Carole Watson

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Principal Lecturer, Associate Head of School, Journalism and Communications

I worked as a journalist and editor for magazines and national newspapers for 25 years, including roles as Deputy Editor of Grazia and Head of Features at the Daily Mirror.

I am also a member of the media law examinations board for the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). I hold a PGCert in Teaching of Higher Education and am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

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Teaching and supervision

I lead the journalism and communications team of academics who deliver the undergraduate and postgraduate courses in journalism, sports journalism, fashion journalism, social media management, public relations and English: creative and professional writing. I also teach fashion journalism modules on BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism as well as media law, regulation, and court reporting to all undergraduate and postgraduate journalism students.

Publications

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Number of items: 9.

Book Section

Watson, Carole (2019) Fashion journalism and PR. 2nd Edition. In: Fashion Journalism, Julie Bradford. Routledge, pp. 283-298. ISBN 9780815386841

Watson, Carole (2019) Law and ethics. In: Fashion Journalism, Julie Bradford. Routledge, pp. 299-311. ISBN 978-0-8153-8684-1

Watson, Carole (2018) The magazine journalist and the law. In: The Magazines Handbook. Routledge, pp. 300-324. ISBN 978-1-138-08701-9

Watson, Carole (2015) Fashion journalism and PR. 1st Edition. In: Fashion Journalism. Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 219-233. ISBN 978-0-415-68661-7

Watson, Carole (2015) Law and ethics in fashion journalism. In: Fashion Journalism. Routledge, United Kingdon, pp. 234-245. ISBN 978-0-415-68661-7

Watson, Carole (2013) The magazine journalist and the law. In: The Magazines Handbook. Routledge, United Kingdon, pp. 287-313. ISBN 978-0-415-61757-4

Conference or Workshop Item

Watson, Carole (2020) Running remote fashion news days. In: Association of Journalism Educators conference, 25 Nov 2020, Online.

Watson, Carole (2014) "Close pals say..." Are celebrity weekly magazines the new News of the World when it comes to legal and ethical problems? In: Association for Journalism Education spring conference, 10 Jan 2014, University of Sunderland London campus. (Unpublished)

Other

Watson, Carole (2021) The Sun pays "substantial damages" to Ben Stokes [Author Interview]. Daily Mail.

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Magazines
Journalism
Fashion journalism
Media law

Quoted in publications:

Practical ways for publishers to benefit from interns
Days of despair, days of triumph Royals: 1981 to 2017, Toronto Sun, 1 July 2017
Is there a difference in the reporting of the Finsbury Park terror attack? The Pool, 18 June 2017
How could the media report Helen's trial? BBC News, 15 September 2016
Author of media law and fashion public relations chapters in:
McKay, J (2018, 4e) The Magazines Handbook
Bradford, J (2019, 2e) Fashion Journalism