Linda McAvan has an unusual job for a politician. Instead of looking to leverage partisan disagreements, she spends her time searching for consensus.
McAvan is chair of the influential Committee on Development of the European Parliament, a post she assumed following the 2014 parliamentary elections.
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Corinne Podger
Corinne Podger is a media development practitioner with more than 20 years' experience reporting for high-profile news outlets including the BBC World Service, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Economist. She works part time for BBC Media Action, the international charity of the BBC. Separately, as an independent consultant, she runs media skills training for a range of clients in her areas of expertise — social and multimedia, international news, science, health, climate change and religion.
