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I am the academic lead on the Global Campus Network project with Ryreson University in Toronto which allows students to have an international experience working with partner instiutions to make live streamed television programmes.
The project is now in its fourth year and previous programmes have focused on sport and national identity, comedy around the world, the US Elections in 2016 and the Universaide Games.
Community engagement through journalism, the future of local newspapers and local media Current Research Activities: writing a book chapter on Digital Fandom (football), working on research project with Shetland Times studying community engagement with press: local, youth and diaspora communities Desired Research Direction: community engagement and the media, innovative teaching through community work and projects. |
Other areas of expertise available for knowledge exchange: journalism and media communication, student-centred external projects, community engagement and HE |
Elizabeth has been a journalist for the past 30 years - spending the majority of this time as a local newspaper reporter and editor, working on various newspaper titles throughout the west of Scotland including the Glasgow Guardian and Irvine Times, and on national newspapers. She has covered numerous high-profile news stories and campaigns as well as running successful newsrooms during a period of major technological change within the industry.
She is academic lead on the award-winning St Mirren TV programme which allows students to gain broadcasting experience covering live football, which is now in its fourth season.
For the past 18 years she has successfully combined this career with lecturing in Journalism. She has also played an active role in the National Union of Journalists, and is a former chairwoman of the NUJ’s Scottish Council.
She completed an MSc in Political Communication at the University of Glasgow with a dissertation on the role of the Internet within the Scottish local newspaper sector and the rise of citizen journalism, two key areas in journalism research.
While Programme Leader for Sports Journalism she has led students reporting on a number of sports events including the 2011 Children’s International Games in Lanarkshire, the Scottish Junior Cup Final 2011 and the Scottish Grand National in 2011 at Ayr Racecourse, the Olympic Torch Relay in 2012 and has worked with the Host Broadcaster during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Other contribution
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
McLaughlin, Elizabeth (Recipient), 14 Jul 2016
Prize: National/international honour
McLaughlin, Elizabeth (Recipient), 24 Nov 2016
Prize: National/international honour
Elizabeth McLaughlin (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Kathryn Burnett (Participant) & Elizabeth McLaughlin (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Elizabeth McLaughlin (Invited speaker) & Kathryn Burnett (Invited speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Elizabeth McLaughlin (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Elizabeth McLaughlin (Member)
Activity: Membership › Membership of board