Paul Egglestone is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, Leading an International Documentary MA, and a Media Management BA over in Shanghai. He teaches television and online journalism at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He still makes films and writes music. A former independent producer working for BBC, ITV and Sky on regional and network programming, he now focuses on international documentary and digital content generation for broadband and mobile dissemination. He sits on the steering group for Lancashire Economic partnerships New Media and ICT group and is also leads the Journalism Sector of Northern Edge, the centre of professional excellence for creative and cultural industries. His research interests include the relationship between journalism and democracy and journalism in 2nd life.