Nigel Baker appointed chief executive of Thomson Media Foundation
Associated Press’s Nigel Baker has been appointed the new chief executive of the Cardiff-based Thomson Media Foundation.
The foundation’s website credits Baker as being ‘a driving force’ behind AP’s international television wing Association Press Television News, where he was head of news, director of content and managing director before taking over his current role in 2008.
His career has also included spells with ITN, Reuters and Sky News.
Lord Fowler, chairman of the Trustees of the Thomson Media Foundation, said: “I am delighted with the appointment. We are very fortunate to have found someone with such powerful media experience. Nigel will have a crucial role in developing the foundation as we come up to our 50th anniversary.”
Baker said: “I am proud to be able to lead the Foundation into the next stage of its development. There has never been a more demanding, or challenging time, for the international news industry – whether it is looking for leadership in basic journalism skills, ethics, media convergence or new business models.
“The Thomson Media Foundation has a growing role to play in helping the industry make sense of a rapidly changing landscape.”
Meanwhile, the charity is understood to helping to establish a code of conduct for the media in Tunisia ahead of its first free elections. Former ITN News correspondent and now senior consultant Eric MacInnes has been leading the work in Tunisia alongside ITN political correspondent Mark Webster.