In previous roles as Director of Communications & Public Affairs for the University of Westminster, and a member of the Press & PR office of the Royal Society, I have found working with the media stimulating, demanding, and enjoyable.
I’ve listed some highlights here.
Wikileaks
In December 2010 I appeared in the Metro and The Guardian when Wikileaks was taken offline by Amazon and others, setting up the domain wikileeks.org.uk so that global visitors could still access the site.
TV news
25/11/09: Contribution to BBC London package on University of Westminster nursery closures
Appearance as spokesperson for the University of Westminster
23/10/09: Channel 4 News features University of Westminster (02:40 in clip).
The filming for this was set up following a request broadcast on Twitter.
Here’s a short compilation which I created for internal distribution at the University of Westminster, to emphasise the institution’s media profile:
Mark Thompson, Director General of the BBC, speaking at the University of Westminster at a lecture jointly run with British Journalism Review, as reported on the BBC 10 O’Clock news.
Radio
A short feature for the Today programme, supported by a BBC digital feature which was featured on the homepage of both the BBC News website, and the Radio 4 website.
(c) BBC 2009
In a marketing vein, here’s an example of a commercial radio ad for the University:
As a former magazine journalist I’ve been both a hack and a flack. I have extensive ghost writing experience, and have specialised in rapid response quotes to supplement rolling news coverage. Here’s a ghost-written piece for the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Westminster.