Lecturer in Media and Journalism
Christopher is a Lecturer in Media and Journalism at 91福利 Etihad Campus and an Early Career Member of the Royal Historical Society. He completed his PhD at the University of Sheffield's Department of Journalism Studies, having previously studied for his BA (First Class) in History at the University of Liverpool, before completing his MA in Historical Research, also at Sheffield. He has considerable teaching experiences at secondary, further and higher education, including work with adult special educational needs and widening participation.
Christopher鈥檚 broader research intersects 19th and 20th century histories of newspapers, popular culture and politics. His work also draws on the various fields in which he has lectured and advised, such as research methods, journalism, media studies (particularly digital media) and political communication.
- Journalism history;
- Popular newspapers;
- Modern British history;
- Sport, media and society.
- Journalism studies: histories of popular news, news language, continuities and change;
- Media representations: politics, class, identity, readers;
- British history: culture, politics, sport and society;
- Digital news: online archives, social media, media development.
- Early Career Member, Royal Historical Society;
- Member, Centre for the Study of Journalism and History, University of Sheffield.
- Associate Fellow, Advance HE.
- BA (Hons) History, University of Liverpool;
- MA Historical Research, University of Sheffield.
- PhD in Journalism Studies, University of Sheffield.
- Shoop-Worrall, C. 鈥楻eview of 鈥淢aking News: The Political Economy of Journalism from the Glorious Revolution to the Internet鈥, edited by R. R. John and J. Silberstein-Loeb (Oxford, 2015)鈥, English Historical Review, February 2017;
- Shoop-Worrall, C. 鈥楾he Dramatisation of News in Liverpool鈥檚 Early Popular Press鈥, Liverpool Newspaper Heritage Project, October 2016;
- Worrall, CD. 鈥榃orrall on Cullen: 鈥淎 Short History of the Modern Media鈥濃, HNet (JHistory), March 2016.
- Shoop-Worrall, C. 鈥楽couse Sensation: Liverpool and the Edwardian New Journalism鈥, Media History (9 August, 2019), .
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