Dave Harte
Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, Birmingham School of Media
Dave works closely with Birmingham's vibrant digital media economy, acting as a link between the public sector and the business community.
His work on 'Media, Community and the Creative Citizen' sees him lead a research strand investigating the scale and value of ‘hyperlocal’ news websites. His work on this has been published by Ofcom to support understanding of this emerging sector.
Expertise:
- Social media
- Hyperlocal publishing
- Creative citizenship
- Regional creative economies.
Notable coverage:
- The Gadget Show (Feb 2014)
Discussed the change in peoples use of desktop computers - BBC’s Fake Britain (May 2014)
Discussed Facebook fraud and advice on staying safe online