William Horsley

Journalist, international consultant, and director of the Centre for Freedom of the Media at University of Sheffield, UK. Born in Macau, raised in England. Earned his degree in Japanese studies from Oxford University. BBC bureau chief in Japan, 1983–1990; later BBC correspondent in Germany and world affairs correspondent. Co-author (with Roger Buckley) of Nippon, New Superpower. Author of the OSCE Journalists Safety Guidebook (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe). UK chairman of Association of European Journalists. Contributes to BBC, Al Jazeera, CNN, and Mainichi Shimbun. Lives in London and often visits Japan.