Postgraduate leader, Journalism, Leeds Beckett University
Senior lecturer and postgraduate leader in journalism at Leeds Beckett University. A judge of the 2012 Orwell prize.
Buzzfeed News: sad demise of a clever, innovative site that led the way in digital journalism
May 01, 2023 12:44 pm UTC| Business
Buzzfeed News, once a shining star of digital journalism, has announced it will shut its award-winning news division for good, laying off about 60 journalists in a move its founding editor, Ben Smith, described as the end...
'Frankenstein news': how new media recycles the mainstream press
Nov 14, 2018 11:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
What are we to make of the hashtag #BoycottTheGuardian which was recently trending on Twitter? Whether we agree with the sentiment or not, the intention behind it is pretty clear. The hashtag is like its predecessor,...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well