Ben Hammersley
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Ben Hammersley, August 2010
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| Born | 3 April 1976 Leicester, England |
| Occupation | journalist, futurist, technologist |
| Nationality | British |
| Notable awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society |
| Spouse | Aleks Krotoski |
| Children | 1 |
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Ben Hammersley FRSA FRGS (born 3 April 1976 in Leicester, England) is a British internet technologist, journalist, author and broadcaster based in London, England. In 2013, he became 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 Institution.[5] He is married to Aleks Krotoski,[6] with whom he has a daughter.[7]
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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.[8]
Hammersley is a member of the Transatlantic Network 2020.,[9] and a trustee of the London chapter of the Awesome Foundation.[10] In August 2011 he was made a fellow of the UNAOC.[11] He is a judge of the Lovie Awards.[12]
Life and work
Multimedia reporting and broadcasting
Hammersley has twice presented on BBC Radio 4's documentary strand Analysis, covering Facebook in November 2007,[13] and personal genetic testing in December 2008.[14] In 2014, he presented a six-part BBC World News series on cybercrimes.[15]
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 dropped out after a year.
Personal life
Hammersley is married to Aleks Krotoski.[16]
Bibliography
Hammersley has authored or co-authored several books on technology and journalism.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
References
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