Matthew Leake

Matthew Leake

Communications and Media Officer

Matthew graduated with a BA (Hons) American Studies from the University of Sussex. He also has an NCTJ Postgraduate Diploma in Newspaper Journalism and a Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma in Professional Marketing.

Matthew started working at the Reuters Institute in September 2018. Prior to that he worked in international higher education marketing and student recruitment, with a focus on the Middle East, at Oxford Brookes University. He has also held various roles at ForesightNews, American Express, and HIV and Aids NGO AVERT.

News

Sophia Smith Galer

Respect users' expectations and four other tips for journalists using TikTok

BBC journalist Sophia Smith Galer shares advice on the ways journalists can use this social media platform to build trust and reach new audiences.

Shirish Kulkarni

"Journalism is not for journalists but for citizens, and we should have citizens in our minds at every point of what we do"

Award-winning journalist Shirish Kulkarni explains why audiences are fed up with news and how journalists can re-engage with them.

Luba Kassova

Women are missing from most COVID-19 news stories. Here's how to change this

A summary of our seminar with strategy consultant Luba Kassova.

FT columnist Tim Harford.

Keep your emotions in check and three other tips to think rationally about data

Tim Harford explains the precautions journalists should apply when working with statistics.