Programme Leader Social Media Management; Video Journalism Lecturer
I am interested in digital storytelling, social media content creation, verification and analytics and online community management.
Teaching and supervision
I am Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Social Media Management - a degree I helped to launch focusing on creating and sharing content and analysing and engaging online communities.
I also teach video journalism across undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
I introduced video journalism teaching to the journalism suite of courses, and started a live radio and TV news programme with students called Word on Wearside.
I also teach video journalism across undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
I introduced video journalism teaching to the journalism suite of courses, and started a live radio and TV news programme with students called Word on Wearside.
Research interests for potential research students
My research interests focus on the use of new technologies in journalism including 360 and VR, the growth of social media roles in industry and the use of analytics for journalism.
Online video journalism.