About

Employment

Since 29.05.2015	Professor Institute of Communication Studies and Media Research Ludwig Maximilians University Munich
01.08.2013–28.05.2015	Reader (Associate Professor) Department of Journalism, School of Arts & Social Sciences City University London
01.08.2003–31.07.2013	Senior Lecturer Department of Journalism, School of Arts & Social Sciences City University London
01.08.1997–31.07.2003	Lecturer Department of Journalism, School of Arts & Social Sciences City University London
01.12.1995–31.07.1997	Design and Production Manager Yorkshire International Thomson Multimedia, Newcastle, England
01.10.1994–30.11.1995	Senior Project Manager Interactive Learning Productions, Newcastle, England
16.01.1994–30.09.1994	Research Team Leader Interactive Learning Productions, Newcastle, England
01.02.1993–15.01.1994	Content Coordinator Interactive Learning Productions, Newcastle, England
01.09.1992–31.01.1993	Visiting Lecturer Communication and Image Studies University of Kent, Canterbury, England

Education

22.08.2012

PhD
City University London
Dissertation topic: Twenty-first Century Online News: Studies of Production, Content and Consumption in Europe and the US

Supervisor: Prof. H. Tumber
External Examiners: Prof. B. Franklin, Prof. S. Allan

14.07.1992

BA (Hons) Communication and Image Studies
University of Kent, Canterbury, England
Class 2:1

Professional Accreditation

2001	Admitted (by accreditation) to the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (ILTHE) as a full member
09.03.2007	Admitted (by accreditation) as a Fellow of The Higher Education Academy having demonstrated ‘a broad understanding of effective approaches to teaching and learning support as key contributions to high quality student learning’