Journalism in the Age of Pandemics 2.0

Fergus Bell is a media innovator with a focus on driving sustainable change and innovation in the news industry. He is the co-founder of Fathm, a news lab, consultancy, and agency established in 2019 to support newsrooms, the creator economy, and content professionals as they navigate digital disruption.

Joi Lee is an Emmy-nominated producer and multimedia journalist with a background that spans 360 video, virtual reality, short-form documentaries, audio reporting, and photojournalism.  Throughout her career, she has worked with organizations such as Huff Post, Al Jazeera English, and Channel News Asia covering global social issues. Currently, she is the Head of Editorial at Earthrise Studio, where she works on communicating the science behind the climate crisis through human-focused storytelling.

Democratizing storytelling tools and platforms and supporting people to author their own narratives is a core tenet of Joi’s work. She has led workshops worldwide on 360 video storytelling, built award-winning citizen journalism networks at RYOT and Al Jazeera, and has taught as an Adjunct Lecturer at Northwestern University in Qatar on visual journalism. Joi is currently finishing her MSc in Environmental Change and Management at the University of Oxford.

Corinne Podger provides consultancy and capability support to organisations and individuals navigating digital change. Her services include consultancy, capability analysis, training design and delivery, research, and project management. Since 2015, she has delivered more than 300 contracts in over 60 countries, helping thousands of people improve their digital workflows and strategies.