Alan Rusbridger
Alan Rusbridger is an award-winning journalist, writer and producer. Alan was the acclaimed Editor in Chief of The Guardian from 1995 to 2015 and is currently Editor of Prospect Magazine.
Born in Zambia, Alan trained as a reporter in the UK. During his time at The Guardian, he oversaw the transformation of the publication from printed broadsheet to world-leading digital news organization. Under his leadership, The Guardian became the most-visited English language website in the world, overtaking The New York Times, a period defined by pioneering investigations into WikiLeaks, tax avoidance, phone hacking and the Snowden revelations, stories that were followed up globally and which won the paper numerous awards, including the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service Journalism. Two of these stories were adapted into feature films by Bill Condon (THE FIFTH ESTATE) and Oliver Stone (SNOWDEN). Another, on phone-hacking, has been in development by George Clooney.
In addition to his journalism, Alan is the author of several books on the media, democracy and wider issues in society. These books include his memoir of journalism and its future BREAKING NEWS, and his most recent book NEWS AND HOW TO USE IT: WHAT TO BELIEVE IN A FAKE NEWS WORLD.
His work for the screen includes the BBC1 drama FIELDS OF GOLD, which Alan co-wrote alongside Ronan Bennett, a conspiracy thriller about genetically modified crops, and an animation feature in development with Working Title. He was also a director of the Royal National Theatre for six years. Additionally, he serves as Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford; Chair of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, and a member of the Facebook Oversight Board.
Alan is currently developing scripted and non-scripted drama projects within his production company Two Way Films.