Alison Hastings
Alison Jane Hastings (born 14 August 1965) is the member for England on the BBC Trust, the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and a Vice President of the British Board of Film Classification.[1]
She was educated at the Folkestone School for Girls and became editor of the Newcastle Evening Chronicle for six and half years (1996–2002) and a member of the Press Complaints Commission (1999–2002). She also worked at Thomson Regional Newspapers as Head of Editorial Staff Development.
On 1 November 2006 Hastings was appointed as one of the founding members of the BBC Trust.[2] Her term expired on 31 October 2014. As National Trustee for England, Hastings chairs the Audience Council England, an advisory body to the BBC Trust.
External links edit
- BBC Trust biography
- Audience Council England
- British Board of Film Classification
References edit
- ^ SBBFC 2009-11-20 at the Wayback Machine BBFC Appoints New Vice Presidents
- ^ BBC Press Release New BBC Trust to represent the public interest