Prior to joining academia through Birkbeck University, London, Josephine worked in promotions and PR for independent local radio, volunteered at community stations in the UK and the USA, and was a news journalist and presenter for BBC local radio. She was formerly Chair and is now Communications Officer of the MeCCSA Radio Studies Network and a member of the Community Media Association. Currently, she is based at Brunel University, London as Lecturer on the MA course in Media and Public Relations.