Brendan Martin, is a working journalist and writer. Among the titles he has worked for are the Daily Mail, The Times, The Independent, Daily Express, Irish Independent, Radio Times, Sky magazine, The Beatles Book Monthly, Computer Weekly, and other titles. He has been Editor of several varied titles including the RTE Guide, Entrepeneur and a lifestyle magazine based on the south coast. He is also a former Features Editor at TVTimes.

He has been a journalism trainer and NVQ assessor since 1994, when he was part of a National Training Award team. As well as training journalists and other media professionals in reporting, writing, sub-editing and media law in the UK, Ireland, USA and Asia, he runs courses in QuarkXPress, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, web design and the internet.

He is also a Visiting Lecturer at City University, London and an Associate Lecturer at the London College of Communications (University of the Arts)