Journalists’ Advisory Panel members

Current panel members

  • Rebecca Camber is the Crime and Security Editor at the Daily Mail.
  • John Ferguson is Editor of the Sunday Mail in Scotland.
  • James Harrison is a freelance journalist. He was previously assistant editor at the Sunderland Echo and a Local Democracy Reporter covering public affairs in North East England.
  • Megan Harwood-Baynes is a senior money reporter at The Times & Sunday Times. She was previously a journalist at Sky News, where she covered social affairs, health and the cost of living crisis.
  • Giles Hattersley is the European Features Director for Vogue.
  • Sophie Hearsey is the Group Head of Content at Bauer Media.
  • Caroline Iggulden is Associate Editor at The Sun newspaper. She is responsible for editorial campaigns and partnerships across print and digital.
  • Joe Pinkstone is the science correspondent at The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph newspapers.
  • Charles Thomson is Newsquest South East’s investigations reporter, contributing to numerous daily and weekly newspapers. He has worked in the regional press since 2011.
  • Anna Whittaker is a BBC political reporter for the Black Country, reporting for BBC Radio WM, Midlands Today and BBC online. She started out in local newspapers in 2018 and has also worked as a Local Democracy Reporter.