People
Dr Matthew Winston
Teaching Fellow
School/Department: School of Arts, Media and Communication
Email: msw25@leicester.ac.uk
Profile
Research
Publications
Winston, M. S., (2014). Gonzo Text: Disentangling Meaning in Hunter S Thompson's Journalism. New York: Peter Lang.
Winston, M. S., (2015). How do you like America?: Hunter S Thompson and Gonzo Sports Journalism. Journalism Studies, 16(3), pp.403-416
And with Prof. Brian Winston:
Winston, B. and Winston, M., (2021). The Roots of Fake News: Objecting to Objective Journalism. New York: Routledge.
Winston, B. and Winston, M., (2020). Is its news operation the chink in the BBC's armour? In: Mair, J. & Bradshaw, T. eds. Is the BBC in Peril? Does it deserve to be? London: Bite-Sized Books, 49-53
Winston, B. and Winston, M., (2020). Speaking Truth to Science. In: Mair, J. ed. The Virus and the Media: How Journalism Covered the Pandemic. London: Bite-Sized Books, 49-53
Winston, B. and Winston, M., (2020). Is its news operation the chink in the BBC's armour? In: Mair, J. & Bradshaw, T. eds. Is the BBC still in Peril? Advice to the New Director General. London: Bite-Sized Books, 69-73
Winston, B. and Winston, M., (2020). He who pays the piper. British Journalism Review, 2020-03, Vol.31 (1), p.47-51
Winston, B. and Winston, M., (2020). This balancing act always falls over. British Journalism Review, 2020-12, Vol.31 (4), p.31-36
Supervision
Teaching
At present I am module leader for:
MS1003 - Global Media
MS2006 - Identity and Popular Culture
MS7013 - Media Audiences and Users
Press and media
'Fake news'
The history/ideology of American journalism
Hunter S Thompson and Gonzo journalism