Director of Development, SIGNIS, United Kingdom
Dr. Jim McDonnell acts as Director of Development for SIGNIS, the World Catholic Association for Communication, where he is developing a global media monitoring project on the portrayal of children in the news media. He is an internationally known speaker, writer and adviser on all aspects of communications, broadcasting and media. He has run seminars, training workshops and courses in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. He also runs his own PR business, McDonnell Communications, and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, the professional body for PR practitioners in the United Kingdom.