Staff Profile
Ian Wylie has been a journalist for almost 30 years and is currently a freelance writer, editor and podcaster for the Financial Times, Guardian, Monocle, Management Today, Sage Gateshead and others. For 16 years he was a staff writer, feature writer and editor at The Guardian newspaper. He also runs the news project with Â鶹´«Ã½ student volunteers and previously published and edited quarterly magazine .
Ian launched and runs the , a collaboration between Â鶹´«Ã½ and BBC North East & Cumbria, which gives journalists in the region an opportunity to meet, learn, collaborate and innovate together.
Born and schooled in Northern Ireland, he has a degree in Economics from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and teaches on Â鶹´«Ã½'s postgraduate journalism programmes: multimedia journalism, newspaper design and sub-editing, and media law. He has previously taught online journalism at Sunderland University. Ian is married with three children and a large labradoodle. More information at
MCH8059 Media and Law
MCH8061 Professional Sub-editing and Design
MCH8069 Multimedia Journalism: Principles and Practice