Jeremy Clifford joins Journalism Innovation and Leaders Programme board of industry advisors and mentors
Another media industry stalwart has committed to working with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to train the next generation of newsroom leaders.
Jeremy Clifford, Editor-in-Chief for media company Archant, will join UCLan’s Journalism Innovation and Leaders Programme’s (JIL) board of industry advisors to mentor the Programme’s diverse cohort of participants keen to embrace the digital transformation of the newsroom.
The certified postgraduate programme is supported by the Google News Initiative, which has provided funding for scholarships and to facilitate the associated mentoring programme, as well as connections to cutting-edge thinking and practice across the news ecosystem.
"It would be a privilege to be able to put something valuable back into an industry that has given me such a rich working experience."
— Jeremy Clifford, Editor-in-Chief for media company Archant
Jeremy said: "I am delighted to accept the invitation to join the board of industry advisors and mentors.
“Having worked in the industry for around 30 years, I hope I have learned valuable insights and developed enough experience to share with and help others.
"My passion is working with people and seeing them develop and progress their careers. It would be a privilege to be able to put something valuable back into an industry that has given me such a rich working experience."
"We are delighted to welcome another forward-thinking media leader to the board of industry advisors and mentors. "
— François Nel, Reader in Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UCLan and director of the scholarship programme
The 2022 JIL cohort begins the course this week. The part-time, blended learning programme is tailored to working professionals and delivered in three, 10-week blocks over the course of one year.
François Nel, Reader in Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UCLan and director of the scholarship programme, added: “We are delighted to welcome another forward-thinking media leader to the board of industry advisors and mentors.
“Something our participants regularly feedback to us is how much they value working so closely with an industry mentor. Jeremy’s appointment is timely as it comes as we welcome the Programme’s next cohort of media professionals from around the world.”