Research interests Overview Jackie's area of expertise is the civil role and power of the news. Her research examines three particular aspects of this: the architecture and culture of the news; the mediation of civil society and social identity by the news; and issues of news freedom and standards. She has written extensively in these areas. Other research projects include: monitoring media violations and freedom for the Media Subcommittee, Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe (PACE) Media Freedom in Europe, for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Public Service Broadcasting in the EU for the Soros Foundation the use of user-generated content at the BBC, for the British Academy six funded research projects for the UK television industry.