communication (JNL6600).
- PhD supervision
Irini welcomes supervision enquiries for PhD study in her research areas of international, European and comparative media law, as well as EU law.
Current PhD students
- Wenqing Fu: ‘Exploring the Twitter debate surrounding the proposed US Twitter ban’