This is an article about the Peter Goodwin associated with media and broadcasting. For the naval author see Peter Goodwin (maritime author)

Peter Goodwin (maritime author)

Peter Goodwin is a British maritime historian and author, and the former Keeper and Curator of .-Biography:Peter Goodwin served in the Royal Navy in nuclear submarines, qualifying as a marine engineer. Subsequently, he worked in Glasgow as a consultant design engineer, before completing an MPhil at...

Dr Peter Goodwin is chairman of the department of 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 Mass Communication at the University of Westminster

University of Westminster

The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...

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He is the author of Television under the Tories: Broadcasting Policy 1979 - 1997. His areas of expertise are political economy of the media; media policy; media and politics; the television industry; social and economic impact of new media technologies.

He is cited by Brunel University in London, describing himself as "an international expert in digital media policy and economics".