Our Core Circle crew
The Paladin Agency Core Circle is our core team of consultants, trainers and process organization. Based across Europe, our Core Circle members are all changemakers or leaders in a particular area of journalism.
They are assisted by researchers and content producers, and supported by Paladin Agency’s Founders Circle.
Christina Lee
Cross-border trainer and international newsroom consultant
Christina makes sure that your newsroom taps into cross-border opportunities and helps your organisation set up and elevate its international productions, as well as target compromising problem areas in doing so.
Linda A. Thompson
Freelancer relationships journalist & consultant
Linda helps news organisations attract the best freelance talent and to develop sustainable, long-term relationships with freelancers. She seeks to champion rates, terms and practices that are fair to freelancers and the news organisations that hire them.
Nour Khairi
Investigative journalist and ethical consultant
Nour is a data-driven researcher focused on improving conscious content production and guarding the ethics of reporting.
Hadjar Benmiloud
Representative Journalism and process director
Hadjar aims to align innovators with leaders through organisational process upgrades, building Representative Journalism across Europe.