Tom Edgington Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

- Incoming fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism- Researching a paper on the role of fact-check journalism and its influence on political discourse

London, England, United Kingdom

- Steering the structure, narrative and news lines of BBC Verify articles- Lead writer for BBC Verify stories- Coordinating teams, delegating roles and acting as the main point of contact for BBC Digital Output- Signing off BBC Verify articles for BBC website- On-air appearences across radio and TV outlets

London, United Kingdom

- Broadcasting, writing and commissioning fact-checks across BBC News outlets (TV, radio and online)- Examining stories/claims on social media and checking if they are true or not - Using data, charts and graphics to illustrate stories

Westminster, England, United Kingdom

- Produced a half-hour Radio 4 documentary, Schools Apart, that explored how schools can help children from minority backgrounds feel integrated and included in modern Britain- Selecting and arranging contributors, recording material, editing audio, writing and editing scripts

London, United Kingdom

- Programme editor for the World At One, PM and The World This Weekend- Deciding on the day's running order: which stories we cover and how we cover them - Managing a team of producers: assigning stories, making difficult editorial judgements and delivering creative and original journalism to the highest of standards

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Responsible for the planning, coverage and production of the BBC's 2016 Presidential election programme across BBC Radio 4, 5Live and the World Service- Selecting the contributors and briefing presenters accordingly- Deciding on the running order which needs to sustain 12 continuous hours of live broadcasting

Westminster, London

- Coordinating the daily political output between BBC Westminster and BBC Radio 4 in the run-up to the 2015 General Election - Substantial field production during election campaign- Worked as the Radio Results Editor on General Election night, managing a desk of 7 producers sustaining and coordinating live output across BBC Radio 4, 5Live and the World Service for 11 continuous hours- Relief reporter for Radio 4's Today in Parliament

- Producer for BBC Radio 4's World at One; The World This Weekend; the PM programme; What the Papers Say; and Broadcasting House- Selecting and pre-interviewing guests and contributors for each programme- Writing cues, interview questions and background briefs- Editing interviews, cutting clips and package making in Adobe Audition / VCS

- Working with BBC News presenters, across TV and radio, to prepare for on-air interviews- Providing bespoke briefs for presenters and editors on domestic and foreign stories - Undertook a six month project to bring parts of News output together via a shared online library

- Writing daily economic briefings for BBC News staff - Providing guidance and advice on stories- Suggesting guests for TV and radio interviews- Writing for the BBC News website and occasional on-air broadcasting

- Manging the criminal justice and social affairs policy accounts- Producing policy conferences and briefings whilst meeting financial and budgetary targets - Negotiating with high-profile speakers across the public, private and voluntary sectors- Building new client and partner relationships

- Part-time job while studying at York and Bath universities - Selling mobile phone, helping customers with technical problems, resolving complaints- Hitting and exceeding sales targets set by area management

Journalist Fellowship, Green Templeton College

Summer School, International Political Economy

Msc, International Policy Analysis

Ba (Hons), Politics