Staff profile

Mr Rob Burgess

Lecturer

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry

HU2 219, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

BSc (population, resources and technology); Grad Dip (journalism)

Area of study

Journalism

Brief profile

Rob Burgess has worked as a journalist since 1994, filling various writing and editing roles on around 30 publications in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia. He is currently a political commentator for Business Spectator and teaches 'Writing for Media' and 'Journalism Research' at La Trobe's Bundoora campus.

Research interests

Journalism Studies

- public intellectuals in mass-audience news media

Teaching units

  • JRN1WFM - Writing for Media
  • JRN2CAJ - Journalism Research

Consulting

Monday 2-4pm