{"id":20669,"date":"2025-12-12T00:10:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/profile\/phil-norris\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:37:49","slug":"phil-norris","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/profile\/phil-norris\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Norris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"lead--6100\" class=\"acf-block acf-block--lead align    \">\n<style>\n\t#lead--6100::before,#lead--6100::after{background-color:!important;}\n<\/style>\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" version=\"1.2\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" overflow=\"visible\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 117.99999 146\" width=\"117.99999\" height=\"146\"><g transform=\"translate(0, 0)\"><g transform=\"translate(0, 9.298117831235686e-16) rotate(0)\"><path fill=\"\" d=\"M61.26887,146h-61.26887l55.69763,-73.0111l-55.64577,-72.926l61.26887,-0.0629l56.67926,73.15169zM6.20468,142.6372l53.60471,-0.0518l54.30111,-69.73311l-0.06297,-0.08139l-54.23444,-69.99209l-53.56396,0.0555l53.31207,69.8626z\" style=\"stroke-width: 0; stroke-linecap: butt; stroke-linejoin: miter;\" vector-effect=\"non-scaling-stroke\"\/><\/g><defs><path id=\"path-1677255449551573141\" d=\"M61.26887,146h-61.26887l55.69763,-73.0111l-55.64577,-72.926l61.26887,-0.0629l56.67926,73.15169zM6.20468,142.6372l53.60471,-0.0518l54.30111,-69.73311l-0.06297,-0.08139l-54.23444,-69.99209l-53.56396,0.0555l53.31207,69.8626z\" vector-effect=\"non-scaling-stroke\"\/><\/defs><\/g><\/svg>\n\t<div class=\"columns is-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"column is-paddingless\">\n\t\t\t<p>An experienced and enthusiastic journalist who has performed almost every role in the newsroom including editor, head of sport, national content editor, deputy chief sub-editor and regional breaking news editor. Passionate about giving journalists of the future the skills to excel in the best job in the world.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading is-3 is-3\">Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I came to University of Gloucestershire from Reach plc where I ran both Gloucestershire Live and Somerset Live, as well as being part of the wider Reach brand that includes the Daily Mirror and the Daily Express.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have also worked at regional papers in Oxford, Gloucester and Cheltenham, helping to lead teams through the transformation into multi-platform working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have seen first-hand the skills journalists need to succeed in the fast-moving and ever-changing media landscape. By grounding student journalists in the fundamentals of good journalistic practice, by building on their skills and confidence, I want to prepare them for a thrilling, challenging and rewarding career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout my years in journalism, I have developed&nbsp;contacts across the sector from regional to national outlets, and I have a wealth of experience to pass on to students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think journalists are among the best people on the planet. I&#8217;m thrilled to be involved in helping shape the brilliant, original and confident journalists of the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An experienced and enthusiastic journalist who has performed almost every role in the newsroom. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":129000008437,"parent":0,"template":"","schools":[],"subject_area":[],"staff_tag":[],"class_list":["post-20669","staff","type-staff","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff\/20669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/staff"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"schools","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/schools?post=20669"},{"taxonomy":"subject_area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject_area?post=20669"},{"taxonomy":"staff_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/staff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff_tag?post=20669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}