Howard Tumber joined City University in 1988 and is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology. He was Dean of the School of Social Sciences for five years 1999-2004. Previous to that he was Head of the Department of Sociology 1996-1999. He is the author of seven books and has published widely in the field of the sociology of news and journalism. He is also founder and co-editor of the journal, Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism. His recent work concerns the role of journalists and the reporting of international conflict.