Marina Prentoulis Author

Howard Tumber is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology at City University, UK. He was Dean of the School of Social Sciences for five years 1999-2004. Previous to that he was Head of the Department of Sociology 1996-1999. He is the author of seven books and has published widely in the field of the sociology of news and journalism. He is also founder and co-editor of the journal, Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism. His recent work concerns the role of journalists and the reporting of international conflict. Marina Prentoulis is Lecturer in Media and Politics at the University of East Anglia, UK. She has lectured at a number of universities including City University, Open University and the University of Middlesex and is currently Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Graduate School of Journalism, City University.