Journalists’ Advisory Panel members

Current panel members

  • 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.
  • Caroline Iggulden is Associate Editor at The Sun newspaper. She is responsible for editorial campaigns and partnerships across print and digital.
  • 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.
  • John Ferguson is Editor of the Sunday Mail in Scotland.
  • Giles Hattersley is the European Features Director for Vogue.
  • Megan Harwood-Baynes is a journalist at SkyNews. She was previously a social media reporter at PA and local democracy reporter on the Isle of Wight.
  • Rebecca Camber is the Crime and Security Editor at the Daily Mail.
  • Sophie Hearsey is the Group Head of Content at Bauer Media.
  • 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.