Teaching

Modules that I created and coordinated at the University of Portsmouth (2016-2025):

Digital Media and Democracy (UG-3)
Research Methods for Practitioners (PGT)
Social Media and Journalism (UG-2)

I am happy to share the module handbooks for those seeking teaching resources. Please get in touch if I can help :)

Completed PhD students include:

Anthony Adornato, “Forces at the Gate: Evolving Journalistic Use of Social Media As News Consumers’ Habits Shift” (first supervisor).
Sarah Cheverton, “Can local news publishers sustain reporting in the public interest in an era of crisis?” (first supervisor).
Amandine Hostein, “The Role of the Internet in Enabling the Emergence of NGOs as Public Spheres” (second supervisor).
Kris Nolan, “BREAKING NEWS! Student voices matter! A historical thematic analysis of student political activism in digitised newspapers from 1969 - 2019” (second supervisor).

I supervised the following PhD students until I left the University of Portsmouth in 2025:

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

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