Journalist • Editor • Publisher • Broadcaster • Educator

Projects

I help train and equip the next generation of journalists via extra-curricular projects that enable them to gain practical experience... and give me the opportunities to experiment with journalism's latest tools, techniques and thinking.

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Civic Journalism Lab

I am the director of a venture, supported by Newcastle University, which brings together student, professional and community journalists to learn, share and collaborate. We hold regular panel discussions, masterclasses and hack-days. You can find out more by listening to the J-Lab podcast.

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JesmondLocal

Since 2010, I've been recruiting a dozen volunteer reporters to work on hyperlocal news site JesmondLocal, and we learn together how to deliver responsible journalism to local communities in an age of social and multi-media.

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Project Turnaround

In 2011, I led a team of Newcastle students, alumni, staff and school pupils at the BALTIC gallery to create a magazine in just 48 hours about the Turner Prize that was being awarded there. You can read the final magazine here.