Carol Arnold is a journalist turned academic, former Course Director of Multimedia Journalism and currently Honorary Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent, UK. She worked for 30 years as journalist Carol Wicken. Employed in a variety of roles as local news reporter, crown court reporter, photojournalist, sub editor and editor, she worked primarily in UK local news and magazines. As a senior lecturer she trains future generations of journalists. She achieved a doctorate in 2019 with her research into the UK hyperlocal news sector.