Pete is an award-winning digital and print journalist, working as a news, sport and investigations reporter, editor and senior lecturer.
He started as a reporter for Yorkshire weekly newspapers in 1992, moving to the North East as an investigations reporter and covering major sports during the Sir John Hall/Newcastle United era.
He also worked as news/content editor at Trinity Mirror, Johnston Press and C&N Group publications throughout the North of England.
In 2009, he founded and continues to run independent digital platform Nantwich News – one of the successful pioneers of the growing hyperlocal industry. He is a member of the ICNN (Independent Community News Network).
Pete is a Fellow of the HEA and has taught and supervised BA and MA journalism students since 2003 at Salford University, Staffordshire University before moving to LJMU in 2019.
He is a member of the National Council for Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Educators Panel and is a member of the European Journalism Training Association (EJTA).
His research interests are on the growth and sustainability of independent local journalism, use of live digital platforms in HE, and growth and influence of the “fan-led” sports media sector.
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