Charlie Beckett

Charlie Beckett is a distinguished professor in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics (LSE) and the founding director of Polis, LSE's international journalism institute.

He boasts an accomplished career as an award-winning filmmaker and editor at esteemed media organizations like LWT, BBC, and ITN. Starting from the South London Press, he ascended to the position of programme editor at Channel 4 News, where he covered significant events such as the terrorist attacks in New York and London, specializing in politics and international affairs.

Charlie Beckett's scholarly contributions include authoring 'SuperMedia' (Wiley Blackwell, 2008) and 'WikiLeaks: News In The Networked Era' (Polity, 2012), shedding light on the transformative impact of technology on journalism and the rise of disruptive online journalism, respectively.

At present, he is actively involved in leading the Google DNI Journalism and AI research project and has previously spearheaded the LSE Truth, Trust, and Technology Commission (2018) at LSE.

Passionate about journalism, social media, political communications, business models, innovation, and the intricate societal roles of news and social media, Charlie Beckett is a thought leader in the media landscape.

As the overseer of Polis, a renowned platform for discourse on global news media, he organizes seminars, conferences, and lectures, offering insights on diverse topics ranging from social media to humanitarian communication.

For those interested in his musings and updates, Charlie Beckett can be followed on Twitter via @charliebeckett. More information and opinions can be found on his Director's Blog at http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/polis/ and the official Polis website at http://www2.lse.ac.uk/media@lse/POLIS/home.aspx.