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Jackie Newton
Programme Leader Jackie has extensive experience as a staff journalist on regional publications, and has also freelanced for national newspapers and lifestyle magazines.
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Tim Abraham
Tim spent 23 years at Sky Sports and was their Cricket Correspondent after starting his career in local radio.
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Christy Biggar
Christy teaches shorthand at LJMU after graduating from JMU Journalism with a first class degree.
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Sue Green
Sue has taught shorthand on a range of courses, including the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) exams and here at LJMU.
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Steve Harrison
Steve joined the Journalism department in 2008, having spent most of his working life as a journalist with the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo, where he ran the websites of both titles.
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Kate Heathman
Kate has worked in newspapers, including the Liverpool Daily Post, where she was a sub-editor and columnist. She freelances as a journalist, and is a media consultant and media trainer.
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Guy Hodgson
Guy has more than 30 years of experience in the industry, 20 of which he was employed as a staff journalist for The Independent, the Independent on Sunday and the BBC.
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Glyn Môn Hughes
Glyn worked for the BBC at the Radio Times and produced music programmes for Radio 3. He has freelanced for the Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph and several public relations companies.
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Shirley Lewis
Shirley is a journalist with more than 25 years of experience in newspapers, radio and television. For 18 years she was a Senior Correspondent at Sky News, covering some of the UK’s biggest news stories.
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Pete Leydon
Pete is an award-winning digital and print journalist with a long career spent as a reporter, editor and senior lecturer, including an ongoing focus on hyperlocal journalism.
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Dr Rex Li
Rex is a specialist in international relations and security affairs, working as a correspondent and editor for magazines and newspapers, and as a news commentator for the BBC World Service.
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John Mathews
John began his journalism career in local newspapers before spending 11 years at the BBC. He worked extensively for football’s governing bodies, FIFA and UEFA, as a freelance.
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Michelle Ponting
Senior Lecturer Michelle Ponting is an award-winning broadcast journalist with a background in commercial radio news, including the Key 103, Rock FM and Wire FM stations.
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David Randles
David worked for Liverpool FC and the Liverpool Echo and as a freelance journalist before turning to teaching at universities in Salford and Chester prior to LJMU.
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Polly Sharpe
Polly began her broadcasting career in local radio before moving to the BBC where she became Output Editor on the Breakfast News show.
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Dave Toomer
Dave has been a journalist for more than 30 years, having worked in local and national newspapers, magazines, public relations and digital media.
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Fran Yeoman
Fran spent over a decade on national newspapers before joining JMU, most recently as assistant editor of i, having also worked for the Independent and The Times.