About NJR

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Biography

f1This blog is written by Steve Hill, a lecturer in electronic publishing at Southampton Solent University in the UK and a freelance journalist.

My research interests include the usage of technology in journalism, particularly in relation to user-generated content. I am also an expert in Joomla! (a content management system), e-commerce and the dot-com boom of 1999-2000.

Prior to joining Solent, I worked for  Internet Magazine at Emap in London.

I have written on a freelance basis for:

I have carried out numerous media appearances over the past ten years including:

  • BBC Radio 1 (Newsbeat)
  • BBC Manchester (Andy Peebles Show)
  • BBC London (Breakfast Show – Paul Ross)
  • BBC Choice (now BBC3 – Liquid News)
  • BBC News 24 (NetAid coverage and free ISPs)
  • Sky News (Lastminute.com business interview)
  • Esquire magazine (eBay tips).

I have also co-authored two best-selling books about eBay in the For Dummies series.

I can be contacted through my agent: Creative Authors.

I have also carried out media training for a number of London-based technology PR agencies.

This blog…

New.Journalism.Review has been featured in the Times Higher Educational Supplement- By The Blog, Academics Tread Carefully.

It is also being archived by the British Library Blog’s Collection as ‘a site of research interest’.

This blog covers online journalism education from a UK perspective and things like:

  • Joomla!
  • InDesign
  • QuarkXPress
  • Online Journalism
  • Podcasting
  • Book reviews
  • New Media theory

Disclaimer: Needless to say, this blog is written in an entirely personal capacity. The views expressed are purely my own and any mistakes, errors and cock-ups are entirely my fault. New Journalism Review was born in May 2006. It moved to its current home at www.NewJournalismReview.com in December 2009.

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