Al Anstey (born 22 April 1966) is a media executive and strategic advisor on media and communications. He was CEO of

Al Jazeera America Al Jazeera America was an American pay television news channel owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network. The channel was launched on August 20, 2013, to compete with CNN, HLN, MSNBC, Fox News, and in certain markets RT America. It was Al Jazeera' ...

in 2015, and Managing Director of Al Jazeera English (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 (God Gives the Increase) , established = Earliest records date from the 14th century, refounded in 1560 , type = Public school Independent day and boarding school , religion = Church of England , head_label = Hea ...

. He holds an MSc degree in

Social Psychology Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people or by social norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the ...

from

University of Bath (Virgil, Georgics II) , mottoeng = Learn the culture proper to each after its kind , established = 1886 (Merchant Venturers Technical College) 1960 (Bristol College of Science and Technology) 1966 (Bath University of Technology) 1971 (univ ...

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 AJAM 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 ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera ...

'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, Ban Ki-moon,

Bill Gates William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Microsoft, along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions ...

, and

Kristalina Georgieva Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva-Kinova ( bg, Кристалина Иванова Георгиева-Кинова; ; born 13 August 1953) is a Bulgarian economist serving as managing director of the International Monetary Fund since 2019. She was t ...

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

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

and

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

, 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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Career

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