Clare teaches Digital and Online Journalism at the Faculty of Art, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Central Lancashire.
They have had dedicated postgraduate and undergraduate courses in online journalism since 1999.
Clare has worked in magazines for several years as well as on the regional and national press. She is now course leader of the BA (Hons) Media Management programme.
She is also an outdoor enthusiast and a member of the Lancashire Mountaineering Club. She lives in the beautiful Howgill fells and edits Mountain Bike Skills Magazine.
- Clare hates Wordpress and blogs on Typepad instead
- Clare is passionate about magazines but hates the national press (no national out there serves my needs)
- She loathes opinionated, weighted articles and editors who stir up judgemental ideologies
- Google Analytics and Feedburner to manage stats and feeds
- Talkr to convert posts to podcasts
- Firefox and Google Reader to browser and feed
- She uses Photoshop Elements Five to edit pics and Windows moviemaker to edit
- She loved InDesign
- She is a star cake baker
Clare is available for research into how magazines are embracing digital technologies and moving to an online environment. She would also be happy to contribute or help if you need advice.
Clare would like to point out that the views expressed in this blog are his own and do not reflect the views of the University or Department of Journalism.
