George_Brock_(journalist)

George Brock (journalist)

George Brock (journalist)

British academic

George Brock (born 7 November 1951) is a professor of journalism at City, University of London. He held the position of head of department from September 2009 to September 2014.[1]

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Career

After beginning his career in 1973 as a reporter for the Yorkshire Evening Press, Brock was a journalist for The Observer (1976–1981) and The Times (1981–2008), where he held positions from foreign correspondent to managing editor.[2][3]

Other responsibilities

Brock has been President of the World Editors Forum[3] (2004–2008) where he still sits as a board member.[4] He was also a member of the board for The Times Newspapers Ltd (1997–2004)[citation needed] and has frequently written for papers in the US, Poland, Sweden and Timbuktu.

Books

  • Trelford, Donald; Brock, George (1980). Siege six days at the Iranian Embassy. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 0-333-30951-0.
  • Brock, George; Wapshott, Nicholas (1983). Thatcher. London: Macdonald. ISBN 0-356-09503-7.
  • Brock, George (2013). Out of Print: Newspapers, Journalism and the Business of News in the Digital Age. Kogan Page. ISBN 978-0749466510.

References

  1. [1]
    "Prof. George Brock". City University London. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  2. [2]
    Rebecca Attwood (3 September 2009). "Times change". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  3. [3]
    Judith Townend (9 July 2009). "George Brock to replace Monck as head of journalism at City University". journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Board Members". World Editors Forum. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
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