Teaching

Current modules taught

Digital Media and Democracy (UG-3)
Dissertation (UG-3)
Feature Writing and Media Research (UG-2)
Introduction to Practical Skills (Foundation)
MRes (PGR)
Research Methods for Practitioners (PGT)
Social Media and Journalism (UG-2)

Current students at the University of Portsmouth can find my teaching materials for these modules on Moodle.

PhD students

Current PhD students include:

• Sarah Cheverton, How can Hyperlocal News be Analysed in the Context of Global "Fake News"? (first supervisor).

• Paul Foster, Misinformation and the Regional Press: Finding an Antidote to the ‘Digital Disease’ and Rebuilding Trust (first supervisor).

• Ryan Johnston, Exploring Impartiality Within the BBC: A Comparative Analysis of 2015, 2017, and 2019 UK General Elections (second supervisor).

• Kris Nolan, Student Political Activism in Student’s Own Words (second supervisor).

• Jason Searle, Political Communications Management of Crisis Discourse Through Language and Rhetoric: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the UK Government’s COVID-19 Press Briefings (first supervisor).

Completed PhD students include:

• Amandine Hostein, The Role of the Internet in Enabling the Emergence of NGOs as Public Spheres (second supervisor).

If you are interested in completing a PhD on political communication or journalism then please get in touch.