DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: MONDAY 16th JULY An unmissable event for black and minority ethnic journalists and broadcasting professionals to make new contacts in broadcast and online news. Apply for a one-to-one meeting with a choice of more than 60 industry executives Friday 21st September 2007 TUC,Great Russell St,London WC1 This event is organised Supported by by BECTU and the BBC in partnership with ITN,the NUJ and broadcast and online news providers Who would you like to have a one-to-one with? Here’s the list of leading figures from across the news industry who you can apply to meet for a one-to-one chat.Some are key decision makers who control big editorial budgets.Others are programme editors who hire staff and freelances.A number of the people on the list are role models who are keen to pass on tips about how they progressed their careers.You can apply to see more than one – on the application form write the name and reference number (shown beside each name) of those you wish to see.The list may be amended.For details of workshops at Move on Up in News,please see the back of this brochure. 8.Sejal Karia 16.Mike Kavanagh 23.Richard Clark BBC Overnight reporter,BBC News Head of Presentation, Editor,BBC Radio Newsroom BBC NEWS Packages news stories overnight BBC Television News Runs the network radio 1.Helen Boaden and does lives as and when Manages the designers,directors newsroom,supplying news for Director,BBC News necessary for breakfast output and studio operations staff in Radio 2,R3,R4,Five Live,6Music Responsible for making sure all across radio and TV (including Television News and responsible and local radio. output at home and abroad BBC Breakfast,Radio 4’s Today for the visual brand of BBC News reaches the widest possible news programme,Five Live Breakfast, on television. 24.Sonia Deol audiences and remains true to the News 24 and radio bulletins) Breakfast presenter,Asian Network values of accuracy,fairness and 17.Kevin Bakhurst With the BBC since ’96; joined impartiality. 9.Clive Myrie Controller,BBC News 24 from commercial radio. Europe Correspondent Heads the BBC’s 24-hour 2.Francesca Unsworth Covers news and current affairs domestic news operation with 25.Rod McKenzie Head of BBC Newsgathering across the continent,although around 160 journalists. Editor,Radio 1 Newsbeat Its staff of 600 journalists and from time to time he’s called upon & 1Xtra News technicians in the UK and around to cover stories further afield. 18.Mark Popescu Runs all the news from Radio 1 the world provide the stories and Editor,BBC One and Six O'Clock News and 1Xtra – the BBC's coverage for the full range of BBC 10.Rajesh Mirchandani Leads the production team youth-facing networks.Makes news services on TV,Radio and BBC News Midlands Correspondent producing BBC One’s daytime the news accessible and relevant Online. Responsible for covering the West news bulletins – deciding which to audiences that don't normally and East Midlands and East Anglia stories are covered on the day consume news of any sort. 3.Jonathan Baker for BBC TV,radio and online. and future commissioning. Responsible for the expansion of Deputy Head of Newsgathering specialist journalism in fields such Through its staff of correspondents, 11.Barnie Choudhury 19.Glen Bertram as entertainment news,youth producers and technical support News Correspondent Manager Studios and Craft health,technology and the staff,Newsgathering plans and Reporting news for BBC TV,radio Deployment,TV News setting up of a bureau in New delivers news coverage from the and online – reacting to breaking Responsible for all technical staff York to cover North America. UK and around the world to all of news and finding new and crewing for TV news studios and the BBC networks and channels original stories. also oversees the craft 26.Angela Clarke deployment teams,scheduling Assistant Editor,1Xtra News 4.Jon Williams 12.Daniell Morrisey directors,graphics and Lead output editor for 1Xtra’s World News Editor HR and Development Manager editing/Mediaport staff. journalism,reporting directly to Responsible for the BBC's Journalist and recruitment/HR the editor – and in charge of international news coverage. professional. BBC RADIO NEWS much of the day-to-day With 41 bureaux around the 20.Stephen Mitchell leadership of the network's world,BBC News is the world’s 13.Winston Phillips Head of Radio News news coverage. biggest broadcast newsgatherer. Technology Systems Manager Leads a department with 800 News Production Facilities journalists and technical staff 27.Dotun Adebayo 5.Alison Ford Key figure within the BBC Black delivering daily and weekly news Presenter UK News Editor and Asian Forum. and current affairs programmes Presents Up All Night on 5 Live. Responsible for all of the BBC’s on all the BBC’s national networks network newsgathering across BBC TELEVISION NEWS and the international service on 28.G Money the UK. 14.Peter Horrocks the World Service. Presenter,1Xtra Head of Television News Presents the daily TXU news 6.Mihir Bose Leads the journalistic and technical 21.Tim Doucy programme. Sports Editor teams which produce all of the Head of Operations,Radio News The corporation’s first sports BBC’s television news from the Ten Leads a team of 140 technical 29.Bernard P Achampong editor.He left his position as O’Clock News,through News 24 to staff who provide operational Producer,1Xtra sports columnist on The Daily Newsnight and including BBC World support to Five Live,Radio 4 news, Programme,projects and creative Telegraph to inject analysis and for our international audiences. World Service news programmes producer across various networks. context into major sports news and the Asian Network in Projects include DigiEfx branding stories across the BBC's news 15.Ken Connell London. and station sound (1Xtra) and programmes. Manager Production & Technology Beverley's Gospel Nights (Radio 2). Television News 22.Matt Morris 7.Katharine Everett Technology lead for TV news, Head of News,BBC Radio Five Live BBC NEWS INTERACTIVE Director of Change running the studios,graphics and Leads the team of more than a 30.Pete Clifton Supports teams and leaders editing areas day-to-day and hundred journalists who provide Head of BBC News Interactive across the BBC in delivering their investigating how new 24/7 news coverage on Five Live – Leads the department vision.Also a BBC-trained technologies will change working the home of live news and responsible for a wide range of executive coach. practices. live sport. services including the BBC News website,Ceefax and its equivalent specials and general election ITV’s provider of British Sign news ranging from the big on digital TV,news to mobiles and programmes. Language to the media industry. European blue chips to Russia’s public spaces,and a range of video corporate giants and companies services for broadband and 40.Malcolm Smith 51.Sally Milne emerging from the Middle East interactive television. Head of Operational Engineering Head of Resourcing and Africa. Supports the technical aspects of and Diversity,ITV 31.Steve Herrmann ITN's newsgathering operations Looks after ITV’s diversity strategy 62.Sitaraman Shankar Editor,BBC News Interactive including cameras and sound and controls all recruitment within Chief Correspondent,Europe,Middle Responsible for editorial output equipment,outside broadcasts, ITV plc. East and Africa Stock Markets on BBC News on-demand services, satellite dishes and radio Runs a 10-strong team of stock including the BBC News website, equipment and the technical staff. 52.Duncan Rycroft reporters covering continental Ceefax,digital text and mobile Controller of Regional Programmes, Europe and the UK market. phones. 41.Keith Cass ITV Granada Director of Technology Responsible for the regional BLOOMBERG BBC WORLD SERVICE output in the ITV Granada region. 63.Clare Davies 32.Liliane Landor 42.Asha Oberoi On and Off Air Talent Manager, Head of News and Current Affairs Content Director,ITN Source 53.Sunita Jaswal EMEA BBC World Service Responsible for marketing and ITV News Group Trainee Responsible for sourcing, Leads a team of around 300 product development strategy One of 17 picked from more than networking and coaching all on people who provide news and and ITN's e-commerce website. 3,000 people to take part in the and off air talent for the Europe, programmes round the clock to journalistic traineeship. Middle East and North Africa an audience of 37 million people 43.Louise Evans (EMEA) region and works closely across the world. ITN Director of Communications 54.Andrew Friend with management on the Responsible for programme and Output Producer,ITV Tyne Tees development of the European ITV business publicity for the group Manages the news team at ITV broadcast division. ITV NEWS and public affairs. Tyne Tees and responsible for 33.David Mannion daily news output. 64.Catherine Stevens ITV News Editor-in-Chief 44.Stuart Thomas Head of the Pan European Channel Responsible for all network and Editor,ITV London 55.Rohit Kachroo Manages the Pan European regional news programmes on ITV. Responsible for news in ITV’s Reporter,ITV News English-language channel for London region. Reports for the ITV Central West Bloomberg Television,overseeing 34.Deborah Turness region and for the ITV national the news production,reporting Editor of ITV News 45.Hazel MacGough news. and anchor team. Drives all daily news programming Director of Human Resources on ITV.Editor of ITV Lunchtime 56.Nermin Oomer 65.Paul George News,ITV Evening News,and ITV 46.Will Thorne Broadband News Editor, On air Anchor/Reporter News at 10.30.