Dr Judith Townend
Associate Research Fellow
MA (Cambridge); MA (City University, London); PhD (City University, London)
Research Interests
Media and information law and regulation; communication and data governance; access to information; non-profit journalism; protection of public interest journalism; justice system data and open justice; socio-legal research methods.
Additional Information
- Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Politics and Sociology, University of Sussex, 2016-present (SL from 2019)
- Co-chair of the Sussex University of Sanctuary executive committee, 2020-present
- Fellow, Connected by Data, 2023-present
- Advisory committee member, Charitable Journalism Project, 2019-present
- Core committee member, the Transparency Project, 2015-present
- Member of Communications Law (Bloomsbury Professional) and Communication Law and Policy (Taylor & Francis) journal editorial boards
- Inaugural director of the Information Law and Policy Centre, IALS, 2014-16
Other Information
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Publications
Latest Publications
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