
Media Channel has over 90 international advisors: journalists, academics, media professionals, media critics, and activists. Our advisors serve as Media Channel’s eyes and ears around the globe. They keep us informed about important issues and events, contribute commentaries and columns, and help us reach out to media organizations worldwide. We’re grateful to our advisors for their guidance, input, and insights.
Affiliations listed for identification purposes only.
AFRICA
Fackson Banda, Regional Director, Panos Institute of Southern Africa – Zambia Guy Berger, Professor and Head of Department, Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University – South Africa
Kondwani Chirambo, Director, Democracy and Governance Programme, Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC); Chairman, Commonwealth Press Union (CPU), Zambia section; Member of the Governing Council of the CPU – Zambia
Tracy Cohen, Policy Analyst, LINK Center, Graduate School for Public and Development Management – South Africa Shuller Habeenzu, Managing Director, Zamnet – Zambia
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Chief Correspondent for National Public Radio – South Africa
Ted Iwere, Publisher, Business Nigeria – Nigeria Pallo Jordan, Former Minister of Information – South Africa
Tawana Kupe, Media Scholar, Rhodes University – South Africa Gwen Lister, Editor of The Namibian – Namibia
Sundie Sinkala, African Regional Co-ordinator, OneWorld Online; Information and Research Officer, Zambia Independent Media Association – Zambia Keyan Tomaselli, Director, Centre for Media and Cultural Studies, University of Natal – South Africa
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
Binod Agrawal, Director, TALEEM Research Foundation – India
Zafaryab Ahmed, Journalist, first human rights fellow of the Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights at Colby College – Pakistan
Nitya Jacob, Indian Regional Co-ordinator, OneWorld Online – India
Sevanti Ninan, Media Columnist – India
MIDDLE EAST
Nissim Calderon, Political analyst, literary critic, Tel-Aviv University – Israel Thomas Goltz, Journalist, Author, Lecturer – Turkey
Khaldoon Tabaza, President of Online Services, Arabia.On.Line; Faculty Member, World Paper International – Jordan
ASIA
Zhuge Hungyun, Director, SkyArc Productions; Television Producer – China Vijay Menon, Secretary-General, Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) – Singapore
Mitsuko Shimomura, Journalist – Japan
Masaki Tajika, Senior Editor, Sapio Magazine – Japan
Zhou Xiao-Pu, Director, Broadcasting Section, Journalism Department, Renmin University – China Satoshi Yoshida, Chief Editor, Economic News Section, Kyodo News – Japan
LATIN AMERICA
Carlos Castilho, Editor, Revista Empreendedor – Brazil
EUROPE
Patrice Barrat, President, Article Z, Television Press Agency – France Mariano Benni, a member of the board of directors, Manager of journalistic personnel and external relations, Missionary Service News Agency (MISNA) – Italy Anna Cataldi, Journalist, UN Messenger of Peace – Italy
Stephen Coleman, Director of the Hansard Society, London School of Economics – England Countess Albina du Boisrouvray, Founder, Association Francois-Xavier Bagnoud – France
Thomas Dillen, Documentary Filmmaker & TV Journalist – Sweden Ms. Divina Frau-Meigs, Professor of Media – France
Serge Halimi, Media Editor, Le Monde Diplomatique – France
Miklos Haraszti, Social Scientist and Media Critic – Hungary
Max Kaase, Political Scientist, 1st VP of International Political Science Association (IPSA) – Germany
Ann-Britt Kaca, Senior Producer, YLE, Finish Broadcasting – Finland
Pat Kane, Associate Editor, Sunday Herald – Scotland Remy Le Champion, Associate Producer, University of Paris; TV and Webcast Producer – France
Jake Lynch, Consultant/Conflict & Peace Forums, Sky News correspondent – England Veran Matic, B92 Radio Belgrade, Annam Independent Media Association – Serbia
Tessa Mayes, Freelance Journalist, Media Researcher – England Ziba Norman, Prospect Magazine – England
Umit Ozturk, Vice-Chair, Amnesty International Journalists’ Network – England Gregory Palast, Business Columnist, The Observer – England
Greg Philo, Professor of Media Studies, Glasgow University – Scotland
John Pilger, Journalist – England
Helge Ronning, Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo; Former member of the Norwegian Public Service Broadcasting Council; Former member of the Government Commission on Freedom of Expression – Norway
Arne Ruth, Journalist/Editor – Sweden
Naomi Sakr, Research Director, Centre for Media Freedom – Middle East and North Africa (CMF MENA) – England
Jan Servaes, Dean, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Chair, Department of Communication, Katholieke Universiteit Brussel; Director, Research Centre, “Communication for Social Change” (CSC) – Belgium
Daniel Singer, European Correspondent, The Nation – France
Sava Tatic, Managing Director, Center for Advanced Media, Prague; Publication Director, Transitions – Czech Republic Barbara Thomass, School of Media and Politics, University of Hamburg – Germany
Carole Tongue, former member of the European Parliament – England Stefaan Verhulst, Director, Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, Wolfson College; Editorial Board, International Journal of Communications Law and Policy; Chair in Communication, UNESCO – England
Granville Williams, Division of Media, University of Huddersfield; Editor, Free Press – England
NORTH AMERICA
Jack Balkin, Director, Yale Information Society Project – USA
Roy Eugene Boggs, Jr. , Professor of Law, University of West Los Angeles; Member, Board of Directors, Screen Actors’ Guild – USA Nolan Bowie, JFK School of Government, Harvard University – USA Farai Chideya, Author, Journalist – USA
Linda Fuller, Professor, Worcester State College Communications Department; Media scholar and writer – USA Irene Gendzier, Professor, Boston University – USA
George Gerbner, President, Cultural Environment Movement; Bell-Atlantic Professor of Communications at Temple University; Dean Emeritus of the Annenberg School, University of PA – USA
Todd Gitlin, Professor, Department of Culture and Communication, New York University – USA Danny Glover, American Actor, Human Rights Activist, Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Development Programme (UNDP) – USA
Christopher Harper, Professor, Park Distinguished Chair, Department of Television-Radio, Ithaca College – USA Victor Harwood, President, Digital Hollywood – USA Hazel Henderson, Author, Futurist – USA
Patricia Ireland, President, National Organization for Women – USA Roland Joffe, Film Director – USA
Timothy Karr, Editor-at-Large for The World Paper – USA Alan Kay, President, Americans Talk Issues Foundation for Social Innovation – USA
Joan Konner, Former Dean, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism – USA Stephen Marshall, Creative Director, Guerrilla News Network – USA
Robert McChesney, Associate Professor, Institute of Communication Research, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign – USA Mark Crispin Miller, Professor of Media Ecology, New York University; Director, Project on Media Ownership – USA
Al Perlmutter, Veteran Award Winning Producer – USA
Monroe Price, Professor, Cardoza Law School, Cornell University; Co-director, Programme of Comparative Media Law and Policy, Oxford – USA Robbie Romero, Native American Artist and Activist, Eagle Thunder Enterprise – USA
Jay Rosen, Professor of Journalism, New York University School of Journalism – USA
Dr. Nancy Snow, Center for Communications and Community, UCLA – USA Jerold Starr, Executive Director, Citizens for an Independent Public Broadcasting – USA
Barry Steinhardt, Associate Director, American Civil Liberties Union; Co-director, Global Internet Liberty Campaign – USA Roger Trilling, Magazine editor and TV producer – USA
Shalini Venturelli, Professor, International Communication, School of International Service, American University – USA Karen Lee Wald, Journalist – Cuba and USA John Wallach, Director, Seeds of Peace – USA Jon Wiener, Professor of History, University of California at Irvine – USA
Ian Williams, UN Correspondent, The Nation; UN Bureau Chief, foreigntv.com – USA Ellen Willis, Professor of Journalism, New York University School of Journalism – USA