Staff
Senior Management
Steering Committee
Advisory Board
Research Associates
Journalist Fellows
Visiting Fellows
Staff
Louise Allcock
Events and Administration Officer
Louise has extensive experience in events co-ordination and management through her years of working in the publishing industry and corporate sectors.
Sacha Altay
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Sacha Altay is a postdoctoral research fellow working on misinformation and (mis)trust.
Dr Sumitra Badrinathan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Sumitra is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow who works on the Trust in News Project Her research interests include studying misinformation, media effects and political behaviour, with a regional focus on India.
Dr MacKenzie Common
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
MacKenzie is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow who focuses on the content moderation processes at social media companies.
Kirsten Eddy
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Kirsten Eddy is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Digital News at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. She studies the interplay of journalism, politics, and digital media, with a focus on moral and civic media and political discourse.
Rebecca Edwards
Digital News Programme Manager
Becca is the Digital News Programme Manager whose role includes production oversight of our Digital News Report.
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Steering Committee
The Steering Committee meets several times throughout the year and has general oversight of the Reuters Institute. It approves long-term planning, financial statements, fundraising strategies and other activities. It reports to key stakeholders within the University of Oxford and supports our relationship with the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Geert Linnebank
Trustee of the Thomson Reuters Foundation
Geert is the former Editor-in-Chief of Reuters and sits on the board of ITN.
Professor Gina Neff
Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Oxford Internet Institute and Department of Sociology, University of Oxford
Gina studies the future of work in data-rich environments and leads a multinational comparative research project on the effects of the adoption of AI across multiple industries.
Prof. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Director
Rasmus is Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and Professor of Political Communication at the University of Oxford.
Professor Kate O'Regan
Director, Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
Kate is an expert in international human rights law and one of the first judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
Nicholas Owen
Joint Head of the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
Nicholas is an Associate Professor in Politics and teaches Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and History and Politics undergraduate degree classes.
John Pullman
Global Head, Video and Pictures, Reuters
John runs a team of more than 400 journalists around the world producing video and photos. He was part of the team that founded Al Jazeera.
Advisory Board
Our advisory board is made up of high profile international figures from news organisations, technology companies, media policymaking and academia. Board members provide valuable insight and suggestions for our work.
Madhav Chinnappa
Director of News Ecosystem Development, Google
Madhav's role involves working on partnerships and collaboration between Google and the news industry.
Alexandra Föderl-Schmid
Israel Correspondent, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Alexandra is the Israel Correspondent of the Süddeutsche Zeitung and the former editor of Austria's Der Standard.
Catherine Gicheru
Director, Africa Women Journalist Project
Catherine is the pan-African lead of WanaData and the Kenya country manager for Code for Africa.
Natali Helberger
University Professor of Law and Digital Technology, University of Amsterdam
Natali's research at the University of Amsterdam looks at the interface between law, technology, humanities and social sciences.
Ritu Kapur
Co-founder and CEO, Quintillion Media
Ritu is a pioneer in citizen journalism and digital-first news media and has an interest in utilising the media for social change.
Sylvie Kauffmann
Editorial Director, Le Monde
Sylvie is one of France's leading journalists having held several senior roles including as editor of Le Monde.
Journalist Fellows
Here are the Journalist Fellows currently at the Reuters Institute. You can also find recent Journalist Fellow alumni and Journalist Fellows pre-2006.
Alex Murray
Broadcast Journalist, BBC
Alex Murray is a leader digital journalism leader with an interest in positive experiences of trauma reporting
Gideon Sarpong
Director of Policy and News, iWatch Africa
Gideon Sarpong is a policy analyst and media practitioner with nearly a decade of experience in policy, data and investigative journalism.
Kirsi-Marja Takala
Product Manager, Bauer Media
Kirsi-Marja Takala is a production manager who creates and produces podcasts for Bauer Media's listeners and customers
Ton van der Ham
Director, reporter and presenter, Zembla
Ton is an investigative journalist focused on exposing and analysing systemic failures. His research into the Q fever epidemic was awarded the most important journalistic prize in the Netherlands.
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