Paul Broster

Lecturer in Journalism

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  • E: p.broster@salford.ac.uk
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Biography

Paul Broster worked in local, regional and national newspapers for 15 years and remains a regular freelance contributor to national titles.

He began his career as a news reporter at the Knutsford Guardian in Cheshire, where he covered stories including Martin Bell's election battle with Neil Hamilton.

He became an acting editor at the weekly paper at the age of 25 before moving to the Bolton Evening News, where he worked as a news reporter.

Paul went to the Manchester Evening News in 1998 and spent four years as a district and city centre news reporter.

His stories included interviews with Tony Blair and covering the Harold Shipman murders. Other duties included working on the newsdesk, leader writing and features.

Paul left for London in 2002 to work as a staff news reporter and assistant news editor for the Daily Express, where he covered stories including the Soham murders.

He was also a London-based sports reporter for the Manchester Evening News and a freelance sports feature writer for The Sportsman.

He returned to Manchester to become the newspaper's North West News Editor, reporting on major stories including the murder of Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones and the Morecambe Bay cockling disaster.

Since joining the university full-time in January 2009, his freelance news material has been published in titles including The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Mail on Sunday, Sunday Express, The Sun and The Mirror.

He is Acting Programme Leader for MA Journalism and Joint Programme leader for BA Journalism. He teaches print and online journalism modules across postgraduate and undergraduate programmes.

Paul is also undertaking PhD research examining the sustainability of local newspaper coverage.

He is a judge for the O2 Media Awards and has worked as a trainer for the BBC College of Journalism.

Paul has made regular appearances on national TV and radio over media issues.

He is also an examiner for the National Council for the Training of Journalists and an external examiner at Southampton Solent University.

Paul is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.