Department of Journalism, City University
The Department of Journalism at City, University of London, is a journalism school in London. It is regarded as one of the best universities in the United Kingdom for the study of journalism. as well as the nation's largest centre for journalism education. It was described by Michael Hann of The Guardian, along with Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, as the "Oxbridge of journalism".
The British newspaper The Independent praised its "legendary status within the media", primarily due to its practical approach to journalism and its "unparalleled access to media facilities".
The department is situated in the university's Grade II listed College Building, which dates from 1894.Senior faculty
- George Brock
- Roy Greenslade
- Stewart Purvis
- David Leigh
- Heather Brooke, Professor
- David Lloyd, Visiting Professor
- Penny Marshall, Visiting Professor
Alumni
- Kamal Ahmed – BBC News Economics Editor
- Samira Ahmed – freelance broadcaster and writer
- Richard Arnold – presenter with ITV Breakfast
- Bea Ballard – television producer
- Catherine Bennett – columnist, The Observer
- Joanna Blythman – investigative journalist
- Emily Buchanan – BBC World Affairs Correspondent
- Robert Crampton – journalist on The Times
- Ellie Crisell – BBC News presenter
- Evan Davis – presenter, Newsnight, and former BBC Economics Editor
- Imogen Edwards-Jones – columnist for the Daily Telegraph and novelist
- Alex Graham – television producer
- James Harding – former Editor of The Times
- Faisal Islam – former Economics Editor of Channel 4 News and forthcoming Political Editor of Sky News
- Saeed Kamali Dehghan – journalist for The Guardian specialising in Iran
- Kirsty Lang – presenter BBC World and Front Row
- Will Lewis – former Editor of The Daily Telegraph, now with News International
- Sharon Maguire – film director, former television producer
- James Meek – writer, former ITN journalist
- Stephen Robert Morse – journalist and documentary filmmaker
- Dermot Murnaghan – presenter, Sky News
- John Mullin – Editor, The Independent on Sunday
- Fraser Nelson – Editor, The Spectator
- Ben Preston – Editor, Radio Times
- Sophie Raworth – BBC News anchor and television presenter
- Grub Smith – journalist and television presenter
- Boris Starling – novelist and screenwriter
- Julie Stewart Binks – anchor and sports reporter, Fox Sports 1
- Laura Topham – journalist, Daily Mail
- Dimitris Varos – Greek journalist and writer
- Susan Watts – Science Editor, Newsnight
- Jo Whiley – television presenter and Radio 1 disc jockey
- Caroline Wyatt – BBC News Defence Correspondent
- Gary Younge – American-based correspondent for The Guardian
