BBC global news director Sambrook joins Edelman PR
February 15th, 2010Posted by Laura Oliver in Jobs
Richard Sambrook, who left his post as global news director of the BBC, will become PR agency Edelman’s first chief content officer and vice-president, PR week reports.
Sambrook announced his departure from the BBC in November and announced his departure date as March 2010. He said he was planning to spend more time working as a visiting fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism in Oxford, before taking up a new role outside of journalism and broadcasting.
Sambrook recently oversaw the corporation’s coverage of the Iranian post-election protests and spoke to Journalism.co.uk about the BBC’s use of user-generated content in its reports.
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