Richard Jones

2026-04-27 10:05:00

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

Director of Journalism, Politics and Contemporary History, University of Salford

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Richard is the Director of Broadcast Media, Film, Journalism, Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Salford.

He is the author of Reporting the Courts (Routledge 2024) and is working on his second monograph, Sports Journalism in the UK, for publication in 2026.

Previously, he worked as Subject Area Leader for Media, Journalism and Film at the University of Huddersfield, and before that was a Senior Lecturer and Lecturer there.

Prior to entering academia, Richard worked in online, radio, TV and print journalism. He was variously a journalist, producer and broadcaster for Sky News, BBC Radio 5 live and Xfm among many others, and established the Saddleworth News hyperlocal journalism site

Experience

2023–present Head of department, University of Salford
2020–2023 Subject area leader, University of Huddersfield
2017–2020 Senior lecturer, University of Huddersfield
2013–2017 Lecturer, University of Huddersfield

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