Al Anstey (born 22 April 1966) is a media executive and strategic advisor on media and communications. He was CEO of Al Jazeera America in 2015, and managing director of

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English (AJE; , ) is a 24-hour English-language News broadcasting, news channel operating under Al Jazeera Media Network, which is funded by the government of Qatar. Al Jazeera introduced an English-language division in 2006. It is ...

(AJE) in 2010. He is the CEO of Collingwood Worldwide.

Background and education

Anstey was born in

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and educated at

Westminster School Westminster School is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school in Westminster, London, England, in the precincts of Westminster Abbey. It descends from a charity school founded by Westminster Benedictines before the Norman Conquest, as do ...

. He holds an MSc degree in

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from

University of Bath The University of Bath is a public research university in Bath, England. Bath received its royal charter in 1966 as Bath University of Technology, along with a number of other institutions following the Robbins Report. Like the University ...

Career

Anstey has worked in media for three decades. He was part of the start-up of Associated Press Television News, was Head of Foreign News at ITN (2000), was part launch team of Al Jazeera English as deputy director of news and then as managing director, and led the turnaround of Al Jazeera America as CEO from 2015 to 2016.Brian Stelter, Anstey was also Network Director of Media Development and Head of New Media at Al Jazeera Network and oversaw the digital properties and digital strategy at both

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and AJE. During Anstey's tenure as managing director of AJE, it grew from being a newly launched news channel to gaining a reputation for quality worldwide,John Plunkett, winning a number of major TV awards, and building distribution to over 300 million homes in over 130 countries. During the unlawful detention of Al Jazeera English staff in Egypt in 2014, Anstey called for their release worldwide with the ''FreeAJStaff campaign'', and campaigned for a free media, and the right for people worldwide to be properly informed.Hatty Collier, Al Jazeera America was closed by

Al Jazeera Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN; , ) is a private-media conglomerate headquartered in Wadi Al Sail, Doha, funded in part by the government of Qatar. The network's flagship channels include Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera English, which pro ...

's parent company in 2016 as it was no longer sustainable given the economic challenges in US media marketplace, though it was recognised for the quality of its journalism and the progress made prior to closure. Since leaving Al Jazeera America, Anstey founded has been CEO of Collingwood Worldwide, advising international companies on media strategy and communications. Notable projects include advising the Global Commission on Adaptation chaired by former UN Secretary General,

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, and

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to raise awareness of the need to build resilience to the impacts of climate change worldwide. Since 2016, Anstey has also conducted media "masterclasses" for the Thomson Foundation in both

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and

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, and given speeches and lectures on integrity in journalism. Since 2016, Anstey has been Chair of the board of trustees of People Need Nature, a UK based charity which exists to highlight the benefits that nature focused on achieving long term positive change.

References

External links

Collingwood Worldwide website
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