Ben Hammersley
| Ben Hammersley | |
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.jpg) Ben Hammersley, August 2010 | |
| Born |
3 April 1976 Leicester, England |
| Occupation | journalist, futurist, technologist |
| Nationality | British |
| Notable award(s) |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society |
| Partner(s) | Aleks Krotoski |
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www.benhammersley.com | |
Ben Hammersley FRSA FRGS (born 3 April 1976 in Leicester, England) is a British internet technologist, journalist, author and broadcaster currently based in London, England. As of 2013 he is a fellow of the Robert Schuman School for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute,[1] Innovator-in-Residence at the Centre for Creative and Social Technologies at Goldsmiths, University of London.[2] Editor at Large of Conde Nast's Wired UK magazine,[3] a member of the European Commission High Level Expert Group on Media Freedom,[4] and a non-resident fellow of the Brookings Institute.[5] He is engaged to Aleks Krotoski.
Career
Hammersley previously worked as an Internet reporter for The Times. Until 2013, he was the UK Prime Minister's Ambassador to East London Tech City.[6]
Hammersley is a member of the Transatlantic Network 2020.,[7] and a trustee of the London chapter of the Awesome Foundation.[8] In August 2011 he was made a fellow of the UNAOC.[9] He is a judge of the Lovie Awards.[10]
Life and work
Multimedia reporting and broadcasting
Hammersley has twice presented on BBC Radio 4's documentary strand Analysis, covering Facebook in November 2007,[11] and personal genetic testing in December 2008.[12]
Education
Ben Hammersley is the eldest of three children and was educated at Loughborough Grammar School, and the School of Oriental and African Studies, from which he was expelled after a year.
Bibliography
Hammersley has authored or co-authored several books on technology and journalism.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
References
- ↑ http://globalgovernanceprogramme.eui.eu/research-publications/distinguished-scholars/ben-hammersley/
- ↑ http://castlondon.com/events/ben-hammersley-technology-culture-and-your-life-as-a-cyborg.html
- ↑ Parsons, Michael (24 April 2009). "Video: Marc Newson's Lockheed Lounge". Wired UK.
- ↑ "European Commission – Press release Digital Agenda: high-level group to discuss freedom and pluralism of the media across the EU". 11 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ↑ http://www.brookings.edu/experts/hammersleyb
- ↑ http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/tech-city-gets-uk-made-smartphone-app-1040095
- ↑ "About Our Participants – Getting Involved – British Council – TN2020". British Council. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ↑ http://www.awesomelondon.org/london-trustees/
- ↑ http://www.unaoc.org/2011/08/fellowship-news-announcing-24-new-fellows-for-the-fall-2011-unaoc-fellowship-programme/
- ↑ http://lovieawards.eu/judges/
- ↑ "Programmes | Analysis | With Friends Like These". BBC News. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ↑ "Programmes | Analysis | Me and My DNA". BBC News. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ↑ Ben Hammersley (2005). Developing feeds with RSS and Atom. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly. ISBN 0-596-00881-3.
- ↑ Ben Hammersley (2006). Hacking Gmail. New York: Wiley Publishing. ISBN 0-7645-9611-X.
- ↑ Allen, Jay T. (2005). Hacking Movable Type. Hoboken, N.J: Wiley Technology Pub. ISBN 0-7645-7499-X.
- ↑ Timothy Appnel; Ben Hammersley (2007). RSS and Atom Hacks: Tips & Tools for Syndicating Web Content and Services. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media, Inc. ISBN 0-596-10145-7.
- ↑ Ben Hammersley (2012). A Smart Guide to Utopia: 111 Inspiring Ideas for a Better City. LeCool. ISBN 84-615-7729-9.
- ↑ Ben Hammersley (2012). 64 Things You Need to Know Now for Then. Sydney: Hodder. ISBN 1-4447-2860-1.
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