Warning: Attempt to read property "comment_count" on null in /var/www/media.journalismfestival.com/httpdocs/wp-includes/general-template.php on line 3192
Warning: Attempt to read property "ID" on null in /var/www/media.journalismfestival.com/httpdocs/wp-includes/post-template.php on line 674

Warning: Attempt to read property "post_type" on null in /var/www/media.journalismfestival.com/httpdocs/wp-includes/post-template.php on line 675
class="attachment -template-default single attachmentid- attachment- gecko">

Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /var/www/media.journalismfestival.com/httpdocs/wp-content/themes/vlog/userDetails.php on line 87

Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type null in /var/www/media.journalismfestival.com/httpdocs/wp-content/themes/vlog/userDetails.php on line 91

Matt Cooke

head of Google News Lab

Matt Cooke leads a global team within the Google News Initiative, working with journalists to help strengthen digital skills, fight misinformation and collaborate on industry challenges.

Since joining Google in 2011, Matt has led multiple global and regional efforts to tackle misinformation, support fact-checking and strengthen media literacy. In recent years, Matt has overseen Google’s contribution to the European Media and Information Fund, the IFCN Global Fact Check Fund and the GNI News Equity Fund. Matt launched Google’s first European Fellowship for journalism students and has led multiple programs focused on underrepresented audiences. Matt was responsible for partnerships including The Royal Family’s first experiment with interactive livestreams.

Before joining Google, he was a broadcast journalist at BBC News for eight years.

Read More


Warning: Undefined array key "offset" in /var/www/media.journalismfestival.com/httpdocs/wp-content/themes/vlog/userDetails.php on line 209
#IJF18 / 13 april 2018

Masterclass in Google Maps

From a breaking news situation to a feature length article - learn how Google Maps and Earth images can compliment your social media posts or add a visual element to you print and online articles. We'...