Background

Introduction

In addition to my university teaching, I have more than 40 years' professional media experience, both as staff and as a freelance journalist and remain a regular contributor to national titles.

Qualifications

MA- Media and Journalism, Newcastle

Other positions

Sunderland University: academic tutor.

School of Biomedical Sciences, Newcastle University: guest lecturer on BMS3016 - Science Communication.

Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University: visiting lecturer on GEOL3271 - Communicating Popular Science.

National Council for the Training of Journalists: assessor and examiner.

Memberships

Fellow, Royal Society for the Arts

Member, National Union of Journalists

Member, Association for Journalism Education

Associate, Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture, University of Southern California

Research

Research interests

My academic interests are focused on developing new methods of practising and teaching journalism, particularly in the use of social media, and in the wider dissemination of journalism skills and media literacy among the general population.

Teaching

Undergraduate

MCH1030 - Writing for the Media 1: Journalism

MCH2059 - Media Law and Ethics

Postgraduate

MCH8029 - Arts as Enterprise: freelancing in arts, media and culture (2)

MCH8059 - Media and Law

MCH8069 - Multimedia Journalism: principles and practice