Alastair is a journalist and digital audience specialist with decades of experience in digital media and developing new models for public interest news.

He currently works at The Conversation, and has previously worked with broadcaster STV, along with a number of other non-profit news projects. He is a founding co-director of Scottish investigative journalism co-operative, The Ferret.

He also provides training and mentoring to journalists and campaigners on how to make the most of their information rights.