Professor Brock was Head of Journalism at City University London in 2009-14 and is now a part-time professor.
He began his reporting career at the Yorkshire Evening Press and The Observer, joining The Times in 1981. After starting at The Times as a feature writer, he became a features editor and, in 1984, op-ed page editor.
He was foreign editor, Brussels bureau chief, European Editor, Managing Editor, Saturday Editor and most recently International Editor in a 28-year career at the newspaper.
He is a board member of the World Editors Forum and the International Press Institute (IPI) and chair of the British committee of the IPI. He broadcasts and lectures frequently and reviews for the Times Literary Supplement.
His latest book is Out of Print: Newspapers, Journalism and the Business of News in the Digital Age.
How 'right to be forgotten' puts privacy and free speech on a collision course
Nov 19, 2016 07:00 am UTC| Technology Law
The age of digital technology, in which we can search and retrieve more information than we could in any previous era, has triggered a debate over whether we have too much information. Is the cure to unpublish things we...
Journalism isn't dying – there's even room for optimism about print
Mar 21, 2016 15:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views
On Saturday, March 26 the Independent will publish its last edition in print. The Independent on Sunday sold for the last time on March 20. The distinctive El Pais of Madrid has announced that it will take a step from...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight