Professor Howard Tumber

Dean of the Schools of Arts and Social Sciences. Professor of Journalism and Communication

Professor Tumber is Dean of the Schools of Arts and Social Sciences, Director of Research for the Graduate School of Journalism, and Co-director of the Centre for Law, Justice & Journalism.

Previously he was Dean of the School of Arts in 2008-2009, Dean of the School of Social Sciences from 1999-2004, and Head of Sociology from 1996-1999.

He has published widely in the field of the sociology of news and journalism and is the author, co-author/editor of eight books including: Critical Concepts in Journalism (4 vols 2008); Journalists under Fire (2006); Media at War: the Iraq Crisis (2004); Media Power, Policies and Professionals (2000); News: A Reader (1999); Reporting Crime - The Media Politics of Criminal Justice (1994); Journalists at War (1988); Television and Riots (1982).

Professor Tumber is a founder and co-editor of the academic journal Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism. His recent work concerns the role of journalists and the reporting of international conflict.