My current focus at LSE is being part of a small team producing, writing and presenting the multi award-winning #LSEiQ podcast, showcasing the School's expertise and research. I previously spent 20 years as a journalist, including 12 years as a staff reporter on The Times. I have covered major national and international news stories, including the Kosovo War, as well as specialising in writing features on health and medicine.My role in LSE Communications is to disseminate research to a wider audience and advise on corporate issues. I use my extensive media contacts and journalistic expertise to gain wide-ranging national and international media coverage. I also research and produce LSE videos, and have valuable experience writing and editing LSE's world-leading REF impact case studies.Before joining LSE, I spent a year working in political communications at the Local Government Association in the heart of Westminster.I am an LSE graduate with a post-grad in Journalism from City University, London.Twitter: @JoBale