Journalist • Editor • Publisher • Broadcaster • Educator
Journalist • Editor • Publisher • Broadcaster • Educator
For the last 10 years, I've been helping Newcastle University train and equip the next generation of journalists, teaching on the multimedia journalism masters programme, but also creating extra-curricular projects for experience and experimentation
I am the director of a venture, supported by the 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.
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.
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.