Mr Ted Sullivan

As well as lecturing, He has specialised expertise in print, online and radio journalism with more than 20 years of working experience in Canada, the UK and Asia. This includes many years experience as full time staff journalist and editor in both magazines and newspapers. He has worked for the Canadian Press news agency, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation(Canada); IPC Business Press, Town Crier Newspapers (UK); and the  Asian Wall Street Journal and the South China Morning Post(Hong Kong). He has also worked as a freelance journalist contributing to diverse publications such as Hong Kong Sport and Marketing magazine in the UK.

While a student at Ryerson University in Toronto, he co-founded (and financially supported!)  The White Wall Review in 1976 which has grown to be a well established literary and cultural magazine publication, now attracting contributions from around the world.

Ted has also worked in press and public relations for large multinational companies such as Alcan Aluminium Ltd., Perkins Engines UK.

Most recently he has contributed items to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, BBC Radio Northampton, The Peterborough Evening Telegraph and the Peterborough Herald and Post.

Ted is embarking on a major research project investigating advocacy and campaigning journalism both in the UK and more widely across Europe. This promises to be an exciting and rewarding area of research which has not been examined depth previously as an academic  discipline. How effective are journalists when they purposely step outside of the prescribed limits of objective and unbiased reporting? How are the activities of advocacy and campaigning  affected by the recent advent of 'citizen journalism'  as facilitated by the internet and digital technology?  

Another area of research which is of interest is the development of journalistic specialisms. How do journalists with general training and experience develop into specialist areas such as sports, travel and political writing? What is the real influence and impact of this type of expertise in the media, and to what extent does this role continue to rest with journalists?

It is hoped that these interests will contribute to the development of journalism training and research at the University of Northampton, with the objective of  creating a distinctive and dynamic  locus of theoretical and practical activities.

Other areas of interest include:

*Freedom of Information, human rights and international development.

*Travel, Business and environmental writing

*Investigative journalism(particularly the work of John Pilger)