Meirion is the Editor of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. He spent many years running investigations for the BBC at Newsnight and Panorama on everything from vulture funds to US election fraud.
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Abi is an Editor and Investigative Journalist at Mill Media covering Liverpool and Merseyside.
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Adela is a Breaking News Reporter and Editor at The Washington Post.
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Alana is Deputy Entertainment Editor at Metro.co.uk.
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Alex is a Special correspondent at Sky News.
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Alison is a Senator representing Louth and East Meath in the Irish Parliament. Prior to this she spent three decades as a Journalist across the BBC, RTE, and Sky.
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Amar is Deputy News Editor at Sky Sports News. He has a background in local news and legal journalism, as well as experience in business and music journalism.
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Amardeep is an Investigative Journalist with 30 years’ experience across print, broadcast, and digital for national and international media.
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Amelia is a freelance Features Writer for publications such as The Guardian, Wired, Vice, the New Statesman, and The New York Times.
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Amy is Chief Reporter at The Mail and Business Editor at The North-West Evening Mail.
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Ana is a Journalist at BBC News leading the editorial and production strategy for BBC Mundo’s video journalism across platforms.
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Andrew is CNN’s Kyiv Bureau Chief, leading extensive newsgathering operations covering Russia’s full-scale invasion. Before that he was CNN’s Jerusalem Bureau Chief.
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Andrew is a Reporter at Channel 4 News, ITN, based in Leeds. He was formerly a Political Correspondent at ITV News.
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Anna is an Assistant Editor at BBC News Scotland, running the Network team.
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Ashna is a Sky News correspondent, covering a range of stories across the UK including breaking news.
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Barney is Chief Sports Writer for The Guardian.
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Ben is a motorsport broadcaster, writer and occasional racer involved in F1, British Touring Cars, and Superleague Formula.
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Beth is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, working in news for 25 years. She is currently freelance after taking a career break from spending many years at the AP as Head of Production.
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A former staffer at The Herald, Billy is a founder and co-editor of The Ferret, an investigative website in Scotland.
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Brighid is an Author, Storyteller, Keynote Speaker, and Journalist with The Currency.
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Cait was a Journalist and Editorial Leader at ITN for more than 10 years. Now, she is Executive Producer of Pod Save the UK and a Member of Ofcom’s Making Sense of Media Advisory Panel.
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Calum is the Assistant Editor for Long Form Journalism at BBC Scotland, making documentaries under the investigative strand Disclosure and podcasts for BBC Sounds.
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Carl is a Political Correspondent at ITV News.
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Charlotte is a Senior Journalist at BBC News.
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Chris is a freelance Motorsport Journalist and Broadcaster, and F1 correspondent for RACER Magazine.
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Ciaran is Scotland correspondent for Channel 4 News who has built his career in Wales, the North of England and now Scotland.
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Dan is a Journalist and Commentator at BBC Radio Lancashire.
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Daniel is Investigations Editor for ITV News. His work includes investigations into social housing, end of life care and child poverty.
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Dan Wright is an executive producer at Times Radio with a 20 year career in international and UK journalism.
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Daniel is the BBC’s Foreign Deployment Editor, running some of the BBC’s most senior foreign correspondents and field producers.
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Dan is West of England Correspondent at BBC News.
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Dani is a freelance Journalism and PR Trainer, Consultant, Examiner and PR Account Manager.
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David is a Sports Journalist, currently covering Formula 1 and MotoGP at GRV Media.
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Dom is a Senior Writer turned Commissioning Editor at The Athletic.
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Elaine is a Producer and Lead Correspondent for ITV News, covering the biggest stories in the North West.
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Ellen is a Sports Broadcaster, Commentator, and Reporter at Sky News. She is also a freelance Commentator for UEFA, the London Marathon, and European Athletics.
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Ellie is an Investigative Journalist, Broadcaster and Producer, known for hard-hitting documentaries on issues affecting young people.
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Eve is a freelance news, features and investigative journalist primarily covering social affairs and inequalities.
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Fran is a Television Presenter with Irish National Broadcaster RTÉ, currently presenting the flagship current affairs TV programme Prime Time.
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Frankie is a BBC News Correspondent and Presenter.
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Gabija is a Political Reporter at the Irish Independent.
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Gabriel is Whitehall Editor at The Sunday Times.
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Gamal is a Presenter and Reporter for national networks including Sky News and ITV.
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Gary is BBC’s Washington Correspondent.
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Gary is a Football Commentator at Sky Sports.
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Gordon is a Senior Reporter and Presenter at STV News.
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Gwyn is Chief Correspondent for Newyddion S4C.
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Graham is Sports Editor at BBC Radio Northampton.
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Greg is a Correspondent at Sky News and Author of ‘And Bring the Darkness Home – The Tony Dell Story’.
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Harry is a Presenter and Commentator, specialising in Motorsport. He leads BBC Radio 5’s F1 coverage, is part of the Sky Sports F1 Broadcast team, and is a Commentator for Netflix’s Drive to Survive.
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Hilal is a freelance Journalist specialising in investigative reporting focusing on Turkey, the Middle East, and refugee and immigrant issues across the UK and Europe.
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Holly is Deputy Managing Editor at Global, overseeing brands including LBC News, LBC, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth and Capital.
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Imogen is Head of Investigations and Special Projects at ITV News.
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Indigo Stafford is an Entertainment Reporter and Content Creator who runs her own popular pop culture page called IndigoReports on TikTok covering everything from TV and film news to the latest red carpet looks.
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Jack is an investigative Journalist for The Irish Times.
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Jack is Associate Director at Edelman. He was previously a Senior Reporter at Marketplace by, APM, a Senior Transport Writer at WIRED, and a Producer at the BBC.
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Jade is a freelance Journalist with more than 20 years’ experience in broadcasting, newspapers, magazines and online journalism.
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James is Liverpool FC reporter for The Athletic.
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James is a Producer at Sky News.
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Joanna is a Data Investigations Journalist and Reporter at the BBC.
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Jon is a Senior Investigative Reporter with the BBC across digital platforms, radio and TV.
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Jon is VP at Newpress, a new type of creator-driven media company.
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Jonathan is Defence Correspondent at BBC News.
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Jon is London News Editor at ABC News.
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Josh is LGBT & Identity Producer and reporter for BBC News, having previously worked as senior planning producer at BBC Breakfast. Prior to moving into broadcast, he was a senior reporter for the Liverpool ECHO.
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Joshua is a Journalist at Business Insider and author of ‘Trauma Bonds: How Generational Trauma Shapes, Divides, and Connects Us’.
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Judith is Special Correspondent for BBC News and is a regular contributor to the BBC’s national and international news programmes.
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Juliana is a Filmmaker and Executive Producer of Investigative Documentaries.
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Kate is a Senior Political Correspondent at The Telegraph.
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Kathryn is a Scotland Correspondent at Channel 4 News and Westminster Correspondent at STV.
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Kathryn is a BBC Radio and TV Presenter and Correspondent and a Political Reporter for BBC West Midlands.
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Katie is Deputy Editor at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
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Katya is the BBC’s Europe editor.
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Keir is Chief International Correspondent at NBC.
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Krupa is a Presenter and Journalist at BBC World Service and Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour.
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Lewis is an Analysis and Investigations Editor at Global and Presenter of The News Agents podcast.
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Lindsey is the International Editor for Channel 4 News.
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Lucy is Head of News at ITV Granada Reports.
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Maggie is Executive Editor at BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Radio Lincolnshire.
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Maira is a Foreign News Reporter at The Independent.
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Mairead is a Senior Journalist, Reporter and Presenter at BBC North West Tonight and Reporter at BBC Sunday Politics North West.
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Marelle is a Producer at STV News at Six.
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Mark Daly is an Investigative Journalist for the BBC. He has reported around 30 documentaries on subjects ranging from racism in the police to historic abuse in the Catholic Church.
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Marthe is a Senior Broadcast Journalist and Team Manager at BBC News.
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Martin is News Editor at Sifted.
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Martin is a freelance Journalist with 25+ years of experience reporting and news editing for national newspapers and international media outlets.
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Maryam is a Data Scientist and Journalist at BBC News.
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Mia is an Emmy Award-winning freelance Senior International Correspondent and an early career Coach, Media Trainer, and Advisor.
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Miguel is Chief Football Writer at The Independent and author of ‘States of Play: How Sportswashing Took Over Football’, which won Football Book of the Year in 2025.
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Mike is Editor, News Output at Sky News, in charge of The News Hour with Mark Austin, News at Ten with Anna Botting/Gillian Joseph and Sky News Today.
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Mike is the Editor of TheBusinessDesk.Com in the North West of England.
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Mimi is a Music Journalist and a Creative Strategist at Ogilvy. She has written for Complex and Clash Magazine.
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Minnie is a Journalist and Culture Correspondent for Channel 4 News, known for her work in the arts, women’s rights, identity politics, and LGBTQ+ stories.
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Mollie is Home News Correspondent at Sky News.
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Monika is a Presenter and Reporter for BBC News. She also reports on documentaries including for BBC Panorama, Radio 4 and The World Service.
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Naomi is a Senior Journalist at BBC Newsbeat. Prior to this she was a Senior Reporter at BirminghamLive.
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Natalie is Reach PLC’s Editor in Chief for London and East of England and Senior Editor at Nottinghamshire Live.
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Nigel is a freelance Journalist, Podcaster, Host, Media Trainer, and Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.
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Nina is a Broadcaster, Journalist, and former Anchor at CNN.
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Olivia Petter is a Journalist, Author and Broadcaster. She is a columnist at The Independent and has also written for The Sunday Times, The Guardian, British Vogue, Stylist, and Grazia, among others.
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Owain is Programme and Digital Editor at ITV Wales.
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Patrick Boyland is a Staff Writer and Everton Correspondent for The Athletic.
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Patrick is a Chief Political Commentator at The Times.
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Paul is a BBC Data Journalist, Leader of the MA in Data Journalism at Birmingham City University, and Co-Founder of investigative journalism network HelpMeInvestigate.com.
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Quentin is a Senior Correspondent, roving internationally for BBC News.
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Rachel is AFP’s Deputy Head of Digital Investigation for Europe.
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Rachel is a freelance Music and Culture Writer, and Community and Content Lead at PLAY.
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Rianna is an Investigations Correspondent at BBC News and Current Affairs.
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Rich is a BBC News Anchor, Presenter, and Correspondent covering international news.
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Richard is a Journalist and Broadcaster with more than 30 years experience with the BBC in radio and television.
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Richard is a frontline Television News Correspondent. He has previously been Chief Correspondent for ITV’s Good Morning Britain Breakfast, Daybreak, and GMTV programmes.
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Ros Osborne is a Presenter, Correspondent and News Executive Member at ITV Wales. He is also an Event Host and Moderator.
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Ruth Green is a freelance Journalist specialising in legal and social affairs.
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Sam is Investigations Editor at Liberty Investigates. His journalism focuses on social justice issues, housing, the climate crisis, local politics, health, the justice system and communities.
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Sangeeta is a Journalist and Presenter with ITV News and ITV News Meridian.
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Sanya is an Investigative Journalist specialising in digital spaces.
She currently works for The i Paper as an Investigations Correspondent and has previous spent 6 years at Sky News.
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Sarah is Vice President of Audience Strategy at Condé Nast.
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Sarah is a freelance Editor, Journalist, PR consultant, and former Executive Editor at Birmingham Live/Mail.
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Sarah is Business Correspondent and Presenter at Channel 4 News.
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Seb is Editor for Private Equity News, Dow Jones.
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Serena is Deputy Editor (print and digital) at Dazed.
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Shamaan is Midlands Correspondent at Sky News.
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Shamim is Foreign Correspondent for The Associated Press.
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Shingi is North of England correspondent for Sky News, formerly of The Sunday Times.
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Simon is a Sports Reporter and Chief Manchester City Writer at Manchester Evening News.
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Simon is a Political Reporter for the BBC, primarily for BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, BBC WM, Sunday Politics Midlands and Midlands Today.
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Stephen is Chief Cricket Writer for BBC Sport.
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Steph is North of England News Editor for Sky News.
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Sunita is a Senior Media Leader and Head of Regions at Channel 4 News.
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Tara is Editor at BBC Current Affairs, making radio and podcasts for BBC Long Form Audio in Salford.
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Tasnim is a freelance Journalist, Author and Reporter. She became the first hijab-wearing TV reporter in Scotland in July 2020.
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Tim is a Multiplatform Media Consultant at Tiga Consultancy and Visiting Lecturer at City, University of London.
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Tina is a freelance Copywriter, Journalist, Editor and Media Trainer.
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Tristan is a Social Media Video Reporter at Reuters as well as a Public Speaker, Moderator and Journalism Guest Lecturer.
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Tulip is a freelance Journalist, Broadcaster, Moderator, and Host, specialising in global and women’s health.
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Una is an Irish Journalist and Broadcaster known for her work with The Irish Times and The Guardian.
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Vicky is a Senior Producer of narrative podcasts at Novel. She is also a freelance Senior Producer and Reporter.
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Vicky is Housing and Society Correspondent at The i Paper. She is also an Author and Presenter of Housing Britain with Vicky Spratt.
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Victoria is a Journalist, Newsreader and Broadcaster at the BBC.
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Will is a Producer Director at The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. He is also a self-shooting Investigative Producer, Reporter and Documentary Director.
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Yakub is a Democracy Editor at Reach. He is also a founding member of Reach Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Network.
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