Steve Williams is executive editor for the BBC’s global channels in the Asia Pacific region extending from Iran through Central Asia to Afghanistan, China and Vietnam. He oversaw the launch of BBC’s Persian TV. While researching as a Goldsmith Fellow at the Shorenstein Center, he focused on the media’s impact on foreign policy.
The Power of TV News: An Insider’s Perspective on the Launch of BBC Persian TV in the Year of the Iranian Uprising
February 1, 2010
Stephen Williams Shorenstein Center Fellow, Fall 2009 Executive Editor, Asia Pacific Region, BBC Read the full paper (PDF). Excerpt Introduction “Well, of course you’re from MI6. You’re a spy.” … “Pass the pomegranate juice, please.” The accusation was made to the director of the BBC’s World Service, Nigel Chapman. He and I and the BBC’s
