Dr Mel Bunce is the Head of Department of Journalism at City, University of London and a Reader in Journalism. She researches and publishes on humanitarian journalism, international news coverage of Africa, and the politics and economics of news production.

 

Ica Fernandez is a development consultant and independent researcher from the Philippines. She has extensive experience in the design and evaluation of international programmes focused on preventing violence and increasing social cohesion. Ms. Fernandez is working on her PhD at the University of Cambridge.

 

Dr Rachel Khan is a professor of Journalism and Associate Dean in the College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines-Diliman. Khan has worked extensively on media freedom issues as a researcher, consultant and journalist including a leadership role as former Deputy Director of the Philippines’ Centre for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR).

 

Dr Mary Myers is a media development consultant and independent researcher with 23 years of experience evaluating media development and communication projects, mostly in Africa, for clients including the Department for International Development (DFID), UNICEF and BBC Media Action. She is an external research associate at the University of East Anglia.

 

Dr Martin Scott is an Associate Professor in Media and International Development at the University of East Anglia. He is author of Media and Development (Zed Books, 2014) and has published widely on international journalism, foundation-funded news, representations of Africa, celebrities and development, audiences for international news and the role of popular culture in politics.

 

Lina Yassin is a Sudanese journalist, a development consultant, and a climate activist with experience working on climate change communications and journalism in the MENA region. Lina is currently finishing her studies at the University of Khartoum.

 

Fiona Elliott is currently an intern for Cambridge Global Health Partnerships. She has recently completed an MA in Media and International Development at the University of East Anglia. She has experience in researching media freedom, global health, and the intersections between them.