- Head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University
Matt Walsh is the head of the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University. He has been an academic since 2014, specialising in broadcast and digital news and researching the political use of social media. Before becoming an academic, he was a working journalist for more than 20 years. He was a reporter, producer and editor at the BBC, ITN and Al Jazeera. During his career, Matt covered major international stories such as 9/11 and the Iraq war.
Experience
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2021–presentHead of school of journalism, media and culture, Cardiff University
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2019–2021Senior lecturer, Cardiff University
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2016–2019Head of department, University of Northampton
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2014–2016Senior lecturer, University of Northampton
Education
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2018City University, London, PhD
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1997University College, Falmouth, PG Dip Broadcast Journalism
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1995King's College, London, BA Hons English language and literature
Contact Matt for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Cardiff
- Website
- X (formerly Twitter): @matt_walsh
- Article Feed
- ORCID
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