THE TEAM


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JILL THOMAS

Jill is a former BBC Radio 4 and TV producer and editor who for 10 years worked at the heart of BBC news and current affairs producing live news and documentary programmes.  During her long career with BBC TV/Radio she also produced and edited travel, transport, sport and national events programmes.

Jill formed Bruton 20 years ago making films for a diverse range of companies from airlines, to bus, hotel and design companies.  Since then she has become an expert in crisis communications, training executives, compiling and presenting workshops for clients worldwide.  Jill also speaks at crisis conferences and has launched the interactive eLearning digital courses to respond to the changing face of the media and skills training.

JENNY DUFF

Jenny is renowned for being an inspired trainer who shares practical skills and expertise so that people on the training courses can gain confidence and vital knowledge to communicate well with the media.

As a BBC journalist, Jenny has produced, presented and reported on a myriad of programmes all over the world and she has made over a hundred travel programmes for the UK’s Channel 4, including writing scripts for international programming.

When Jenny was head of the BBC’s travel and transport department, she broadcast current affairs stories about business and tourist news. This has involved being at the scene of travel crises and watching the stories develop in the wider media worldwide.

CHRIS BOCKMAN

Chris is an experienced broadcast journalist based in Toulouse, France where he works as an independent journalist for the BBC covering events in France.  He reports regularly for BBC Radio, BBC Worldwide, Reuters TV and CNBC.

Chris works with Airbus producing video news releases and is also a lecturer at the Toulouse school of journalism. He has been working with Bruton for the past 10 years, most recently presenting our digital learning course. A former CNN producer, he covered political campaigns and international issues in the US.

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KA HO NG

Ka Ho provides our camera facilities and has developed all our technical training systems, he is an experienced cameraman/editor and multi skilled content creator.   Ka Ho’s technical knowledge and efficient workflow contribute to the authentic newsroom feel of our workshops. Ka Ho has been working with Bruton for 8 years and works with RTHK and Aljazeera in Hong Kong as well as blue chip companies such as HSBC and Prudential in Hong Kong.  He graduated from Hong Kong University with a first class honours degree and speaks Mandarin and Cantonese.