About Ben
Born 3 April 1976 in Leicester, England. Educated at Loughborough Grammar School and briefly attended the School of Oriental and African Studies. Former UK Prime Minister's Ambassador to East London Tech City (until 2013). Has presented various BBC programs including a six-part World News series on cybercrime (2015), documentary programmes on Analysis, and Futureproof Yourself. Previously worked as internet reporter for The Times and was associate editor and editor-at-large at Wired UK.
Photo: Eneas De Troya from Mexico City, México / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Known for
- coining the term podcast
- multi-platform journalism
- BBC World News cybercrime series
- pioneering blogs for The Guardian
- UK Prime Minister's Ambassador to East London Tech City
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