Emily Jane Bell (born 14 September 1965)[1] is a British academic and journalist. She is Professor of Professional Practice at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (Columbia School of Journalism)[2] and the Director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, part of the CSJ,[3] in New York City. Before taking up her academic post at the Tow Center in 2010, Bell had worked for The Guardian and Observer newspapers since 1990.[4]
Emily Bell | |
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 Bell in 2013 | |
| Born | Emily Jane Bell 14 November 1965 King's Lynn, Norfolk, England |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of Professional Practice , Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
| Board member of | Guardian Newspapers Ltd, Scott Trust. |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Tow Centre for Digital Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
Born in King's Lynn, Norfolk,[1] Bell read jurisprudence at Christ Church, Oxford, and graduated in 1987.[2] She began her career on Big Farm Weekly that year, and then joined Campaign, the magazine for the advertising business, in 1988.[5] In 1990, Bell joined The Observer as a business reporter[6] becoming Media Business Editor in 1995, deputy business editor,[7] and then Business Editor during 1998.[5] In June 2000, Bell became executive editor of the Media Guardian website,[8] and editor-in-chief of Guardian Unlimited in February 2001.[9]
In September 2006, Bell was appointed to the board of Guardian Newspapers Ltd and assumed the role of director of digital content for Guardian News and Media.[10] Emily Bell became a non-executive director of the Scott Trust, which owns the Guardian Media Group, in January 2013.[11]
Bell is an editor of Journalism After Snowden: The Future of the Free Press in the Surveillance State,[12] published by Columbia University Press in March, 2017. She is also one of the 25 leading figures on the Information and Democracy Commission launched by Reporters Without Borders.
References edit
- ^ a b "Ms Emily Bell Authorised Biography". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Emily Bell" Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, Columbia School of Journalism
- ^ "Who We Are: Emily Bell, Director", Tow Center for Digital Journalism
- ^ Jason Deans "Emily Bell to leave Guardian News & Media for university post", theguardian.com, 21 April 2010
- ^ a b Stephen Armstrong "Media Profile: Emily Bell, business editor, the Observer - A true business strategist", PR Week, 4 December 1998
- ^ "Guardian Unlimited: Arts Blog: Emily Bell", theguardian.com
- ^ NMA Staff "Emily Bell, Guardian Unlimited", econsultancy.com, 6 December 2007
- ^ "Guardian appoints Observer business editor to head up online media launch", campaignlive.co.uk, 14 June 2000
- ^ Adam Hill "Media: Editor of Guardian Unlimited resigns", PR Week, 1 December 2001
- ^ "Emily Bell to Join Board of Guardian Newspapers", theguardian.com, (Guardian News and Media Press Office), 15 September 2006
- ^ Josh Halliday "Emily Bell and Alex Graham appointed Scott Trust non-executive directors", theguardian.com, 23 January 2013
- ^ Bell, Emily; Khorana, Taylor Owen With Smitha; Bollinger, Jennifer R. Henrichsen Foreword by Lee C., eds. (March 2017). Journalism After Snowden: The Future of the Free Press in the Surveillance State. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231540674.
External links edit
- "Emily Bell(Wether) - An Englishwoman in New York" - official blog
- "Emily Bell" - Guardian contributor page