George Brock (journalist)
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George Brock has been the Head of the Department of Journalism at City University London since September 2009.
in 1973.
(1976–1981) and The Times
(1981–2008), where he held positions from foreign correspondent to managing editor.
(1997–2004) and has frequently written for papers in the US, Poland, and Sweden.
Education
Brock obtained a Master of Arts in Modern History from Corpus Christi College, OxfordCorpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
in 1973.
Career
Since beginning his career in 1973 as a reporter for the Yorkshire Evening Press, Brock was a journalist for The ObserverThe Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
(1976–1981) and The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
(1981–2008), where he held positions from foreign correspondent to managing editor.
Other responsibilities
Brock has been President of the World Editors Forum (2004–2008) where he still sits as a board member. He was also a member of the board for The Times Newspapers LtdThe Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
(1997–2004) and has frequently written for papers in the US, Poland, and Sweden.