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Kerry Moore  BA (Wales), MA (Sunderland), PhD (Cardiff)

Dr Kerry Moore

BA (Wales), MA (Sunderland), PhD (Cardiff)

Senior Lecturer

School of Journalism, Media and Culture

Email
MooreK4@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 29208 76199
Campuses
Two Central Square, Room 1.39, Central Square, Cardiff, CF10 1FS
Users
Available for postgraduate supervision

Overview

I am a Senior Lecturer in Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture, and my research and teaching focus on journalism, politics and social injustice. In particular, my research explores racism, migration and social/economic inequality in news and other mediated discourse. I have published extensively in these areas, including the monograph Reporting on Poverty: New Media Narratives and Third Sector Communications in Wales (2020, Cardiff University Press), the co-edited book Migrations and the Media with Bernhard Gross and Terry Threadgold (2012, Peter Lang) and a special issue for Jomec Journal on the Meaning of Migration (2015). I have substantial experience leading research teams conducting media and journalism analysis. My work on racism, ethnicity and social injustice includes largescale European comparative studies involving international research teams, studies commissioned by UK national government departments and by public and commercial broadcasters.  I have published extensively on press coverage of refugee crises; immigration politics, populism and Brexit, human rights in refugee news and constructions of racism in UK crime news. My most recent published work focuses on the role of emotions in news narratives about jobs, on examining relationships between journalism and the non-profit sector on poverty, and investigating the representation of humanitarianism in refugee news coverage. Currently, I am leading a project exploring humanitarian narratives in refugee news; co-editing a special issue of the journal Digital Journalism based on papers submitted following the 2021 Future of Journalism conference; and writing about the national/local news coverage of charity shops (with Dr Alida Payson).

I serve on the editorial board of the journal Journalism and Discourse Studies and have reviewed for a wide range of publishers, academic journals and national funding bodies in journalism, media, cultural studies and related disciplines. I was Chair of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for the School of Journalism, Media and Culture (2018-2022).

Publication

2022

2020

2019

2018

2017

  • Moore, K. 2017. Media, human rights and refugees. In: Tumber, H. and Waisbord, S. eds. The Routledge Companion to Media and Human Rights., Vol. 1. Abingdon, Oxon, UK & New York: Routledge, pp. 446-455.

2016

2015

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2005

Articles

Book sections

Books

Conferences

  • Jewell, J. and Moore, K. 2011. Black role models and the news. Presented at: How can mainstream media engage effectively with Black and Ethnic Minority audiences?, Birt Acres Lecture Theatre, Bute Building, CardiffUniversity, 16 June 2011.
  • Moore, K. 2011. Asylum shopping and the politics of postcolonial neo-liberalism. Presented at: No borders? Exclusion, justice and the politics of fear - 39th Annual Conference of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control, Université de Savoie, Chambery, France, 3-7 September 2011.
  • Moore, K. and Gross, B. 2008. Refugee and asylum discourse in British broadcast news. Presented at: MeCCSA Conference 2008, School of Journalism Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University, 9 – 11 January 2008.

Monographs

Thesis

Research

  • Racism and racialised crisis discourse
  • Asylum and migration
  • Representations of religious and cultural difference
  • Poverty and social injustice
  • Discourse theory and analysis

Funded Projects

Racism in the Brexit Britain Press Principal Investigator with Dr Katy Greenland (June-July 2018) 

‘Racism rows’, ‘controversies’ and ‘scandals’ frequently make newspaper headlines in the UK, including recent conflicts surrounding Brexit and the immigration debate, the US Presidential retweeting of Britain First propaganda, findings of ‘institutional racism’ in the police and other agencies and concerns about ‘banter’ or bullying in professional football. But, what is ‘racism’ taken to be, and how is its meaning constructed in the news? This project builds upon collaborative, interdisciplinary research investigating public discourses on racism 20 years after the murder of black teenager, Stephen Lawrence, exploring the cultural values, politics and social representations in constructions of racism within the three highest circulating tabloid, mid-market and broadsheet daily national newspapers: the Daily Mail, The Sun and the Daily Telegraph. It systematically examines patterns of press coverage in order to demonstrate, specifically: the current news value of racism; the kinds of news narratives within which ‘racists’, ‘racism’ and ‘anti-racism’ feature; and the language/rhetoric surrounding racism accusation/denial. This aim is to provide valuable empirical data for a longitudinal, comparative analysis of ‘racism’ in the UK news media.

Using Research findings about the Media Narrative on Poverty in Wales to Build Journalist-Third Sector Communications Networks Principal Investigator (May 2016-April 2017) Project using research findings from the project, ‘Exploring the News Media Narrative on Poverty in Wales' to improve fair and accurate public representation of the issues, reduce stigma, and build sustainable and mutually supportive communication networks between journalists and the third sector organisations in Wales working to support socio-economically marginalised groups and address economic inequality. The impact of the project will be to establish new connections between the third sector and news professionals to improve reporting of the issue of poverty and economic inequality in the Welsh and English language news media. Funded by an Economic and Social Research Council Initiator Accelerator Award (ESRC IAA)

Exploring the News Media Narrative on Poverty in Wales Principal Investigator (2016) Project investigating the coverage and production of news surrounding poverty in the English and Welsh language news media in Wales. Funded by a coalition of 10 NGOs based in Wales, coordinated by Oxfam Cymru.

Poverty, NGOs and the News Media in Wales Principal Investigator (2016) Project investigating practices of communications professionals working in the third sector in Wales seeking to influence the news agenda on poverty. Funded by Cardiff Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (CUROP).

News Media Representations of Migration in Five European Countries: Co-Investigator (2016) Project investigating the representation of immigration during the 2014-5 crisis in the national press of 5 European countries (UK, Sweden, Germany, Spain & Italy), with Dr Inaki Garcia Blanco and Dr Mike Berry, funded by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

The Meaning of ‘Racism’ in the UK Press 20 Years After the Death of Stephen Lawrence: Principal Investigator (2014) Project developing interdisciplinary work with Dr Katy Greenland (SOCSI) examining the construction of racism in the UK national press, funded by Cardiff Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programmed (CUROP)

BBC Impartiality Study: Co-Investigator (2014) Project investigating and reviewing the breadth of opinion in BBC news coverage across three areas (Migration, Europe and Religion) with Professor Karin Wahl Jorgensen, Professor Richard Sambrook, Dr Mike Berry, Dr Lucy Bennett, Dr Jonathan Cable, Dr Inaki Garcia-Blanco, Dr Jenny Kidd, Dr Lina Denzic & Dr Arne Hintz, funded by the BBC Trust.

DOC 360: Principal Investigator (2013-)
Collaboration with creative partners On Par, to explore audience engagement with documentary when presented within an immersive environment, funded by REACT.

REACH Media Analysis: Principal Investigator (2009-10)
Project with Dr John Jewell and Dr Stephen Cushion to explore constructions of young black men and boys in the news media, funded by the Department of Communities and Local Government, 2009-10

Images of Islam: Principal Investigator (2008)
Project with Professor Justin Lewis and Dr Paul Mason to explore the coverage of Muslims and Islam in the UK, funded by Channel 4 for the Dispatches documentary, ‘It Shouldn’t Happen to a Muslim’, broadcast July 7th 2008.

Broadcast Coverage of Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Research Assistant (2006-7)
Project with Professor Terry Threadgold and Bernhard Gross exploring the construction of asylum and refugee issues in the UK broadcast news media, funded by Oxfam.

Teaching

Current Undergraduate Teaching:

  • Media Power & Society
  • Media, Racism and Conflict
  • Doing Media Research

Supervisions

I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:

  • Migration discourse
  • Racism and the media
  • Social injustice and the news
  • Values and ethics in journalistic practice