Research interests

Socio-economic and political influences on mediatised environments, mainly, but not exclusively through the medium of radio and the practices of journalism. Themes include democratisation and identity, citizenship and representation, as well as globalisation, technological advance and digital migration.

Books:

Radio Journalism (with Professor Andrew Crisell), Sage, 2009.

Balance and Bias in Journalism: Representation, Regulation & Democracy, Palgrave, 2007.

Radio in Context, Palgrave, June 2004.

Co-edited the forthcoming (September 2011) book Radio Content in the Digital Age: The Evolution of a Sound Medium (Intellect).

Forthcoming - Local Radio, Going Global, Palgrave Macmillan, for publication in 2011.

Negotiating - Radio in Context (2nd edition), Palgrave Macmillan, for publication in 2012.

Also, co-author of various textbooks for use at NQF levels 2 and 3 (GCE, BTEC National Diploma, BTEC First Diploma) published by Stanley Thornes and Heinemann (now Pearson) in 1998, 2006 and 2007.

Chapters:

‘Hear Today and On Tomorrow’ for the forthcoming (2011) edition of the Routledge Companion to News and Journalism. Co-written with Professor Andrew Crisell,

‘Radio: public service, commercialism and the paradox of competition’ in The Media (3rd edition), Albertazzi, D & Cobley, P (eds) (2009) London: Pearson.

‘Mais, est-ce encore de la radio? Programmation et transmission en mutation en temps de crise’, in Cheval, J. & Wuillème, B. (eds.) (2008) La radiodiffusion aux tournants des siècles, Lyon: Université Jean Moulin-Lyon 3, ISBN 978.2-916377-667, pages 45-51.

‘Radio: theorising the future/theorising in future’, in Antoine, F (ed) (2009) Radios et recherches : quelles voies / voix pour le futur de la radio ? Louvain: University of Louvain Press.

‘Mais, est-ce encore de la radio? Programmation et transmission en mutation en temps de crise’ in La radiodiffusion aux tournants des siècles, Wuilleme, B (ed) (2008) Lyons: University Jean Moulin (this is the original version, written by me in French) 

'The democratisation of the media through proliferation: new technologies, changes in regulation and community broadcasting' in Penafiel Saiz, C, (2007) Transformaciones de la Radio y la Television en Europa, Bilbao: Universidad Del Pais Vasco, ISBN 978-8498-60003-2

'Regulation and democracy - PSB, commercial and participatory radio in the 20th and 21st centuries', in Jedrzejewski, S. (ed), (2007) The Medium with Promising Future, Lublin: Wydawnictwo/KUL, ISBN 978-83-7363-581-4, pages 99-112

In Making the Local News: Local Journalism in Context, edited by Professor Bob Franklin (Cardiff) and Dr David Murphy (UMIST) for Routledge, 2006: ‘Local radio news’ (co-authored with Professor Andrew Crisell).

In More than a Music Box: ‘Radio Five Live – extending choice with ‘Radio Bloke’?’, Berghahn Books (2004).

In Diversity or AnarchyU?U: ‘Are radio audiences deciding to reject greater choice?’, University of Luton Press, (2003).

Papers in academic journals:

‘Live and local no more? Listening communities and globalising trends in the ownership and production of local radio’, for translation into Portuguese for the journal Comunicação e Sociedade, publication forthcoming (Autumn 2011):

'La bande sonore de nos vies' in MédiaMorphoses, Paris: Armand Colin/INA, n° 23, June 2008, ISBN : 978-2200-92418-8.

‘The development of digital radio in the United Kingdom’, in Revista ZER (November 2008), Bilbao: Universidad del País Vasco (University of the Basque Country).

In Cultural Trends number 45, published August 2003 by the Policy Studies Institute of the University of Westminster: ‘Radio Audience Research - Challenging the Gold Standard’.

In Cultural Trends number 49, (March 2004) Taylor & Francis: ‘Estimating audiences: sampling in television and radio audience research’.

Reviews: 

Published in The Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast and Audio Media, Vol 1, Nos 1 & 3 and in 2008.

Papers at international conferences: 

‘Live and local no more? Listening communities and globalising trends in the ownership and production of local radio’, at Radio Evolution the conference of the ECREA Radio Research Section, University of Minho, Portugal, September 2011.

Paper in French at the GRER conference, Paris, May 2011, Radios libres, 30 ans de FM : la parole libérée ? : ‘A travers la frontière, l’espoir et l’échec : les <mini-périphériques> de Vintimille, Azur 102 et Radio Nova International’ (publication anticipated).

Panel chair ‘On-line broadcasting’ at Radio em Congresso, Lisbon, March 2011.

Paper with Katy McDonald at MeCCSA conference 2011, Salford Quays: ‘Consolidation in the UK commercial radio sector: the impact on newsroom practice of recent changes in regulation, ownership and the local content requirement’.

Paper at Radio et narration : le réenchantement ? Brussels (Université de Louvain) 19-20 November 2010: ‘Narrative on radio in the English-speaking world: tradition and renewal’ (publication anticipated).

Paper with Katy McDonald at Sounding Out 4 in Bournemouth, September 2010: ‘Localness and local radio: ownership, content and news practices in the commercial sector’.

Keynote address at radio conference, Lublin, Poland (2010).

Keynote address at Erasmus Mundus Alumni conference, Bordeaux: ‘Balance and Bias in Journalism’, (2010).

Keynote address at Congresso Internacional: Pós Rádio: R@dio como media social?, (2010).

‘Cornering the market: ownership and regulatory influences on diminishing pluralism in news provision on radio’, at MeCCSA conference, LSE, London, (2010).

‘Hot and cold media - or active and passive? Radio and Web 2.0 in today's global village’ (closing plenary paper), at GRER conference: Vers la Post-Radio, Paris, (2009).

‘On with the quiet revolution: digital migration of radio broadcasting in the United Kingdom’, plenary paper at Radio Content in the Digital Age, ECREA Radio Research Section, Cyprus University of Technology, (2009).

‘Radio listening and radio research: essential synergies’, as elected Chair of Radio Research Section, ECREA, a welcome address to the Radio Content in the Digital Age conference, Cyprus, (2009).

‘How Cinderella came late to the ball: the development of radio studies in the UK and Europe’, at The Radio Conference 2009: A Transnational Forum, (2009).

‘Radio studies: how Cinderella arrived late to the ball’, at MeCCSA conference, Bradford, (2009).

‘Digital radio in the United Kingdom: an advanced model’ at II Congreso de las Americas, Mexico City (2008).

‘Airing difference: speech radio in participatory democracy’ at ECREA conference, Barcelona (2008). Also, chaired a panel on Greek and Scandinavian radio.

‘Two digits to DAB? The development of digital radio in the United Kingdom’, at Sounding Out 4, University of Sunderland, (2008)

‘Television audience research in the United Kingdom’, at the first AudiTVMonde seminar, Paris, (2008)

‘Reasons to be fearful? Radio’s ‘lost generation’’ at The Radio Conference: a Transnational Forum, University of Lincoln, (2007). Also, member of ECREA Radio section panel debate The Future and Dynamics of Radio Research and representative to the conference of GRER (Groupe de Recherches et d’Etudes sur la Radio).

‘Creativity, culture and democracy: the role of radio’ on GRER panel at AIERI/IAMCR conference, UNESCO, Paris, (2007). Also, member of panel discussion Les recherches sur la radio.

‘Regulation and democracy: representation of politics in the media – a comparative study’, at the Politics and the Media conference, Sunderland, (2006).

‘Radio: theorising the future/theorising in future’, at IREN conference, Brussels, (November 2006).

‘Mais, est-ce encore de la radio? Programmation et transmission en mutation en temps de crises’, at La radiodiffusion aux tournants des siècles, Guy Starkey, Lyon, France, (2006).

‘Regulation and democracy - PSB, commercial and participatory radio in the 20th and 21st centuries’, at The Medium with the Promising Future (Radio in Central and Eastern European Countries), Lublin, Poland, (2006).

At the Jornadas Internacionales de la Radio y la Television, Bilbao: ‘The democratisation of the media through proliferation: new technologies, changes in regulation and community broadcasting’, (2006).

At the International Radio Summer School and Conference, University of Siena, Siena, Italy (www.radiouniversity.net): ‘Knowing and reading audiences – epistemological issues in academic and practitioner audience research’, (2004).

At the Radio Studies Network conference, University of Luton: ‘Methodological issues in audience research’, (2004).

At the AMPE conference, University of Sunderland: ‘Case study: peer- and self-assessment in media production work groups’, (2003).

At Current Affairs – An Endangered Species, University of Bournemouth, ‘Institutional polemic in current affairs broadcasting: political positioning in programme content and structures’, (November 2003).

At the Visions conference, University of Central Lancashire, Preston: ‘An Extraordinary Pirate: The Voice of Peace 1973-1993’, (2002).

Paper on balance, bias and impartiality in election coverage in the Today programme (Radio Four), at the Radiodyssey conference of the Radio Studies Network, University of Sussex, Brighton, (July 2001).

Paper on radio audiences, at the International Broadcasting Symposium, University of Manchester, (2001).

Paper on the relationship between media practice and media studies, at AMPE conference, Bournemouth, (2000).

Paper on teaching media practice, at Royal Holloway College, (1997).