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Our People
Media Defence is managed by a professional secretariat based in London.
Sophie Gougeon
Legal and Grants Officer (Individuals)The trustees believe Board diversity is an imperative. They believe gender parity is a priority, alongside ethnic and geographic diversity, as well as the lived experiences of Board members, with regard to the issues that Media Defence seeks to tackle. The Board pledges to take the necessary measures to achieve this, and to support diverse participation.
Richard Brophy
Head of Social Purpose and Sustainability at Yorkshire Building Society
Sarah Bull
Partner at Wilsons Solicitors LLP
Joshua Castellino
Executive Director of Minority Rights Group
Steven Finizio
Partner at WilmerHale LLP
Matt Francis
Chartered Accountant
Caroline Frost
Journalist, Author and Broadcaster
Bob Jobbins
Chair
David Jones
Finance Transformation Lead, Science Museum Group
Smita Shah
Human Rights Barrister, Teacher at PPLE CollegeAmerican Friends of MLDI
Aryeh Neier
President Emeritus, Open Society Foundations
Victor A. Kovner
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Dave Heller
Deputy Director, Media Law Resource Center
Adam Michnik
Floyd Abrams
Geoffrey Robertson QC
Hina Jilani
Jon Snow
José Zalaquett
Margaret Sekaggya
Param Cumaraswamy
Paul Collier
Soli Sorabjee
Yuen-Ying Chan
Mark Ellis
Wilf Mbanga
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Media Defence Audited Accounts
2012
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2013
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Media Defence Audited Accounts
2014
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Media Defence Audited Accounts
2015
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2016
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Media Defence Audited Accounts
2017
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Media Defence Audited Accounts
2018
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