Originally from Northern Ireland, he is now living in Dublin, where he lectures in journalism. He is an activist in the National Union of Journalists, which covers Great Britain and both parts of Ireland. He specialises in media freedom and media ethics issues. On behalf of the International Federation of Journalists, he has lead seminars on professional issues in Russia, Romania, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Greece and Tajikistan. He has done similar work with the Council of Europe and the OSCE. In 1995 he was a United Nations human rights field officer in Rwanda. In 2001 he completed a report on the problems facing journalists in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan for the IFJ and the Council of Europe. In 2005 he wrote part of the Article 19 report on media self-regulation in Europe Freedom and Accountability. * * *