Media Graduates at Work

Anne O’Brien is Associate Professor in the Department of Media Studies at Maynooth University, Ireland. She has published a number of articles on the representation of women in radio and television, on women workers in creative industries and has examined why women leave careers in screen production. Sarah Arnold is Assistant Professor in the Department of Media Studies at Maynooth University, Ireland. She is the author of the forthcoming book Television, Technology and Gender: New Platforms and New Audiences. Her previous books include Maternal Horror Film: Melodrama and Motherhood (2013) and the co-authored Film Handbook (2013).Páraic Kerrigan is Teaching Fellow with the School of Information and Communication Studies at University College Dublin, Ireland. His research pertains to the dynamics of diversity in media industries, specifically centred around Ireland’s LGBT community.

• Chapter 1 - Introduction.- Chapter 2 -The Irish (Small Nation) Context.- Chapter 3 - What does media education do to media graduates?.- Chapter 4 - New Entrants and Pathways into Media Work.- Chapter 5 - State Policy and the Impact on Media Graduates.- Chapter 6 - Industry on Education: What's the Point?.- Chapter 7 - Conclusion.