Dr
Irini
Katsirea
LLM (Leicester); PhD (Cambridge)
School of Information, Journalism and Communication
Reader in International Media Law
+44 114 222 2540
Full contact details
Room C257
The Wave
- Profile
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Irini Katsirea is Reader in International Media Law at the University of Sheffield. A qualified lawyer, she holds law degrees from the Free University of Berlin, the University of Leicester and the University of Cambridge. Dr Katsirea is a member of the UK Government’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) College of Experts.
Her current research projects include ‘Polinoculate: Building policymakers’ capacity to recognise and counter disinformation’ (Horizon Europe, 2026–29). Previous research projects include ‘Unreliable science: Unravelling the impact of mainstream media misrepresentation’ (European Media and Information Fund, 2024–26), and ‘Fact-checked: Understanding the factors behind direct fact-check rejection’ (EPSRC – SPRITE+, 2024–25).
- Research interests
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Dr Katsirea’s research interests are in the areas of international, European and comparative media law and policy. She has published extensively in these areas. Her most recent research monograph is Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era: A Comparative Study (Oxford University Press, 2024).
- Publications
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- Teaching activities
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I am the module leader of Free Speech and Censorship (IJC311). I also oversee dissertation work by students on MA Global Journalism (IJ412), as well as the final undergraduate project (IJC302).
- IJC209 - Media Law for Journalists
- IJC311 - Free Speech and Censorship
- IJC451 - Introduction to Political Communication
- IJC458 - Contemporary issues in Global Journalism
- IJC459 - Global Journalism, Media and Communication Ethics
- 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’