Stephen Quinn is an associate professor of journalism at Deakin University in Australia who still considers himself a journalist. He is listed as a journalist on the national electoral roll.  Dr Quinn has taught journalism at universities in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the United Arab Emirates and the United States since 1996. Between 1975 and 1995 Dr Quinn worked in all areas of the media in Australia, Thailand, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. At various times he has worked for regional newspapers in Australia; the Bangkok Post; the Press Association, BBC-TV, Independent Television News and The Guardian in London; the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Sydney; and Television New Zealand. While directing a university research centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates from 2001 to 2003 he worked as a freelance producer with the Middle East Broadcasting Centre. In the decade to November 2008 Dr Quinn has written 12 books. At the same time he has presented more than 100 papers and seminars in 23 countries. More than a third of the papers have been by invitation. Dr Quinn’s 11th book, Asia’s Media Innovators, appeared in March 2008. Australia-UAE: Expanding trade and cultural links appeared in December 2008. Dr Quinn is the only academic on the international advisory counsel for the Ifra Newsplex, a member of the international committee of the Online News Association, and a senior consultant with Innovations International, based in Spain.