The UK communications regulator Ofcom has appointed City University London academic Dr Zahera Harb to the committee that controls standards for television and radio programmes.

Dr Harb, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Journalism, is joining the OfcomContent Board on 1st December 2015 for a three-year term.

The academic lectures on the International Journalism MA course and is a board member of the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN).

She said: “I am delighted to join Ofcom’s Content Board. Media ethics, including fairness in media representation of ethnic minorities, has always been at the core of my research interests.

“Being a member of the Ofcom Content Board is an excellent opportunity to be part of a trusted organisation that puts fair and balanced media at the core of what they work for.”

Ofcom’s Content Board is a committee of the main Ofcom Board, with delegated and advisory responsibility for a wide range of content issues. It serves as Ofcom’s primary forum for the regulation of television, radio and video-on-demand quality and standards.

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