Ms Helen Johnston

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technologies

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Contact Details

University of Salford
MediaCityUK
Salford
M50 2HE

Current positions

Lecturer in Journalism

Biography

Background in print and online journalism, local and national
Currently writing for an online lifestyle magazine
Moved into academia to teach journalism firstly on NCTJ course at FE college and then into HE

Areas of Research

Metajournalism
Discursive psychology
Critical discourse studies
Discourse analysis
Discursive construction of news

Teaching

Journalism and society
Media law and ethical regulation
News reporting
Multimedia journalism

Qualifications and Recognitions

Qualifications
  • PhD

    2020
  • Master of Science

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education