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Photos (clockwise from top left): Roula Khalaf, Lydia Polgreen, Maria
Ressa, Jacqueline Simmons, and Alan Murray. (All photos courtesy of
the board members except Simmons, which was provided by Bloomberg).
CPJ welcomes new vice board chair and 4 prominent newsroom leaders to
its board of directors
New York, December 7, 2023-The Committee to Protect Journalists
(CPJ) announced on Wednesday its new vice chair of the board, Lydia
Polgreen, opinion columnist for The New York Times, and the addition
of four leading journalists to its
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board of directors: Roula Khalaf, editor of the Financial Times; Alan
Murray, chief executive officer of Fortune Media; Maria Ressa,
co-founder of Rappler, and Jacqueline Simmons, editorial lead of
Europe, Middle East, and Africa at Bloomberg.
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"CPJ is delighted to announce Lydia Polgreen as the incoming vice
board chair and welcome four distinguished journalists to our board,"
said CPJ Chair Jacob Weisberg. "They represent a tremendous range of
knowledge and experience, and share a fundamental commitment to press
freedom and safety around the world."
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"Lydia's decades-long experience as an international
correspondent and as a media executive leading a team of hundreds of
journalists worldwide makes her uniquely qualified to understand the
challenges journalists face to report the news globally during a
period of unprecedented attacks on the press," said Weisberg.
Weisberg added: "All four new board members are not only
accomplished journalists but passionate about the role that a free
press plays in the world. We look forward to working with them to keep
journalists free and safe. As a correspondent in the Middle East, a
foreign editor, and now editor of the Financial Times, Roula is one of
the UK's most distinguished journalists. Alan is one of America's most
admired business journalists, with a storied career at the Wall Street
Journal and Fortune. Maria, the co-founder and CEO of Rappler in the
Philippines and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is an inspiration to
me and so many others in our field. Jacqueline is a leader at
Bloomberg, where for more than two decades she has managed coverage
from the Americas to Europe to North Africa."
Lydia Polgreen is an opinion columnist for The New York Times. She
previously served as managing director of Gimlet, a podcast studio at
Spotify, and as editor-in-chief of HuffPost, leading a team of
hundreds of journalists publishing 16 editions in nine languages
across the globe.
Roula Khalaf is editor of the Financial Times. She was previously
deputy editor from 2016 to 2020, overseeing a range of newsroom
initiatives and award-winning editorial projects and leading a global
network of over 100 foreign correspondents.
Alan Murray is CEO of Fortune Media, where he oversees all of the
company's operations. Prior to joining Fortune in 2015, Murray
was president of the Pew Research Center and spent almost two decades
at The Wall Street Journal.
Maria Ressa co-founded Rappler, the Philippines' leading
digital-only news site. As Rappler's CEO, Ressa faced political
harassment and numerous arrests during the administration of former
President Rodrigo Duterte. In 2021, Ressa was awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize in recognition of her "efforts to safeguard freedom of
expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace."
Jacqueline Simmons has held various news reporting and managerial
roles at Bloomberg in Europe and the U.S. since starting in 1996.
Currently, as editorial lead, she oversees 30-plus bureaus in Europe,
the Middle East, and Africa, as well as multi-platform content
strategy and planning.
CPJ's board of directors is composed of journalists, media
executives, and leaders from related professions in the United States
and around the world.
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About the Committee to Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an independent,
nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide. CPJ
defends the rights of journalists to report the news safely and
without fear of reprisal.
More information about CPJ's board of directors can be found
here.
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