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Former daily reporter made university’s director of journalism

Paul BrosterA former regional daily reporter has been appointed director of journalism at a university on his old paper’s patch.

Paul Broster, formerly of the Manchester Evening News, has taken up the role with the University of Salford, where he has lectured for the past six years.

The 43-year-old, who worked as news reporter at the MEN, will lead a team of academics teaching journalism to 450 undergraduate and postgraduate students at the university’s MediaCityUK facilities.

He joined the university as a lecturer in 2009 and, prior to landing the new role, led the BA and MA Journalism courses at the university.

Said Paul: “Salford’s history is rooted in the industrial revolution but it is genuinely now at the heart of a new revolution – in the creative and digital sector.

“We are now a major player with the best facilities you can imagine, right next to the BBC and ITV. Salford graduates are going to drive the next revolution in digital innovation – not just in journalism but right across the sector.”

Other recent journalism job moves include:

  • Sophie Grubb has been appointed Abingdon reporter at the Oxford Mail. Previously a student at the University of Sheffield, she has been shortlisted for the student multimedia story/campaign of the year prize in this year’s NCTJ’s excellence awards.
  • The Newcastle Chronicle has appointed Dan O’Donoghue as a senior reporter. Dan, who will take up his new role on Monday, previously worked as a senior reporter across the Rossendale Free Press and Accrington Observer.
  • Emma O’Neill has been appointed multimedia reporter at The Scotsman.
  • Florence Snead has been appointed education reporter at the Cambridge News.
  • Sam Greenway has been appointed reporter at the Worcester News. Sam was previously a senior reporter at the Bromsgrove and Droitwich Spa Advertiser.

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  • November 19, 2015 at 2:28 pm
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    Have always thought journalism lecturing would be a sweet gig, but everyone I’ve asked about getting into it says you need a PHD or a masters etc, the only thing most journos have a PHD in is John Smiths.

    If I was a lecturer I’d open my teaching with:

    ‘As journalists, we are all hung up, but we are also hung up, on our own hang ups!’ Then I’d write the word ‘Why?’ on the whiteboard and say ‘I’ll be back in an hour, a house point to anyone who can give me a proper answer. Then I’d go for a latte.

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  • November 20, 2015 at 2:37 pm
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    Training kids for jobs that don’t exist anymore?

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  • November 26, 2015 at 12:34 pm
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    Training kids to write… it’s needed more than ever!

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