Fran Yeoman
Programme Leader Fran spent over a decade on national newspapers, most recently as assistant editor of i, having also worked for the Independent and The Times.
Tim Abraham
Tim spent 23 years at Sky Sports and was their Cricket Correspondent after starting his career in local radio.
Christy Biggar
Christy teaches shorthand at LJMU after graduating from JMU Journalism with a first class degree.
Sophie Flowers
Sophie Flowers is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism specialising in digital journalism, feature writing, investigative journalism and long-form storytelling.
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.
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.
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.
Lisa McAlister
Lisa has spent more than 20 years as a senior reporter, working across TV, Radio and Digital Platforms. She started her career in commercial radio and TV before moving to the BBC.
Sophie McCooey
Sophie McCooey joined LJMU in 2024 after working in journalism education for more than seven years at the University of Central Lancashire. She was a journalist for several North West newspapers, including the Wigan Observer and Post, the Bolton News and the Warrington Guardian.
Tom McCooey
Tom is NCTJ and NCE trained, and also holds an MA in broadcast journalism and has industry experience includes roles in news, sport and trade magazines.
Greg Nixon
Journalism lecturer Greg worked at local and regional newspapers including the Warrington Guardian, Liverpool Daily Post and Echo and Lancashire Evening Post for nearly 20 years before becoming NCTJ course leader at the City of Liverpool College. He then went on to be programme leader for the Football Business and Media degree at UCFB Manchester, […]
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.
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.
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.
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.