Paul Broster
+44 (0)161 295 6362
p.broster@salford.ac.uk
Paul Broster worked in local, regional and national newspapers for 15 years and remains a regular freelance contributor to national titles.
He began his career as a news reporter at the Knutsford Guardian in Cheshire, where he covered stories including Martin Bell's election battle with Neil Hamilton.
He became an acting editor at the weekly paper at the age of 25 before moving to the Bolton Evening News, where he worked as a news reporter.
Paul went to the Manchester Evening News in 1998 and spent four years as a district and city centre news reporter. His stories included interviews with Tony Blair and covering the Harold Shipman murders. Other duties included working on the newsdesk, leader writing and features.
Paul left for London in 2002 to work as a staff news reporter for the Daily Express, where he covered stories including the Soham murders. He was also a freelance sports reporter for the Manchester Evening News and a freelance sports feature writer for The Sportsman.
He worked on the newsdesk at the Express in London before returning to Manchester to become the newspaper's north west news editor, reporting on major stories including the murder of Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones and the Morecambe Bay cockling disaster.
Since joining the university full-time in January 2009, his freelance news material has been published in titles including The Times, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Mail on Sunday, Sunday Express, The Sun and The Mirror.
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