Dr Bina Ogbebor
BA (Calabar); MA (Cardiff); PhD (Cardiff)
Department of Journalism Studies
Lecturer in Journalism Studies

+44 114 222 2524
Full contact details
Department of Journalism Studies
214b
9 Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 4DT
- Profile
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Bina joined the University of Sheffield in February 2020 as Lecturer in Journalism Studies. Before then, she worked as a teacher at Cardiff University’s Department of Journalism, Media and Culture (casual staff 2013–17; full-time 2018–19). Bina worked as a TV reporter, news editor and producer/presenter for 18 years before moving into higher education.
Her research and teaching interests include media representation, media policy, media and democracy, public sphere, media power, and self-coverage, among others. Bina is a recipient of several scholarship awards including the British Chevening Scholarship and the Cardiff University Geoff Mungham Award. She has also served as the organiser of the prestigious Future of Journalism Conference 2019.
- Research interests
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Bina’s PhD thesis, entitled 'Representation of the News of the World phone hacking scandal and the Leveson Inquiry: an analysis of the debate that arose from the scandal', covered issues relating to media reform, press regulation, media freedom, public trust, public interest, media ownership; public sphere, political economy of the media; gatekeeping and agenda setting, among others. Bina is particularly interested in research connected to the relationship between the media and society.
- Publications
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Books
Journal articles
- Press coverage of the debate that followed the News of the World phone hacking scandal : the use of sources in journalistic metadiscourse. JOMEC Journal(12), 145-165.
Chapters
- Teaching activities
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Bina contributes to the following modules:
- JNL120 Essential Journalism: The Media, Race and Racism
- JNL6075 Media Freedom: European, UK and US perspectives
- JNL6027 Journalism, Globalisation and Development
- JNL323 Introduction to Research Methods
- JNL305 Dissertation in Journalism
- JNL6133/JNL6300 Dissertation (Global Journalism/IPPC)