Hume Johnson PhD
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| Industry | Communications or Media |
|---|---|
| Occupation | University Professor |
| Location | Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | DR HUME NICOLA JOHNSON is a Specialist Communications Advisor; Political Analyst and University Professor. She has some 15 years of combined professional experience in the media and communications industries, spanning radio & TV broadcasting, strategic communications and media relations. Her clients have included high level government officials, entertainers and political parties. Of note is Hume's membership on a Prime Ministerial Advisory Council (Most. Hon. P.J. Patterson). For more than a decade, she managed the image, reputation and brand for Jamaican reggae superstar, Tony Rebel. Nowadays, Hume manages a global academic career in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and her native Jamaica. She is also a political analyst with the Jamaica Gleaner and radio and TV programmes. Hume holds a PhD in Political Science (Waikato University, New Zealand), Masters in Government (International Relations) from the UWI (Jamaica) and a BA in Media and Communication from the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communications (CARIMAC). She is the author of Challenges to Civil Society: Popular Protest & Governance in Jamaica (New York: Cambria Press, 2011). |
| Interests | Political Communication, Media studies, Public Relations, Radio Journalism, TV Journalism, Public Speaking, Business Communication, Travel, Languages, English Literature, Professional Writing, Political Science Research. |
| Favorite movies | Any film with John Malkovich, Griffith & Phoenix, Valkyrie, A Beautiful Mind |
| Favorite music | Reggae, World Music |
| Favorite books | The Politics of Change by Michael Manley, Colonialism and the Jamaican Worker by Michael Manley, A Grain of Wheat by James Ngugi, Portrait of the Artiste as a Young Man by James Joyce |