Richard Sambrook

Richard Sambrook is Emeritus Professor of Journalism at Cardiff University in the UK. Previously he was Director of BBC News and the World Service having worked at the BBC as a journalist for 30 years. He helped launch several BBC News Channels, including Arabic and Persian, and as Head of Newsgathering for the BBC helped launch the BBC News Channel, BBC World News and the online news site. He is currently Chair of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - a non-profit newsroom in the UK which partners with major news organisations and helps support local news organisations with investigations.