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Professor of Political Journalism (Media and Film)
School of Media, Arts and Humanities
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- Professor of Political Journalism (Media and Film)School of Media, Arts and Humanities
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BIO
Academic Career:
Ivor Gaber, is the University's first Professor of Journalism (now Professor of Political Journalism) and is Emeritus Professor of Broadcast Journalism at Goldsmiths, University of London. Prior to joining Sussex he held chairs in Journalism at City University London and the University of Bedfordshire. He has a BA in History and Politics from the University of Warwick, an MA in Labour Studies from Sussex and a PhD in Political Communications from City, University of London. His main area of academic interest is political communications and has published four books and over 50 articles and chapters on the topic. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Science, the Higher Education Academy and the Royal Society of Arts.
Journalism Career:
Before entering academia he was a political journalist during which time he reported and produced programmes for BBC TV and Radio, ITN, Channel Four and Sky News. He currently makes documentary programmes for Radio 4 and was an Independent Editorial Advisor to the BBC Trust and has been an adviser to ITV News’ election results programmes for every campaign since 1997. He is a regular contributor to UK and international channels on media and politics.
Media Development
He has a particular interest in media development and has trained political journalists in a number of developing countries transitioning to democracy. His most recent long-term projects have been in Uganda, Nigeria and Malawi. He represents the UK on UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication and was described by Guy Berger, UNESCO’s Director for Freedom of Expression as “the father of the UN Plan for the Safety of Journalists”.
Ivor Gaber, is the University's first Professor of Journalism (now Professor of Political Journalism) and is Emeritus Professor of Broadcast Journalism at Goldsmiths, University of London. Prior to joining Sussex he held chairs in Journalism at City University London and the University of Bedfordshire. He has a BA in History and Politics from the University of Warwick, an MA in Labour Studies from Sussex and a PhD in Political Communications from City, University of London. His main area of academic interest is political communications and has published four books and over 50 articles and chapters on the topic. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Science, the Higher Education Academy and the Royal Society of Arts.
Journalism Career:
Before entering academia he was a political journalist during which time he reported and produced programmes for BBC TV and Radio, ITN, Channel Four and Sky News. He currently makes documentary programmes for Radio 4 and was an Independent Editorial Advisor to the BBC Trust and has been an adviser to ITV News’ election results programmes for every campaign since 1997. He is a regular contributor to UK and international channels on media and politics.
Media Development
He has a particular interest in media development and has trained political journalists in a number of developing countries transitioning to democracy. His most recent long-term projects have been in Uganda, Nigeria and Malawi. He represents the UK on UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication and was described by Guy Berger, UNESCO’s Director for Freedom of Expression as “the father of the UN Plan for the Safety of Journalists”.