About me
Dr Holly Powell-Jones is the founder of Online Media Law UK, specialising in research, training and consultancy on media law and ethics for the digital age.
She is a former broadcast journalist with a PhD in youth understandings of risk & responsibility online (City, University of London).
She’s designed and delivered large scale police-commissioned projects educating thousands of children in schools and worked on several research projects related to social media, youth, crime, law, human rights, and online safety.
Holly is the Online Law Leader for the Global Equality Collective and a Violent Crime Prevention Board award winner for 2020.
Visit HollyPJ.com for more information.
Work history
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Tutor (Introduction to Broadcast Journalism + Writing for the Web and Digital Media)City, University of London
London, United KingdomPart Time
A 10-week evening course covering all the essentials of broadcast journalism, from researching & developing story ideas, to interviewing, finding unique angles, how brand & audience affect editorial decisions, to UK media law, to scripting, presenting, pitching and more.
Search: City Short Courses “Broadcast Journalism” for more.
Visiting Lecturer (Media Law, Journalism & Criminology)
United KingdomFreelance
I’ve been Module Leader for the following university courses :
- ‘Victims: Policies & Politics’ - MSc Criminology students City UoL (2019+2020)
- ‘Practical Law for Filmmakers’ - MA Film students Goldsmiths UoL (2017)
- ‘Media Law, Ethics & Regulation’ - MA Journalism students (2016+2017)
In addition, I’ve been a Visiting Lecturer on the following university courses:
- ‘Legal and Ethical Issues for Producers’ - Business & Management Film students, ScreenSpace & Met Film School (2022)
- ‘Social Media & Journalism’ - BA Journalism & Media students, London College of Communication UAL (2019)
- ‘Media Law and Ethics for PR’ - PR Crisis Management students, London College of Fashion UAL (2017+18)
I’ve also delivered one-off guest lecturing for students on courses at Birkbeck, Newcastle, Conde Nast College, Winchester, University of Reading, and others.
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Skills
- Broadcast Journalism
- Radio
- Media
- Social Media
- Law
- Media Law
- Lecturing
- Education Projects
- Bespoke Training
- Consultancy
Education
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PHD in Social SciencesCity, University of London
- London, United Kingdom
MA RadioGoldsmiths, University of London
- London, United Kingdom
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Awards
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PhD scholarship - Centre for Law, Justice and Journalism (CLJJ)City, University of London
A 3-year, fully funded scholarship of consisting of a fee-waiver plus £16,000 annual tax free grant to complete doctoral research on youth, crime & social media.