BA (Hons) Politics & Modern History (Manchester), Cert. Specialist Studies for Journalists (Manchester).
In a Fleet Street career spanning more than 25 years, Richard Adamson has worked as sub-editor and writer for wide range of national newspapers across the title spectrum including The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Independent, Sunday Times, Sunday Mirror Magazine, Daily Express, News of the World and Daily Star. He has also worked as a TV reporter for a range of ITV companies including London Tonight, Granada, Central and London Weekend Television.
He was a Visiting Lecturer at Westminster University from 2000 to 2008 and is currently a Visiting Lecturer and Examiner in Public Affairs for the National Council for the Training of Journalists at Lambeth College, London. Additionally, he has for many years been an editorial consultant (design and content) to Camden Journal Newspapers, North London, and the News Sabah Times Group in Malaysia.
The second edition of his biography, Bogota Bandit was published in 2006 and more recently he has been completing research for two forthcoming books – one based on a major health scandal investigation, and the other on a key uncovered episode in the American Civil War.
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