Roy Greenslade is Professor of Journalism at City University London, writes a daily blog about the media for the Guardian website and is the media columnist for the London Evening Standard. He has been a journalist for 48 years. He has worked for most of Britain’s national newspapers, including the the Sun (as assistant editor), the Sunday Times (managing editor, news) the Daily Mirror (editor, 1990-91). 

He is the author of three books, including a biography of the late press tycoon, Robert Maxwell and a history of British newspapers, Press Gang: How Newspapers Make Profits From Propaganda.