John Lister (journalist)
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Dr John Lister is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism
at the Coventry University Department of Media and Communication
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John has worked in print journalism since 1974, and also been involved in public relations
and research
on health policy in the UK and world-wide.
He has focused on health journalism since 1984, working at first full-time, and since 2004 part-time as Information Director/Editor of the pro-NHS pressure group London Health Emergency conducting research and offering publicity services to trade unions at local and regional level, local authorities and local campaign groups.
of services, the controversial Private Finance Initiative
, care of older people, mental health
– and various government proposals for market-style reforms, from Margaret Thatcher
’s 1989 “review” and subsequent White Paper, through Tony Blair
’s government, and now the current far-reaching plans of the Conservative
-led coalition.
He has conducted national-level and regional commissioned projects with the largest health union UNISON
, and for the BMA
.
John, who lives in Oxford, is also a founder member of Keep Our NHS Public campaign, and a board member since 2005. He is a regular public speaker at meetings on NHS issues throughout England, as well as international conferences and events, and writes a monthly column on health issues for the Morning Star newspaper, and occasionally for other publications including Private Eye
.
, teaching Journalism
, and Masters level Journalism
and Health Journalism.
He has led a health policy, Contemporary Issues in Health, module for MSC health students at Coventry University’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences since 1999. In 2006-7 John worked with colleagues in the University of Ottawa
and other countries as part of the Globalisation and Health Knowledge Network of the World Health Organisation’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, and since 2004 he has spoken at a number of international conferences on Globalisation and health policy issues.
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Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
at the Coventry University Department of Media and Communication
Coventry University Department of Media and Communication
The Department of Media and Communication is part of Coventry School of Art and Design in Coventry University. It is located within the Ellen Terry Building, which is a £7 million refurbished 1930s cinema in the centre of Coventry, UK....
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John has worked in print journalism since 1974, and also been involved in public relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
and research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
on health policy in the UK and world-wide.
He has focused on health journalism since 1984, working at first full-time, and since 2004 part-time as Information Director/Editor of the pro-NHS pressure group London Health Emergency conducting research and offering publicity services to trade unions at local and regional level, local authorities and local campaign groups.
Health Journalism
In addition to producing branch and regional tabloid newspapers for affiliated union bodies, John’s detailed research through LHE has covered a wide range of subjects, from planned local hospital cutbacks and closures and the financial standing of health care providers in England and Wales, through studies on hospital cleaning, privatizationPrivatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of services, the controversial Private Finance Initiative
Private Finance Initiative
The private finance initiative is a way of creating "public–private partnerships" by funding public infrastructure projects with private capital...
, care of older people, mental health
Mental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
– and various government proposals for market-style reforms, from Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
’s 1989 “review” and subsequent White Paper, through Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
’s government, and now the current far-reaching plans of the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
-led coalition.
He has conducted national-level and regional commissioned projects with the largest health union UNISON
UNISON
UNISON is the largest trade union in the United Kingdom with over 1.3 million members.The union was formed in 1993 when three public sector trade unions, the National and Local Government Officers Association , the National Union of Public Employees and the Confederation of Health Service...
, and for the BMA
BMA
BMA may stand for:* Backup Management Applications* Baltimore Museum of Art* Bangkok Metropolitan Administration* Bangladesh Military Academy* Baptist Missionary Association of America, an association of churches in the United States...
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John, who lives in Oxford, is also a founder member of Keep Our NHS Public campaign, and a board member since 2005. He is a regular public speaker at meetings on NHS issues throughout England, as well as international conferences and events, and writes a monthly column on health issues for the Morning Star newspaper, and occasionally for other publications including Private Eye
Private Eye
Private Eye is a fortnightly British satirical and current affairs magazine, edited by Ian Hislop.Since its first publication in 1961, Private Eye has been a prominent critic and lampooner of public figures and entities that it deemed guilty of any of the sins of incompetence, inefficiency,...
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Lecturing
In his academic capacity, since 2004 John has also been a part-time senior lecturer at Coventry UniversityCoventry University
Coventry University is a post-1992 university in Coventry, West Midlands, England. Under the terms of the Further and Higher Education Act of 1992, the institution's name was changed from Coventry Polytechnic to Coventry University...
, teaching Journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
, and Masters level Journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
and Health Journalism.
He has led a health policy, Contemporary Issues in Health, module for MSC health students at Coventry University’s Faculty of Health and Life Sciences since 1999. In 2006-7 John worked with colleagues in the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
and other countries as part of the Globalisation and Health Knowledge Network of the World Health Organisation’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, and since 2004 he has spoken at a number of international conferences on Globalisation and health policy issues.
HeaRT Project
Since the end of 2010 John has been involved through Coventry University as the UK partner in the EU-funded HeaRT (Health Reporter Training) project, involving seven partner countries, and which sets out to identify training needs and existing resources for the training of health journalists, and the develop and evaluate a training package that will enhance the skills of those working as health journalists and improve the quality of information provided by the news mediaNews media
The news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...
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