DrJudith Townend
(she/her)
Reader in Digital Society and Justice (Law)
School of Law, Politics and Sociology
Orcid identifier0000-0002-6254-7031
- Reader in Digital Society and Justice (Law)School of Law, Politics and Sociology
- +44 (0)1273 872705 Ext.2705 (Work)
RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP SUMMARy
My research concerns freedom of expression and access to information, specifically:
- Access to courts and justice data, court reporting/communication and open justice
- Defamation and misuse of private information
- Data protection and freedom of information
- The 'chilling effect' and other free speech concepts
- Media pluralism and diversity
- 'Charitable journalism' (the charitable funding of journalism and media)
- Digital surveillance, source protection and whistleblowing
- Online media regulation
- Access to courts and justice data, court reporting/communication and open justice
- Defamation and misuse of private information
- Data protection and freedom of information
- The 'chilling effect' and other free speech concepts
- Media pluralism and diversity
- 'Charitable journalism' (the charitable funding of journalism and media)
- Digital surveillance, source protection and whistleblowing
- Online media regulation
GRANTS
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- GRANTMaking justice visibleThe Ourtree Charity Trust1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2027People funded by this grant:
- Townend J
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