City University Journalism Department
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The Department of Journalism at City University London
is one of the world's leading journalism school
s. It is considered the best university in the United Kingdom
in that field of study as well as the nation's largest centre for journalism education. It is regarded as the "Oxbridge of journalism".
The British newspaper The Independent
praised its "legendary status within the media", primarily due to its practical approach to journalism and its unparalleled access to media facilities.
The Department
is situated within City University London
's Grade II listed College Building, which dates from 1894. The Department is led by Professor George Brock, formerly International Editor of The Times
.
City University, London
City University London , is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute and became a university in 1966, when it adopted its present name....
is one of the world's leading journalism school
Journalism school
A journalism school is a school or department, usually part of an established university, where journalists are trained. An increasingly used term for a journalism department, school or college is 'J-School'...
s. It is considered the best university in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in that field of study as well as the nation's largest centre for journalism education. It is regarded as the "Oxbridge of journalism".
The British newspaper The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
praised its "legendary status within the media", primarily due to its practical approach to journalism and its unparalleled access to media facilities.
The Department
Academic department
An academic department is a division of a university or school faculty devoted to a particular academic discipline. This article covers United States usage at the university level....
is situated within City University London
City University, London
City University London , is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute and became a university in 1966, when it adopted its present name....
's Grade II listed College Building, which dates from 1894. The Department is led by Professor George Brock, formerly International Editor of The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
.
Senior faculty
- Professor George BrockGeorge Brock (journalist)George Brock has been the Head of the Department of Journalism at City University London since September 2009.-Education:Brock obtained a Master of Arts in Modern History from Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1973.-Career:...
- Professor Roy GreensladeRoy GreensladeRoy Greenslade is Professor of Journalism at City University London and has been a media commentator since 1992, most notably for The Guardian....
- Professor Stewart PurvisStewart Purvis- TV Journalism :An ITN trainee who rose through the ranks Purvis was the second editor of ITN's Channel 4 News from 1983 and is generally credited with creating the programme in its current ethos....
- David LeighDavid LeighDavid Leigh is a British journalist and author, currently investigations executive editor of The Guardian.-Early life:Leigh was born in 1946 and educated at Nottingham High School and King's College, Cambridge, receiving a research degree from Cambridge in 1968.-Career:Leigh has been a prominent...
, Anthony SampsonAnthony SampsonAnthony Terrell Seward Sampson was a British writer and journalist. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford and served with the Royal Navy from 1944-47. During the 1950s he edited the magazine Drum in Johannesburg, South Africa...
, Professors of Reporting
Senior faculty
- Heather Brooke, Visiting Professor
- David Lloyd, Visiting Professor
- Paul BradshawPaul Bradshaw (journalist)Paul Bradshaw is an online journalist and blogger, a Reader in Online Journalism at Birmingham City University and a Visiting Professor at City University's School of Journalism in London. He manages his own blog, the Online Journalism Blog , and is the co-founder of Help Me Investigate, an...
, Visiting Professor - Penny MarshallPenny Marshall (UK journalist)Penny Marshall is a British journalist.She is a graduate of the London School of Economics where she was active as a student journalist. Marshall established herself as a television news foreign correspondent during the 1980s and 90s, when she was based in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union...
, Visiting Professor
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