Liz Corbin is EBU Director of News, a career-long public service journalist and a committed advocate for trusted, quality journalism.

Liz’s time at the EBU has coincided with what could be considered one of the most challenging periods for global news outlets in recent history. She has presided over a record-breaking Eurovision News Exchange, covering stories including the global Covid-19 pandemic; the full-scale invasion of Ukraine; war in the Middle East; the death of Queen Elizabeth II; and two US elections.

Liz leads a newsroom rooted in technological innovation with the launch of A European Perspective (an exchange of online news content using AI translation and recommendation); the development of the EBU Investigative Journalism Network; and the transformation of the Eurovision News Events service, delivering world-class broadcast services globally.

Supported by the power of public service newsrooms working together, Liz and her team have delivered the world’s most powerful archive of content from the Ukraine war; secured two exclusive interviews with Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy; produced the ground-breaking Eurovision Debate for the European elections; created a European exchange programme for young journalists; and published industry-shaping EBU News Reports on climate journalism and generative AI.

Before joining the EBU, Liz spent 18 years at the BBC, most recently as Head of News at the international TV channel BBC World News. She also served as Editor of BBC Reality Check, where she led a major expansion of the fact-checking service, and as the BBC Singapore Bureau Editor, where she created a fully integrated TV/radio/online newsroom.