Peter Murray
Senior Lecturer
Joint Programme Leader, BA (Hons) in Multimedia Journalism
My profile
Biography
Words of wisdom
“Journalism is not just a profession. It is the exercise by occupation of the right to free expression available to every citizen.” Geoffrey Robertson and Sir Andrew Nicol, introduction to Media Law.
Academic and professional qualifications
MA (Hons) in Logic and Moral Philosophy (University of Glasgow)
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Languages
French
Community, charity and NGO links
Former outreach manager in Scotland for Media Trust.
Government and industry links
Scottish Refugee Festival media award for Broadcasting, 2016
Membership of professional associations
President of the National Union of Journalists, 2009 - 2011.
Member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), University and College Union (UCU)
Teaching
How I’ll teach you
One of the best parts of working as a journalist is that every day can be a ‘school day’.
Whether it is starting work on a new story, finding a fresh angle on a long-running story, establishing the trust of a new contact, scrapping prepared running orders to clear the decks for breaking news, or maybe best of all, meeting one of those interviewees who simply changes your perspective on something (and if you’re lucky, on everything!), our working lives can be peppered with exhilaration and camaraderie as much as they are ruled by serious ethical responsibilites and the stress of hitting deadlines.
I aim to make my teaching honestly reflect the daily contemporary practice of our trade, in order to help students make their own way successfully from the world of education to the world of news gathering, reporting and production deadlines.
Press and media
Media appearances or involvement
Regular contributor to a range of BBC radio and TV programmes on issues in media, journalism and trade unions.