Rachel Nixon

Current

Director of Digital Media, CBC News at CBC

Past

Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Journalism at University of British Columbia
Global News Director at NowPublic
Deputy World Editor, BBC News website at BBC

World features editor, BBC News website at BBC
TV producer, The World at BBC Four News
Home page editor, BBC News website at BBC

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Education

University of Oxford
Prince Henry's Grammar School

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Rachel Nixon’s Summary

Rachel Nixon is an award-winning journalist and an early convert to the power and potential of digital news media. She has a unique blend of skills having worked for world-renowned news organizations as well as a dynamic new media start-up.

Rachel is the Director of Digital Media for CBC News, based in Toronto. In this role she is spearheading the strategic direction and development of CBC News across digital platforms, including the leading Canadian news website, CBCNews.ca.

Until May 2009, Rachel was Global News Director for Vancouver-based NowPublic.com, running the editorial operations of the world’s largest participatory news network.

Before moving to Canada in 2007, Rachel spent nine years with the internationally acclaimed BBCNews.com, where, most recently, she served as Deputy World Editor. In her time with BBCNews.com, she led coverage of key global stories such as 9/11, the war in Iraq, the US presidential elections of 2004 and the mid-term elections of 2006. She also spent two years as the site’s daily news editor.

While at the BBC, Rachel specialized in telling stories across multiple platforms and developed an expertise in emerging journalism practices.

Rachel was named BBC World Service Editor of the Year in 2007 for her work across multiple and emerging media platforms. She has also served as an adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of British Columbia.

Rachel Nixon’s Experience

Director of Digital Media, CBC News

CBC

(Government Agency; Broadcast Media industry)

June 2009 — Present (6 months)
Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Journalism

University of British Columbia

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 2008 — May 2009 (9 months)
Global News Director

NowPublic

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

February 2008 — May 2009 (1 year 4 months)
Deputy World Editor, BBC News website

BBC

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Online Media industry)

March 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 6 months)
World features editor, BBC News website

BBC

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Online Media industry)

October 2002 — March 2006 (3 years 6 months)
TV producer, The World

BBC Four News

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Broadcast Media industry)

February 2004 — May 2004 (4 months)
Home page editor, BBC News website

BBC

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Online Media industry)

December 2000 — September 2002 (1 year 10 months)

Rachel Nixon’s Education

University of Oxford

BA Hons, First Class , Modern Languages and Literature (French and German) , 1990 — 1994

Hertford College, Oxford.
Prince Henry's Grammar School

1984 — 1990