Simon Gwyn Roberts

The Deputy Head of Media and Senior Lecturer at the University of Chester, Simon Gwyn Roberts worked as a financial and business journalist, editing several London-based publications, before re-entering academia in 2003 to launch the Journalism programme at the University of Chester. His current research interests include the democratizing potential of online journalism, the role of online media in the communication strategies of minority language groups, critical regionalism and the mediation...See more

The Deputy Head of Media and Senior Lecturer at the University of Chester, Simon Gwyn Roberts worked as a financial and business journalist, editing several London-based publications, before re-entering academia in 2003 to launch the Journalism programme at the University of Chester. His current research interests include the democratizing potential of online journalism, the role of online media in the communication strategies of minority language groups, critical regionalism and the mediation of place, and the relationship between the news media and political devolution. See less