Ian Hargreaves
Prof Ian Richard Hargreaves (born 18 June 1951, Burnley) is Professor of Journalism at the Centre for Journalism Studies (JOMEC) at Cardiff University, Wales, UK. He is an occasional writer for various UK publications, and a panellist on BBC Radio 4's Moral Maze.
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[edit] Career
His career in British journalism includes several beats at the Financial Times, Directorship of BBC News & Current Affairs, and Editorship of The Independent and the New Statesman.
He actively supports a range of UK and international organisations, from Demos to Greenpeace.
In October 2010 he was invited to head an independent commission to consider "how the Intellectual Property framework supports growth and innovation" by the UK Prime Minister David Cameron. The resulting report "Digital Opportunity: a review of intellectual property and growth" was published in May 2011.
[edit] Personal life
He attended Burnley Grammar School on Byron Street in Burnley and Altrincham Grammar School for Boys. He studied at Queens' College, Cambridge. He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge where he read English with French. He married Elizabeth Crago in 1972. They divorced in 1991 and have a son (born 1975) and a daughter (born 1977). In 1993 he married Adele Blakebrough, co-founder and Director of Community Action Network, and they have two daughters (born in February 1997 and June 1998).
[edit] Publications (books)
2005, Journalism - A very short Introduction, Oxford University Press
[edit] See also
- Independent review of intellectual property and growth website
- Cardiff Centre for Journalism Studies website
- Moral Maze bio
- Community Action Network website
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| Preceded by Andreas Whittam Smith |
Editor of The Independent 1994–1995 |
Succeeded by Charles Wilson |
| Preceded by Steve Platt |
Editor of the New Statesman 1996–1998 |
Succeeded by Peter Wilby |
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