Mr Beowulf Mayfield
Lecturer (Professional Practice) in Journalism
Marie Jahoda 222
- Email: beowulf.mayfield@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265342
- Journalism
- Social Science and Communications
- Social and Political Sciences
- College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences
Summary
Beowulf "Wulfie" Mayfield worked as a local newspaper journalist in the Midlands and London for more than 20 years. He had a particular interest in writing about music and musicians. He also worked as a press officer for national charities and an independent record company and collaborated with musician Billy Jenkins to produce videos and The Billy Jenkins Listening Club podcast. He is a self-taught photographer and has a particular interest in experimental techniques such as pinhole photography, coaxing images out of vintage analogue cameras and light-painting. He shares the benefit of his long experience in journalism and enthusiasm for photography, design, video making and podcasting to teach the practical skills required for contemporary journalism. He designed Brunel's newspaper The Hillingdon Herald.
Qualifications
BA (Hons) English, University of Ulster