
Media consultant
New Zealand

Media consultant
New Zealand
Journalism teacher with a close eye on how profoundly the web is changing the nature of news and the way it's gathered, produced and delivered.
Involved in re-drawing curriculum elements to prepare journalists for changing newsrooms and enable them to break new ground in storytelling and distribution. Mentoring students and acting as a link between industry and journalism schools.
An analytical thinker with a strong interest in mapping workflows and designing processes. Growing expertise in using social networks and web applications to gather, analyse and distribute news stories and information.
Long experience in writing, sub-editing and producing daily newspapers in New Zealand and the UK and was a key member of the team who designed and launched the web-and-print integration project at the Telegraph in London.
Twenty years in journalism as a reporter, writer, sub-editor, page layout sub, chief sub-editor, radio presenter, workflow specialist and editorial manager.
Workflow design, web-and-print newsroom integration, newspaper production, EPC process mapping, CMS requirements, presenting, writing, sub-editing, proofreading.
(Newspapers industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
I am Editor in Residence at the Wintec School of Media Arts in Hamilton where I am working on bringing web literacy into the curriculum, liaising with industry and mentoring students. I sometimes teach on the journalism programme at AUT University in Auckland.
I blog about news and journalism at The Evolving Newsroom, give presentations on how profoundly the web is changing communication pathways, and work on digital media projects.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
2005 — 2007 (2 years)
Developed integrated web and print workflows for integrated multimedia newsroom. Used Event-driven Process Chains (EPC) to map workflows and CMS requirements.
Key member of design team for Telegraph Media Group's integrated multimedia newsroom in London. Worked on project from inception through strategy, design, pilot and rollout.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year)
Responsible for daily production of The Daily Telegraph Business section and managed team of sub-editors working alongside designers, picture editors and news editors.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years)
Layout sub-editor for Business section of The Daily Telegraph. Superuser for introduction of new CMS (DTI) and InDesign and InCopy.
Certificate , Adult Teaching , 2008 — 2008
DipJ , Journalism , 1996
Graduate of the Year
Top Newswriter of the Year
Convergence journalism, integrated newsrooms, changing roles of journalists, flexible learning, online education, social media, news websites, process management, workflow analysis, user-IT interfaces