Mr. Charlie Beckett Director, Polis, London School of Economics, UK

Charlie Beckett is the founding director of Polis, the journalism and society think-tank in the Media and Communications Department of the London School of Economics. He is the author of SuperMedia: Saving Journalism So It Can Save The World. He is a regular commentator on media and politics and lectures... read moreinternationally. He was an award-winning film-maker and programme editor at the BBC and ITN's Channel 4 News. His research and writing now specializes in issues around media change, media and development, and media and political communications. He blogs at www.charliebeckett.org