Professor Catherine Johnson – VLV Trustee

Catherine Johnson is Professor of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds and the author/editor of six books and many articles. Her research has informed industry and policy, including at the BBC and Ofcom. She leads the PSM-AP project (Public Service Media in the Age of Platforms), funded by a €1.5m CHANSE grant, that examines the impact of global streaming platforms on public service media in 6 countries. She is a member of the DCMS College of Experts and has advised the DCMS Select Committee on the future of public service media and pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Media Bill. She is currently chairing the Audiences working group for the DCMS’s Future of TV Distribution Stakeholder Forum.

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THE LATE DR MICHAEL MOSLEY Michael Mosley received a VLV award for his contribution to Public Service Broadcasting in 2015

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