Research Students
Current Journalism Research Students
| Name | Topic |
|---|---|
| Taner Dogan | Communication Strategies of the Ak Party in Turkey. |
| Aurora Herrera | An analysis of defamation law in Caribbean and how it affects the practice of journalism. |
| Aleksandra (Sasha) Raspopina | RT and Russian soft power and public diplomacy: characteristics, patterns, goals. A study of RT website content in Russian and English. |
| Katie Toms | Obscenity versus objectification: A feminist reading of Leveson and its aftermath. |
| Matt Walsh | The use of social media and disintermediated communication by politicians and the impact on the fact-checking, gate-keeping and agenda-setting functions of political journalism. |
Recently Completed Journalism Research Students
| Name | Topic |
|---|---|
| Aljosha Karim Schapals | Sourcing practices and verification challenges: An exploration into journalistic work practices by UK-based correspondents during the 2011 Egyptian revolution |
| Natalie Peck | Drawing back the curtain: a post-Leveson examination of celebrity, privacy and press intrusion. |