Jude Rogers

Jude Rogers (born 1978)[1] is a Welsh[2] journalist and lecturer who is a music critic for The Guardian.[3] She also regularly writes features and articles for The Observer,[4] New Statesman[5] and women's magazines such as Red.[6] Her articles have also been published by The Times and by BBC Music[7] and she broadcasts on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 and BBC 6 Music.[4] She is a senior lecturer in journalism at London Metropolitan University.[4][8]

Early life and education

She was born and bred in two villages near Swansea,[9][10] where she went to comprehensive school.[11] In 1997 Rogers became president of the student union at Wadham College, Oxford.[11] She has an English degree from the University of Oxford and an MA from Royal Holloway.[8]

Professional career

In 2003 Rogers co-founded the magazine Smoke: a London Peculiar.[12][13]

After working as reviews editor on The Word, she became a full-time freelancer in 2007.[8]

She has been a judge on several music prize panels,[4] including the Welsh Music Prize[10][14] and the Mercury Prize,[10] and was one of ten experts chosen to write for the University of Westminster's MusicTank 10:10 project, writing about the future of music journalism.[4][15]

Personal life

She married in 2011.[16] She and her husband Dan[16] live in Leyton, north east London[9] and have a son, Evan, born in 2014.[1]

Publications

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rogers, Jude (25 November 2014). "Roy Rogers, by Jude". My Old Man. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Rogers, Jude (16 February 2012). "Jude Rogers: The Welsh language is too precious to be allowed to disappear". The Independent. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Jude Rogers". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Jude Rogers". Faculty of Social Services and Humanities. London Metropolitan University. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Jude Rogers". New Statesman. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Rogers, Jude (1 July 2013). "Interviews: Vanessa Paradis". Red. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Music: Jude Rogers". BBC. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Journalism lecturer has star quality". London Metropolitan University. 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Northbound". Smoke: a London Peculiar. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Judges". Welsh Music Prize. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Rogers, Jude (13 August 2009). "Look Back in Anger". New Statesman. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  12. ↑ Rogers, Jude (7 August 2013). "Tough deal". The Bookseller.
  13. ↑ "Smoke: a London Peculiar magazine". Smoke: a London Peculiar. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  14. ↑ Elfyn, Bethan (17 October 2011). "Welsh Music Prize: let judging commence!". BBC Wales. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  15. ↑ Rogers, Jude (14 May 2013). "10 @ 10: Jude Rogers – The Future of Journalism". Music Tank. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Rogers, Jude (29 April 2011). "Here comes another bride". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

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