RICHARD RUDIN is a Senior Lecturer in broadcasting and journalism at Liverpool John Moores University (UK). He has worked as a journalist, newscaster, presenter, producer and manager. He co-authored An Introduction to Journalism (2002), was a major contributor to the award-winning Encyclopedia of Radio (2004) and is the author of a number of journal articles on broadcasting. He is Chair of the International Division of the U.S.-based Broadcast Educational Association.