Jodie Ginsberg

Jodie Ginsberg is the chief executive of the Committee to Protect Journalists, a position she has held since 2022. Previously she had worked at Reuters and Internews.

Among the issues she has worked on is raising awareness of the threats and risks experienced by Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip.

Education
Ginsberg received a BA in English Literature from the University of Cambridge and a postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.

Career
Ginsberg began her career in 2000 as a graduate trainee at Thomson Reuters, where she began as a commodities reporter. She later worked as a foreign correspondent in Johannesburg, South Africa, focusing on the financial sector. She also worked in Dublin as Chief Correspondent, Ireland and as Bureau Chief of UK and Ireland, when she oversaw a staff of 40 reporters and news staff, and managed coverage of the 2008 financial crisis, 2010 general election, the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, and the merger of the Thomson and Reuters U.K. newsrooms.

In 2014, Ginsberg was appointed as CEO of Index on Censorship, a London-based freedom of expression group, which she led until 2020. Ginsberg is a regular speaker on journalist safety and access to information. Ginsberg succeeded Daniel Bruce and served as CEO for Internews Europe, a part of the Internews alliance. At Internews, Ginsberg oversaw delivery of programming, partnerships, fundraising, advocacy and outreach during a time of rapid organizational growth. Ginsberg waged new partnerships as media organizations adjusted to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ginsberg grew the public and funding profile of Internews and oversaw advocacy projects and research on media freedom and legal threats.



From April 2022 onward, Ginsberg has served as the CEO of the Committee to Protected Journalists.

Works

 * Ginsberg, Jodie. “Journalists are increasingly under threat and need protection, writes Jodie Ginsberg,” World Today, Vol. 79 Issue 2, p17-19. 3p, May 2023.


 * Ginsberg, Jodie. “Our employers must not police our opinions” Sunday Telegraph (London), Jun 30, 2019.


 * Ginsberg, Jodie. “Free speech must apply to all — even those we find offensive.” Evening Standard, Aug. 11, 2017.


 * Ginsberg, Jodie.“Torture, prison, even murder... the threats faced by our free press.” Evening Standard,, Aug. 17, 2017.


 * “Journalists are not the enemy of the state,” Daily Telegraph (London), July 16, 2019.