LIST OF SIGNATORIES
The letter was sent to national police leaders as well as UK Government ministers. The full list of signatories is below:
Alex Crawford Foreign correspondent, Sky News
Alex Stepney Policy and External Affairs Director, News UK
Alison Gow Media consultant
Alison Phillips Journalist
Andrew Colley Regional Editor, Newsquest Cumbria
Anna Highfield Senior News Reporter, Architects’ Journal
Anthony Baxter Deputy Managing Editor, LBC Newsgathering
Anu Anand Journalist
Benedicte Paviot France 24’s UK Correspondent
Carole Cadwalladr Journalist, The Guardian and The Observer
Caroline Waterston Editor, Mirror
Catherine Philp World Affairs Editor, The Times
Cathy Newman Presenter, Channel 4 News
Chris Evans Editor, The Telegraph
Christina Lamb Chief Foreign Correspondent, Sunday Times
Clothilde Redfern Director, Rory Peck Trust
Colin Hume Head of Learning & Development, National World
Daisy Wyatt Associate Editor, The Daily Express
Daniel Gorman Director, English PEN
David Dick Editor In Chief (Scotland), Reach Plc
David Higgerson Chief Digital Publisher, Reach Plc
Dawn Alford Executive Director, Society of Editors
Deborah Bonetti Director, Foreign Press Association in London
Dhruti Shah Freelance Journalist
Dominic Ponsford Editor-in-Chief, Press Gazette
Donna Ferguson Award-winning freelance journalist
Donna-Louise Bishop Specialist reporter (obituaries), Newsquest
Dr Maja Simunjak Senior Lecturer in Journalism
Dylan Jones Editor-In-Chief, Evening Standard
Eoin Brannigan Editor-in-Chief, Belfast Telegraph and Sunday Life
Fiona O’Brien UK Director, Reporters Without Borders
Fleur Launspach UK correspondent Dutch national news NOS
Gary Jones Editor, Daily Express and Sunday Express
Gavin Foster Editor, Northern Echo
Gavin Thompson Regional Editor, Newsquest Wales
Gemma Aldridge Editor, Sunday Mirror and The People
Graeme Brown Editor, Birmingham Mail and BirminghamLive
Hanna Geissler Health Editor, Daily Express
Hannah Storm Media Safety Consultant and Co-Director, Headlines Network
Helen Dalby North East Editor in Chief, Reach
Hilly Janes Associate Lecturer, Media School, London College of Communication
James Brindle Chief Executive Officer, The Journalists’ Charity
James Evelegh Editor, InPublishing
James Harding Editor and Founder, Tortoise Media
Jenny Kean Writer and researcher
Jessica Ni Mhainin Policy and Campaigns Manager, Index on Censorship
Jodie Ginsberg CEO, Committee to Protect Journalists John Crowley Editor, FT
John Wilson Editor, Hereford Times, Newsquest Jonathan Paterson Managing Director, The News Movement
Joy Yates Regional Editor, Newsquest Cumbria
Julie Etchingham Anchor, ITV News at Ten
Karin Goodwin Co-editor and Journalist, The Ferret
Karyn Fleeting Delivery Director, Reach Plc
Katharine Viner Editor in Chief, Guardian News & Media
Katie French Regional Editor, Newsquest
Leona O’Neill Journalist Liam Fisher Head of talkSPORT
Lindsey Hilsum International Editor, Channel 4 News
Lisa Bradley Deputy Head of Journalism, University of Sheffield
Liz Green Journalist, broadcaster Liz Nice Editor
Marcela Kunova Editor, Journalism.co.uk
Maria Boyle Luxury travel writer and PR director
Maria Breslin Editor, Liverpool Echo
Marianna Spring Disinformation and social media correspondent, BBC
Martin Little Audience Transformation Director, Reach Plc
Mary Nightingale Presenter, ITV Evening News
Michael Adkins Senior Editor, Newsquest
Michela Wrong Journalist and Author
Michelle Stanistreet NUJ General Secretary Natalie Fahy Editor, Nottinghamshire Live
Nic Keaney Managing Editor
Owen Meredith CEO, News Media Association
Patricia Devlin Investigative Journalist Patrick Ward Print ACE
Paul Caruana Galizia Reporter, Tortoise Media
Paul Linford Publisher, HoldtheFrontPage
Paul Webster Editor, The Observer
Professor Julie Posetti Global Director of Research, International Center for Journalists; Professor of Journalism, City, University of London
Rachel Corp CEO for ITN and Chair of Women in Journalism
Rana Rahimpour Freelance Iranian-British journalist
Rebecca Whittington Online Safety Editor, Reach
Richard Duggan Regional Editor North West, Newsquest
Richard Porritt Regional Editor, Newsquest
Richard Reeves CEO, AOP (Association of Online Publishers)
Richard Wallace Head of TV, News UK
Robert Peston Journalist
Rodney Edwards Editor, The Impartial Reporter
Ruth Hardy-Mullings Head of Content
Sangita Myska Journalist & LBC Radio Presenter
Sarah Collins Editor at talkSPORT
Sarah Lester Editor, Manchester Evening News Sarah Macdonald Founder/ Director Make Waves Ltd
Sharmeen Ziauddin Editor in Chief, She Speaks We Hear
Sheena McStravick Editor, Belfast Live
Simon Murfitt Senior Editor, Newsquest London
Simon Pitts Chief Executive, STV
Sonya Thomas Freelance Journalist and Writer
Sophia Smith Galer Freelance Journalist and Content Creator
Steffan Rhys Editor, WalesOnline
Tim Lethaby Regional Editor, Newsquest South West
Tim Levell Programme Director, Times Radio
Toby Granville Editorial Development Director, Newsquest
Tony Gallagher Editor, The Times
Victoria Macdonald Health and Social Care Editor
Victoria Newton Editor-in-Chief, The Sun
Wayne Ankers Editor, YorkshireLive
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown Journalist, Columnist, Author